NJDOT Commitment to Communities Initiative
The initiative is Commissioner Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti’s vision for how she wants the NJDOT to be regarded by all of the agency’s stakeholders, both internally and externally, and includes a [...]
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Posted Greater Mercer TMA Awards Businesses, Schools and Municipalities for Leadership in Sustainability and Safety and Mayor Shing-Fu Hsueh at the Annual Meeting and Luncheon
Greater Mercer Transportation Management Association (GMTMA), the Regional Transportation Management Association for Mercer and Ocean counties held its Annual Meeting and Luncheon at the Hyatt [...]
Teen Driving Safety
National Teen Driver Safety week is coming to an end, but that does not mean that you can’t keep the conversation going and keep reminding your teen how to drive safely. You can get creative and [...]
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Posted Committing to Reduce Emissions
A recent Smart Growth America article highlights the ways in which cities can commit to reducing emissions and steps mayors can take to achieve the Climate Actions Agenda goals. Some of the steps [...]
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Posted This Earth Day Green Your Commute
This Saturday, April 22, is Earth Day, marking the end of Earth Week, an event celebrated in 192 countries, to increase awareness about the environment, sustainability, animal extinction, [...]
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Posted Active Transportation and the Health of Our Communities
Project for Public Spaces (PPS) released a new report, The Case for Healthy Places, in December 2016 in which they highlight key areas that support healthy placemaking. According to PPS one’s [...]
Street Smart Campaign Launch
Princeton Mayor Liz Lempert and the Princeton Police Department are holding a news conference with the Greater Mercer Transportation Management Association (GMTMA) Thursday, September 29 to kick [...]
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Posted Is It the Low Gas Prices?
The latest National Highway Traffic Safety Administration figures show a large increase in the number of traffic fatalities in the last year. A total of 35,092 people lost their life in traffic [...]
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What is Vision Zero?
Sweden knows a thing or two about safe streets; they have the safest streets in the world. That is why their approach to reducing traffic fatalities, Vision Zero, was adopted in other countries [...]
The Wait is Over! New Jersey Walking School Bus App is Here
Just in time for back to school planning and National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, we have launched the New Jersey Walking School Bus App! Throughout the year, we work with schools and with [...]