November 1, 20225:30—7:00 PM EST
Zoom Link https://www.njtpa.org/Get-Involved/Info-Resources/Calendar/2022/November/Public-Meeting-Federal-Certification-Review-of-NJT.aspx

The primary purpose of the certification review is to ensure that the NJTPA is satisfactorily implementing federally required transportation planning activities. This meeting provides an opportunity to talk directly with staff from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) about the transportation planning process in the NJTPA region.

Federal law requires every urbanized area with a population of more than 50,000 to have a designated metropolitan planning organization (MPO) to carry out continuous, comprehensive, and cooperative transportation planning. The NJTPA region includes Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Union, and Warren counties. For transportation providers in these areas – including state and local governments and public transportation operators – to continue to receive federal transportation funds, the FHWA and the FTA must certify the NJTPA’s compliance with federal transportation planning regulations not less than once every four years.