Publication date: January 2007
  

Transportation Demand Management Services

The objective of Transportation Demand Management is to develop services and programs which will reduce congestion and the need to drive alone, reducing the number of vehicle trips and miles of travel. These services and programs contribute to reducing traffic congestion and supporting more livable communities by:

• increasing the public's knowledge and benefits of a wide variety of transportation alternatives
• finding new tools and strategies;analyzing legal impediments as well as technology advances
• ensuring that park and ride facilities are plentiful, safe, convenient and fairly priced
• ensuring that NJDOT studies and projects consider bicyclist and pedestrian needs, and that information on bicyclist and pedestrian facilities and safety are widely distributed

Commuter Alternatives

Commuters and employers can view those alternatives online. Information on carpooling, vanpooling, public transit and park and ride locations are posted here.

Commuters can also go online for a rideshare matching application, a vanpool application and a list of park and ride locations throughout the state. The web site also helps commuters calculate their cost savings for ridesharing based on mileage, the number of riders and the price of gasoline.

NJDOT administers the rideshare matching system. The eight transportation management associations (TMA's) provide follow-up and assist commuters directly. There a approximately 24,000 commuters in the rideshare-matching database and 14 percent of all new applicants were placed in a carpool. When adjusted for transit and vanpool placements through TMS's, the placement rate jumps to 32 percent.

In January 2002 the Governor announced a new initiative to create 20,000 additional park and ride spaces throughout the state over the next five years.

NJDOT and NJ TRANSIT, along with other transportation agencies, have been working together to meet the challenge and have made significant progress towards this goal. To date approximately 13,500 new spaces have been added to New Jersey's park and ride inventory. The location of these new facilities are available online.

Bicyclists and Pedestrians

Bicycle Safety

Bicycle Accommodations
NJDOT just released a brand new bicycle tour guide called "High Point to Cape May Bicycle Tour Guide." This guide complements the other nine routes that are available on our web.

Pedestrian safety

New Jersey Bicycle & Pedestrian Master Plan Update

The updated Master Plan presents a new vision and action plan for improvements for the bicycling and walking environment throughout the state. It includes new GIS analytical tools that can be used by counties and municipalities to guide improvements for bicyclist and pedestrians.

The Plan outlines goals to provide more opportunities for non-motorized travel, reduce roadway congestion, increase public safety, encourage healthy lifestyles, and provide for recreational touring with economic benefits for New Jersey communities.

Pedestrian Safety - A Priority in NJ
Governor Corzine commits 74 million dollars over 5 yfears to improve pedestrian safety.

Programs

Safe Routes to School

Pedestrian safety study intersections

Help for Commuters

Employer-based shuttles
Through NJDOT's support of the TMA program, the TMAs administer twenty-two shuttles in twelve counties throughout the state. These shuttles are funded by employers, counties, NJ TRANSIT or other sources. NJDOT continues to fund start up costs and offer administrative support to TMAs as they develop new shuttles.

Best Workplaces for Commuters
New Jersey is participating in a new national program, Best Workplaces for Commuters (BWC), that recognizes and supports employers for offering exceptional commute benefits to their employees. New Jersey currently has 25 companies that qualify for the elite BWC designation.

Park and Rides
Park and ride information is available online. NJDOT provides assistance to communities in identifying park and ride locations in the form of technical assistance and/or funding.

Transit Villages

Rutherford Transit Village

There are currently 17 designated Transit Villages.
1999
Pleasantville
Morristown
Rutherford
South Amboy
South Orange

2001
Riverside

2002
Rahway

2003
Metuchen
Belmar
Bloomfield
Bound Brook
Collingswood
Cranford
Matawan

2005
Journal Square/Jersey City
New Brunswick
Netcong

Transportation Management Associations (TMAs)

Their mission statements and service areas are determined by a Board of Directors/Trustees with six to ten private and public members. TMA programs are mostly geared to improve transportation choices. They may promote and broker carpooling, vanpooling, bicycling, walking, shuttle services and alternative work schedules.

TMA's also participate the Department's WorkFirst New Jersey, Ozone Action Partnership, Employer Services, NJ Best Workplaces for Commuters and Electric Car Station programs.

The eight TMA's received a total of $5,000.000 annually for operating expenses for specific activities under federal guidelines. For more information please call 609.530.2118.