NJ TransAction 2019 will feature 70 workshop sessions (5-6 concurrent throughout each day) specializing in bus, rail, roads, bridges, goods movement, pedestrian/bicycle, paratransit, community transportation, ports and much more. Nearly 1000 attendees are expected to attend this year's conference, including transportation management, directors, planners, engineers, grant writers, operators, elected officials, municipal, county and state representatives, […]

The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) is presenting a webinar series "FutureView" which brings together public transportation practitioners from all facets of the industry to analyze and address the most pressing challenges and opportunities facing public transportation today and into the future. On Wednesday, April 24th, they will host "Building a Resilient Transit System: How […]

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Office of Planning is hosting the first webinar in a series of planned online events https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/public_involvement/vpi/webinars/ highlighting innovative and proven public involvement techniques for today's transportation plans and projects. The webinar will feature speakers from several agencies discussing the following techniques: * Meeting-in-a-box * Pop-up outreach * Interactive maps To […]

The Women's Transportation Seminar - Greater New York (WTS-GNY) Chapter is hosting a technical tour of the NJ Statewide Traffic Management Center (STMC) featuring special guest Commissioner Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti. The STMC is the 24/7 operations center operated by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority, the New Jersey Department of Transportation, and the New Jersey State Police. […]

The Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Met Section, representing members in the New York/New Jersey area will be hosting Afternoon Ethics & Dinner Presentation: Connectivity in New Jersey. The afternoon session will cover "Engineering Ethics", reviewing the ethical obligations of engineers in the preparation of their work and professional conduct. It will also review several […]

This full-day symposium is designed for industry and agency stakeholders to build relationships with researchers and identify opportunities to collaborate. It is the second CEE Symposium, which Rutgers plans to be a long-running biennial event. Speakers include NJDOT Commissioner Diane Guitierrez-Scaccetti and other industry leaders. Guests will tour the specialized labs in the new Richard […]

The 3rd Annual SmartDrivingCars Summit will be held on May 14-16, 2019 at Princeton University. The conference brings together the buyers, sellers and facilitators of smart-driving cars, trucks, and buses. The event will have four focus areas: 1. Near-term safety benefits of safe-driving cars 2. Near-term regulatory changes 3. Near-term mobility and community service benefits […]

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) will be hosting a webinar "Taking Action to Reduce Rural Roadway Departures Systemically" as part of the EDC-5 initiative "Reducing Rural Roadway Departures" https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/innovation/everydaycounts/edc_5/roadway_departures.cfm . The webinar will focus on why the initiative is important to rural agencies and tribes, and how they can take action to reduce roadway departures. […]

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Road Weather Management (RWM) Program will be hosting a Spring Roundtable meeting for the Northeast and Southeast Region on Wednesday, May 22, 2019, from 1:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. EST. The focus of the Roundtable will be hot topics, challenges, and important updates from each State as well as updates […]

Join the NJDOT Bureau of Research on Wednesday, June 5, 2019 for a half-day Tech Talk! event on “Green Infrastructure in Transportation.” This event will highlight transportation-related Green Infrastructure projects implemented for stormwater management and how these efforts respond to the increasing intensity and frequency of severe weather events and subsequent flooding. Attendees will hear […]