FY2020UPWP Unified Planning Work Program Chapter III Transportation Management Association Program NJTPA FY 2020 UPWP Chapter III TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION PROGRAM TABLE OF CONTENTS PROGRAM DESCRIPTION ....................................................................................................... 1 TMA BOUNDARIES MAP ........................................................................................................ 4 FINANCIAL SUMMARY .......................................................................................................... 5 FY 2020 TMA WORK PROGRAMS ........................................................................................... 7 Cross County Connection TMA .................................................................................................9 EZ Ride ................................................................................................................................... 35 Greater Mercer TMA .............................................................................................................. 55 goHunterdon........................................................................................................................... 77 Hudson TMA ......................................................................................................................... 101 Keep Middlesex Moving ....................................................................................................... 119 RideWise ............................................................................................................................... 137 TransOptions ........................................................................................................................ 159 March 2019 March 2019 NJTPA FY 2020 UPWP TMA PROGRAM PROGRAM DESCRIPTION Eight transportation management associations (TMAs) operate in the state of New Jersey, seven of which operate in the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA) region: Greater Mercer TMA, goHunterdon (formerly HART), Hudson TMA, Keep Middlesex Moving, EZ Ride (Meadowlink), RideWise, and TransOptions. Greater Mercer TMA covers areas in both the NJTPA and Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) regions, and Cross County Connection TMA serves the DVRPC and South Jersey Transportation Planning Organization (SJTPO) regions. The other six TMA service areas are fully within the NJTPA region. All twenty one counties in New Jersey are served by a TMA. The NJTPA oversees the management and administration of the State of New Jersey’s federally funded TMA program. The NJTPA guides the development of annual work programs and coordinates activities among the TMAs, the subregions (city and county members of the NJTPA), NJ TRANSIT, New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) and other partners in regional mobility. To ensure overall statewide consistency, the NJTPA, in coordination with DVRPC, also administers the Greater Mercer TMA program, which covers Ocean County and Mercer County. Cross County Connection TMA covers Burlington, Camden, and Gloucester counties in the DVRPC region and Atlantic, Salem, Cumberland and Cape May Counties in the SJTPO region. The NJTPA Executive Director, or their designee, serves as a non-voting member on each TMA Board of Trustees. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Surface Transportation Program (STBGP-NJ and STBGP-SU) funds are currently used to fund the TMA Program. More information about eligible activities under FHWA sponsored programs can be found in the Title 23, U.S.C.— Highways, Subchapter 1.1, Section 133 at http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/legsregs/title23.pdf (page 73). All recommendations for new work program efforts by the TMAs must be reviewed and approved by the NJTPA, NJDOT and FHWA before any work can begin. Goals and Objectives of the Program The purpose of the TMA work program is to support and advance broad federal and regional transportation goals. This guidance is outlined below. The TMA work programs address federal, state, and regional goals and emphasis areas, as discussed in Chapter 1. Federal Goals and Emphasis Areas: The TMAs make important contributions towards addressing Ladders of Opportunity, a federal emphasis area, through their ongoing activities and through new activities and partnerships. This is accomplished by engaging in activities that improve access to jobs, training, and to transit service for underserved populations. TMAs may offer direct assistance or may create active March 2019 1 partnerships with existing organizations in the fulfillment of this initiative, and may participate in the implementation of regional and local Coordinated Human Services Transportation Plans for their respective MPOs and counties. The TMAs support Regional Models of Cooperation, another federal emphasis area, through coordination with NJDOT, NJ TRANSIT, and others to implement effective planning across the entire State. The TMAs work to mitigate construction-related congestion through the use of social media and other digital platforms and to participate in local and regional efforts to improve human services transportation. The program also encourages the TMAs to participate in the statewide Street Smart NJ pedestrian safety campaign, as well as activities related to the Regional Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy, Together North Jersey, and North Jersey Partners. In addition, the TMAs provide various metrics on activities related to their respective work programs on a quarterly basis. These include reports on the total number of carpools and vanpools, the number of commuters provided with transit and trip planning assistance, participation in mass transit incentives, and the number of people contacted through various outreach activities. TMA work programs support regional MAP-21/FAST Act performance measures, under the guidance of NJTPA staff. State Goals and Emphasis Areas: NJDOT actively supports and encourages the development and implementation of Transportation Demand Management (TDM) programs and projects to mitigate traffic congestion, improve mobility and accessibility, improve air quality, and optimize the efficiency of the transportation system throughout the State of New Jersey. The means to achieve these aims includes strategies that increase travel choices and reduce reliance on single occupant vehicles. Strategies may be implemented individually or through partnerships with Transportation Management Associations, Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs), other state and local governments, public and private transportation service providers, businesses, and community organizations. The TMAs provide information and programs that help the public choose alternatives to single- occupant vehicle travel for commuting and personal trips, supporting NJDOT mobility, accessibility and air quality goals. Metropolitan Planning Organization Goals In addition to working to implement the goals of the NJTPA’s Plan 2045 – Connecting North Jersey, the TMAs that serve counties outside the NJTPA region also implement their respective MPOs long range plan goals. DVRPC serves as the regional planning agency for the nine-county, bi-state, Greater Philadelphia region, providing guidance and assistance to local governments and partner agencies building sustainable, livable, and healthy communities. This includes the New Jersey counties of Mercer (Greater Mercer TMA) and, Burlington, Camden, and Gloucester (Cross County Connection TMA). The two main planning documents that guide the TMA work programs in the DVRPC region are: Connections 2045 - The long-range plan for Greater Philadelphia, Connections 2045 was adopted in October 2017. The Plan identifies Greater Philadelphia's regional vision March 2019 2 around five core principles: Sustain the Environment, Develop Livable Communities, Expand the Economy, Advance Equity and Foster Diversity, and Create an Integrated, Multimodal Transportation Network. The Plan identifies strategies to achieve the vision, and contains a fiscally-constrained list of regional transportation investments. Equity Through Access - DVRPC’s 2016 update of the region’s Coordinated Human Services Transportation Plan (CHSTP), Equity Through Access seeks to improve economic and social opportunity in the region by expanding access to essential services for vulnerable populations - those who are more critically impacted by barriers and gaps in infrastructure, service coordination, and policies. South Jersey Transportation Planning Organization – SJTPO is the MPO serving Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland, and Salem counties in south Jersey, in the Cross County Connection TMA service area. They produce the following plans that guide TMA activities. Transportation Matters – A Plan for South Jersey – Adopted by the Policy Board in July 2016, Transportation Matters is the official regional transportation plan for the SJTPO region. 2015 Coordinated Human Service Transportation Plan Update – SJTPO prepared a Regional Coordinated Human Service Transportation Plan to help the SJTPO area residents take full advantage of a streamlined transportation system which will be both cost-effective and efficient, through coordination between transportation providers, local agencies, and human service agencies. Eligible Applicants Work Program proposals may only be submitted by the following eight TMAs currently operating in the state of New Jersey. Cross County Connection TMA Greater Mercer TMA (GMTMA) goHunterdon (formerly HART) Hudson TMA