Congestion Buster Task Force

Subcommittees

Note: The recommendations presented here are the work of the Congestion Buster Task Force, an independent body, and do not represent the official position of NJDOT.

Additional information on each subcommittee is available in Portable Document Format (PDF) linked by each subcommittee name below. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view these files, which is available at our state Abobe Access page.

Subcommittee	Goals	Chairperson	Members
Congestion	Focus is problem identification and examining the factors that contribute to congestion.	Jim Sinclair	All Task Force Members
Demand Management - Recommendations (pdf 20k) - Report as of 3/19/02 (pdf 24k)	Review travel demand management strategies such as ridesharing, vanpools, alternate work schedules and telecommuting.	Sandra Brillhart	Jack Claffey Erica Ferry Stephanie Kudrowitz Barry Lem Anita Perez Bill Ragozine Jim Sinclair
Transit & Passenger Rail - Recommendations (pdf 22k) - Report as of 3/19/02 (pdf 25k)	Explore what can be done to improve mass transit and promote additional use. Allocation of resources and innovative transit solutions will be reviewed.	Anita Perez	Jim Redeker Martin Robins Judith Schleicher
Goods Movement - Recommendations (pdf 10k) - Report as of 3/19/02 (pdf 25k)	Recommend ways to improve the efficiency of truck operations through scheduling and rerouting. The role of rail freight in reducing congestion will be examined.	Gail Toth	Ken Afferton Dotty Drinkwater Joanne Jaeger Jennifer Jaroski Martin Robins
Traffic Management - Recommendations (pdf 20k) - Report as of 3/19/02 (pdf 34k)	Examine subjects such as Intelligent Transportation Systems, incident management, signal timing and congestion pricing and make recommendations to improve traffic flow and safety.	Ken Afferton	Lt. Col. Cartwright Dotty Drinkwater Hamou Meghdir Bill Ragozine
Land Use and Growth Management - Recommendations (pdf 28k) - Interim Report (pdf 12k) - Report as of 3/19/02 (pdf 29k)	Study how land use management can reduce congestion. An example is encouragement of transit-friendly planning.	Bill Ragozine	Jennifer Jaroski Bill Layton Mike Reeves Judith Schleicher
Legislative	Review recommendations and determine which ones require legislative solutions. Specific legislative language will be presented for Task Force consideration.	Michael Egenton	Ken Afferton Dotty Drinkwater Joanne Jaeger Judith Schleicher Jim Sinclair
Marketing & Public Education	Suggest educational and promotional programs that publicize commuter incentives and transportation mode choices.	Jennifer Jaroski	All Task Force Members