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and pedestrian facilities that are not exclusively recreational (as they must reduce vehicle trips and therefore vehicle emissions), outreach promoting safe bicycle use, and other bicycle and pedestrian programs. CMAQ eligibilities include public transit, bicycle and pedestrian facilities, travel demand management strategies, alternative fuel vehicles, and facilities serving electric or natural gas- fueled vehicles. https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/bipartisan-infrastructure-law/cmaq.cfm Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside The Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside (TA Set-Aside, or TA) authorizes funding for programs and projects defined as transportation alternatives, including on- and off-road pedestrian and bicycle facilities, infrastructure projects for improving non-driver access to public transportation and enhanced mobility, community improvement activities, such as historic preservation and vegetation management, and environmental mitigation related to stormwater and habitat connectivity; recreational trail projects; safe routes to school projects; and projects for planning, designing, or constructing boulevards and other roadways largely in the right-of-way of former divided highways. https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/transportation_alternatives/ 130 WEST ORANGE TOWNSHIP: VISION ZERO ACTION PLAN

Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) The Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) is a core Federal-aid program with the purpose to achieve a significant reduction in traffic fatalities and serious injuries on all public roads, including non-State-owned roads and roads on tribal land. The HSIP requires a data-driven, strategic approach to improving highway safety on all public roads with a focus on performance. https://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/hsip/ Safe Routes to School Program (SRTS) The Safe Routes to School Program (SRTS) is a federally funded reimbursement program administered by the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT), in partnership with the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA). Under MAP-21 legislation, the Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) funding does not provide for a standalone Safe Routes to School Program. The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) has elected to continue funding the SRTS program separately. Infrastructure projects may include the installation of sidewalks, crosswalks, bike lanes, multi-use paths, traffic calming measures, and other means to ensure the ease and safety of children walking or biking to school. Projects must be located within two miles of a school that serves students in grades K-8 and involve the school commute. Any municipality, school district, or county is eligible to apply for funding after a solicitation is announced. Non-profit organizations are not eligible as direct grant recipients for the solicitation. However, non-profit organizations may partner with a local public agency that will assume responsibility and administration for the grant. In 2016, NJDOT announced a pilot program called “Design Assistance.” The program assists municipalities which received funding with development of plans, specifications and estimates for their SRTS projects. http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/business/localaid/srts.shtm https://www.njtpa.org/Projects-Programs/Local-Programs/Safe-Routes-To-School.aspx Recreational Trails Program Recreational Trails Program: The Recreational Trails Grant Program administered by the NJDEP Green Acres Program provides federal funds for developing new trails and maintaining and restoring existing trails and trail facilities including trails for non-motorized, multi-use (including land and water) and motorized purposes. The program

or developing new trails and maintaining and restoring existing trails and trail facilities including trails for non-motorized, multi-use (including land and water) and motorized purposes. The program is currently on hold as it undergoes revisions. https://dep.nj.gov/greenacres/trails-program-home/ Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program (RCP) The Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program was established by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 (IIJA). The program aims to correct wrongs of past transportation projects that have isolated or otherwise cut off communities from jobs and other amenities. Ideal projects improve access in one or more ways, increasing opportunities for residents of impacted communities. Congress has appropriated $1 billion for this program through fiscal year 2026. States, counties, and local units of government are eligible to apply for funding to plan and implement projects on facilities of which the applicant is the owner. Non-owners may apply for planning grants, as well as capital construction grants, provided that the facility owner has appropriately endorsed the application. All grants require a 20 percent local match. https://www.transportation.gov/grants/reconnecting-communities WEST ORANGE TOWNSHIP: VISION ZERO ACTION PLAN 131

