Biofuels – Are They Here to Stay?
March 18 is National Biodiesel Day. Biodiesel is a renewable and biodegradable replacement for petroleum fuel. It can be used in vehicles and building heating systems. Biofuels are made primarily [...]
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The Eighth Annual SRTS Bookmark Contest is Underway
Greater Mercer TMA’s (GMTMA) eighth annual Safe Routes to School Bookmark Design contest is now underway. The contest is open to Mercer and Ocean County students in third through fifth grade are [...]
ADA Celebrates 30 Years: What More Can We Do to Make Access to Transportation Better for All Americans?
Last week the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) celebrated 30 years. On July 26, 1990, President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act into law. The law prohibits [...]
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GET COUNTED!!! PLEASE
According to a recent news article, NJ Residents are responding to the 2020 census at a lower rate than the national average. Did you know that census data helps communities respond to natural [...]
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 [...]
Greater Mercer TMA Recognizes Businesses, Colleges, Municipalities, and Community Partners at the Annual Meeting and Luncheon
Greater Mercer TMA held its Annual Meeting and Luncheon at the Hyatt Regency Princeton, on Friday, Oct 26, 2018. During the event, GMTMA recognized 26 businesses with the 2018 New Jersey Smart [...]
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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 [...]
Where Can You Find EV Chargers In NJ ?
In a post from November of last year, we talked about the NJ electric vehicles incentives and how the state is working to increase the number of chargers available to reduce “range anxiety.” As a [...]
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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 [...]
Be Air Aware During Air Quality Week May 1-5
Talking about a double whammy, pollen counts are giving a lot of us serious sneezing, red eyes, and breathing problems. Now, it is also the beginning of ozone season, a real air pollution problem [...]