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Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission
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DELAWARE VALLEY REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION
CENTRAL JERSEY TRANSPORTATION FORUM MEETING
| Friday, April 23, 2004 9:00 AM |
Sarnoff Corporation
201 Washington Road
West Windsor, New Jersey
Directions (.pdf)
AGENDA
1. Introduction of Attendees
Forum members will have an opportunity to introduce themselves.
2. Summary of September Meeting Highlights
Approval of the highlights of January 23, 2004 meeting.
3. Cross-acceptance: For the Preparation, Revision and Re-adoption
of the State Plan
Adam Zellner, Executive Director, Office of Smart Growth will give a presentation
on the cross-acceptance process and the department’s expectations as they
strive to prepare, revise and adopt a new State Plan.
4. Bus Rapid Transit
Since the BRT Alternatives Analysis kick-off at our last meeting, the project
team has been busy doing municipal outreach, developing a purpose and need statement,
and addressing the DINKY issue. The Forum will be brought up-to-date on the
BRT study.
5. The Logistic Council
In November 2002 NJDOT convened the Logistic Council to develop a prioritized
action plan to address major challenges facing goods movement in the state.
a) A brief overview of the Council’s findings will be presented.
b) Martin Bierbaum, Land Use Institute will present a more detailed report on
the recommendations of the land use sub-committee.
6. Penns Neck Area EIS
A preferred alternative has been chosen from the 19 alternatives considered
in the Draft Environmental Impact Statement. NJDOT will present the preferred
alternative.
7. Transportation Problems and Projects
In coordination with the counties, information collected on transportation problem areas as part of the municipal highway outreach has been initially screened. The draft results will be presented to the Forum for discussion.
8. Updates
a) The Forum will be presented with the Legislative Committee’s continued efforts on pertinent legislative agenda items.
b) The Forum will be presented with the activities of the Freight Committee.
9. Dialogue
In an effort to encourage and continue information exchange, Forum attendees
are encouraged to highlight any major activity which has occurred since the
last meeting.
Next Steps
Attachments
1. List of Invitees
2. Highlights of January 23, 2004 Forum Meeting