Thriving Communities Program (TCP) The Thriving Communities Program provides technical assistance to governments and transit agencies. The program focuses on communities that have suffered historic disinvestment and lack the resources and capacity to successfully engage, develop, design, and deliver infrastructure projects. The program provides planning, technical assistance, and capacity building to better navigate federal requirements, identify financing and funding opportunities, and grow long-term capacity to leverage transportation investments to achieve broader economic and community development goals. https://www.transportation.gov/grants/thriving-communities Neighborhood Access and Equity Grant Program This program was created by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA). Much of the eligibility and criteria are similar to the Reconnecting Communities Pilot (RCP, see above). It appropriates over $3 billion to reconnecting communities by supporting neighborhood equity, safety, and affordable transportation access as well as mitigating negative environmental impacts. Road to Zero Community Traffic Safety Grants The Road to Zero Coalition was formed in 2016 as a partnership between the US Department of Transportation and the National Safety Council, with the goal of ending fatalities on the nation's roads by 2050. The Road to Zero Community Safety Grant Program supports innovative and promising approaches to implementing evidence-based countermeasures, supporting a Safe System approach, and performing necessary research to eliminate traffic fatalities. Grants are for one year, and supplanting the effort with federal funds is prohibited. Proposals are due on January 14, 2024. State Funding Opportunities The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) Division of Local Aid and Economic Development administers funds to local public agencies such as county and municipal governments for construction projects to improve the state’s transportation system. Grant support and technical assistance is provided through the Local Aid Resource Center’s Help Desk (https://njdotlocalaidrc.com/). The New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund and the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law provide the opportunity for

gh the Local Aid Resource Center’s Help Desk (https://njdotlocalaidrc.com/). The New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund and the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law provide the opportunity for funding assistance to local governments for road, bridge, and other transportation projects. While NJDOT and the three metropolitan planning organizations that cover the state administer many federal aid programs, including Transportation Alternatives and Safe Routes to School, the USDOT administers some grant programs directly. NJDOT administers state aid programs. Below are some options for funding infrastructure projects through NJDOT. State Aid Infrastructure Grant Programs NJDOT – Municipal Aid In the Municipal Aid program, funds are appropriated by the Legislature for municipalities in each county based on a formula contained in legislation. Additionally, $10 million is allotted for those municipalities that qualify for Urban Aid. Urban Aid is distributed by a formula that is computed by the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs. Each spring, the NJDOT announces the program for that fiscal year and invites municipalities to apply. Road improvement projects such as resurfacing, rehabilitation or reconstruction and signalization are funded and distributed by formula. 132 WEST ORANGE TOWNSHIP: VISION ZERO ACTION PLAN

Applications receive points based on various criteria including existing road conditions, Average Daily Traffic (ADT), safety improvements, and access to nodes (schools, residential areas, employment centers, etc.). Other important criteria include the project’s readiness to construct, whether the municipality has received an allotment within the last three years, and the municipality’s award and close-out performance on previously awarded State grants. The State pays 75% of the funds at the time of bid approval and the remainder on a reimbursement basis after acceptance by the municipality and the State of the work completed. http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/business/localaid/municaid.shtm NJDOT – County Aid County Aid funds are appropriated by the Legislature annually for the improvement of public roads and bridges under county jurisdiction. Public transportation and other transportation projects are also included. Each project must be included in the County’s Annual Transportation Program (ATP). In accordance with the County Aid regulations N.J.A.C. 16:20A, the ATP shall list a pool of eligible projects by name and location, including municipality, with a brief description of each project, project limits and an estimate of the construction cost. NJDOT – Bikeway Grant Program The New Jersey Department of Transportation’s (NJDOT) Bikeway Grant Program provides funds to counties and municipalities to promote bicycling as an alternate mode of transportation in New Jersey. A primary objective of the Bikeway Grant Program is to support the State’s goal of constructing 1,000 new miles of dedicated bike paths (facilities that are physically separated from motorized vehicular traffic by an open space or barrier either within the highway right of way or within an independent right of way). In an effort to establish regionally connected bicycle networks, this program is available to every municipality and county throughout New Jersey. Although priority will be given to construction of new bike paths, the proposed construction or delineation of any new bicycle facility will be considered. http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/business/localaid/bikewaysf.shtm NJDOT – Safe Streets to Transit Program This program encourages counties and municipalities to construct safe and accessible pedestrian linkages to all types of transit facilities and stations, to

