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Research Spotlight: Calibration and Development of Safety Performance Functions for New Jersey
Researchers from NYU and Rutgers calibrated the Safety Performance Functions (SPFs) provided in the
Highway Safety Manual using NJ data. The facility types considered for ...
Research Spotlight: Exploring the Use of Artificial Intelligence to Improve Railroad Safety
Partnering with the FRA, New Jersey Transit and NJDOT, a research team at Rutgers University is using AI techniques to analyze rail crossing safety issues. ...
NJDOT’s Commercial Vehicle Alerts Initiative Featured in National Operations for Excellence Webinar
The National Operations Center for Excellence held a webinar featuring New Jersey and Colorado DOT initiatives to establish private sector partnerships that use crowdsourced data ...
What NEVI Means for EV Adoption in New Jersey
New Jersey has been at the forefront of electric vehicle (EV) adoption in the US in terms of vehicles on the road. How will the ...
Try this at Home: Florida Safe & Accessible Pedestrian Facility Inventory Model
This article, one in a series, takes a closer look at “homegrown innovations” implemented by state and local agencies to save lives, time, and money. ...
Reconnecting Communities: Redressing the Past to Advance a More Equitable Future
The Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program looks to address adverse impacts of past planning and engineering decisions that sited highways through historic, minority and lower-income neighborhoods. ...
NJ Participants Requested for the Eastern Transportation Coalition’s Phase 4 Study of Mileage-Based User Fees
New Jersey seeks study participants with passenger and commercial vehicles to examine Mileage-Based User Fees (MBUF) as a new model for funding transportation infrastructure. ...
Mentoring in Monroe: An Interview on NJDOT’s Commitment to Communities
We spoke with NJDOT's Dr. Venkiteela about the mentorship process, a capstone project undertaken with students at Monroe Township High School, and what the future ...