Central Jersey Forum

The Forum has been meeting since 1999 to address concerns of municipalities in Mercer, Middlesex, Somerset, and Hunterdon counties focused on the US 1 corridor. The key issues are east-west access; improving coordination of transportation and land use in this high growth, congested area; and transit.

High-level representatives from twenty-one municipalities, counties, state agencies, and organizations meet three to four times per year to coordinate and to initiate solutions. The Forum facilitates political will to get agreed-upon projects underway. It encourages multi-municipal approaches and projects. It assists municipalities that want help on technical matters that improve regional transportation, such as circulation elements. The Forum itself is not an implementing agency. This partnership is supported through Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission, North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority, and New Jersey Department of Transportation.

The goal of the Forum is:
Achieve improved and more integrated regional land use and transportation planning that will result in better quality of community life.

Achievements & Findings

Read the highlights of the Forum's achievements and a summary of the previous work.

Meetings

Find out when the next meeting is scheduled and review the Forum's agendas and meeting summaries.

Maps

Look through the Transportation/Land Use Atlas developed by the Forum.

Planned Projects

The Forum publishs a brief report on the status of major transportation projects. Recent additions include major land development projects and an analysis of how well the major projects advance the goals of central New Jersey.

US 1 BRT

The Forum has pursued the study of a possible Bus Rapid Transit system in the Route 1 corridor. Read about the study scope and results, and find links to other resources on BRT.

NJDOT US 1 Regional Growth Strategy

New Jersey Department of Transportation, with the assistance of the Forum and the several municipalities, counties, private-sector stakeholders and state agency partners will evaluate and propose strategies that will lead to Smart Growth outcomes for the Route 1 Corridor in Central New Jersey.