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Year in Review
2018 was a year full of activities and accomplishments, to name a few: redesigned and launched our new website, started work on the Greater Mercer Trail Network Plan study to help create an integrated network of multi-use paths and trails, co-hosted a Vision Zero conference, conducted walk audits in Hightstown, Point Pleasant Boro, and Point Pleasant Beach, organized a Breakfast for Bikers on Bike to Work Day on the Princeton University Campus in partnership with the University’s Transportation and Parking Services. In collaboration with Keep Middlesex Moving TMA, we sponsored Car Free Day promotion, joined forces with the Princeton Police Department for a Street Smart campaign in Princeton, started a pace car program in Hightstown, and developed and started an additional ZLine bus service to a new Amazon facility, and more.
Click here to see the GMTMA 2018 Impact in numbers.
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2019 Membership
GMTMA would like to thank all members for your continued support. We couldn’t do it without you.
The 2019 membership package will be in the mail shortly.
For membership questions, please contact us.
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Greater Mercer Public Health Partnership Endorses Vision Zero Policy
Greater Mercer Public Health Partnership endorses Vision Zero Policy and encourages municipalities and the county to adopt a Vision Zero resolution. Vision Zero is a strategy to eliminate all traffic fatalities and severe injuries; increasing safe, healthy, equitable mobility for all. The strategy was first implemented in Sweden in the 1990s.
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Ways to Save in the New Year
- Transit passes and vanpool services benefit rises to $265 this year
- NJ TRANSIT Vanpool Sponsorship Program (VSP) will provide $175 per month to newly forming or existing vanpool groups who meet eligibility requirements
- Starting a carpool can save you more than $7,000/year
- Biking to work can save you up to $1,000 for a short five mile commute
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Looking Ahead - GMTMA 2019 Events Overview
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NJ Transit Updates
- NJ Transit announced last month the completion of the Positive Train Control (PTC) installation ahead of schedule. The process included installation of equipment on locomotives and cab control cars, installation of 326 miles of wayside equipment including radios, transponders and poles, as well as initiating PTC testing and employee training. NJ TRANSIT expects to have PTC fully operational by the end of 2020.
- Purchased 113 Multilevel III Passenger Vehicles, which consists of 58 "power cars" with electric propulsion capability and 55 non-powered trailer cars. The new vehicles are scheduled to begin testing in the third quarter of 2022 and are expected to enter service during the second quarter of 2023. The new cars will feature roomier two-by-two seating as opposed to the three-person bench seats that are currently on the Arrow III cars. Other customer amenities include USB charging ports for customers and new, onboard information displays.
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Things to Watch for in 2019
- This year it will be 10 years since the electric vehicle (EV) tax credit was created. There is a chance that the tax credit will be eliminated this year. Read more here.
- More car manufacturers are joining the autonomous vehicle race, with different levels of automation and with ambitious timelines. Read more here.
- Investment in public transit is expected to grow in 2019. More here
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