tm NJDOT – Safe Streets to Transit Program This program encourages counties and municipalities to construct safe and accessible pedestrian linkages to all types of transit facilities and stations, to promote increased usage of transit by all segments of the population and decrease private vehicle use. https://njdotlocalaidrc.com/state-funded-programs/safe-streets-to-transit NJDOT – Transit Village Program This program awards grants for transportation projects that enhance walking, biking, and/or transit ridership within a ½ mile of the transit facility. Municipalities must already be designated as a Transit Village by the NJDOT Commissioner and the inter-agency Transit Village Task Force to be eligible to apply. https://njdotlocalaidrc.com/state-funded-programs/transit-village WEST ORANGE TOWNSHIP: VISION ZERO ACTION PLAN 133

New Jersey Transportation Infrastructure Bank The Transportation Bank is a partnership between the NJ Department of Transportation (NJDOT) and the New Jersey Infrastructure Bank (I-Bank). The goal of the Transportation Bank is to provide low interest financing for a variety of capital projects including public highways, approach roadways and other necessary land-side improvements, ramps, signal systems, roadbeds, transit lanes or rights of way, pedestrian walkways and bridges connecting to passenger stations and servicing facilities, bridges, and grade crossings. Applications are accepted on a quarterly basis and funding is available to any local government unit (defined as county, municipality, municipal, county or regional transportation authority, or any other political subdivision of the State authorized to construct, operate, and maintain public highways or Transportation Projects) within the state. NJ Division of Highway Traffic Safety Grants (HTS Grants) The NJ Division of Highway Traffic Safety offers, on an annual basis, federal grant funding to agencies that wish to undertake programs designed to reduce motor vehicle crashes, injuries, and fatalities on the roads of New Jersey. Municipal, county, state government and law enforcement agencies, as well as non-profit organizations, are encouraged to apply for NJDHTS grant funding to address specific, local traffic safety issues. Grant funding will only be awarded to programs that are in line with federal and state traffic and safety priorities to reduce car crashes, injuries and deaths. https://www.njoag.gov/about/divisions-and-offices/division-of-highway-traffic-safety-home/hts-grants/ The grant funding is distributed under the following programs: • Comprehensive Traffic Safety Programs (CTSPs) » Comprehensive Traffic Safety Program grants address multiple traffic safety concerns within a county or region. CTSP grants include numerous tasks and strategies involving enforcement, education and engineering. » Any CTSPs for the state of New Jersey fall under the Division of Highway Traffic Safety Grants. The CTSP grants include tasks involving enforcement, education and engineering to improve traffic

state of New Jersey fall under the Division of Highway Traffic Safety Grants. The CTSP grants include tasks involving enforcement, education and engineering to improve traffic safety. Other eligible programs for these grants include speeding, bicycle safety, school bus/pupil transportation and traffic engineering. • Pedestrian Safety » Because the proportion of crash fatalities involving pedestrians in New Jersey is 30.2% (well above the national average), pedestrian safety is a continuing priority. The goal of the pedestrian safety program area is to lower the pedestrian fatality and injury crash rates. In New Jersey, municipalities that are statistically high for pedestrian injury crashes are eligible to apply for our Pedestrian Safety Grant. The grant includes funding for overtime enforcement at pedestrian safety hot spots in the community and educational outreach throughout the community. • Other Eligible Programs » Grant applications may also be submitted that utilize enforcement, education or engineering counter- measures to address other specific traffic safety issues including: • Speed • Aggressive Driving • Bicycling Safety 134 WEST ORANGE TOWNSHIP: VISION ZERO ACTION PLAN

• Crash Investigation • Distractions • EMS Training - relating to crash response • Motorcycle Safety • School Bus/Pupil Transportation • Traffic Engineering - primarily pedestrian pavement markings and pedestrian signs, but some traffic studies will be considered. Private or Non-Profit Funding Sources Sustainable Jersey Sustainable Jersey is a nonprofit organization that provides tools, training and financial incentives for sustainable community initiatives. Their statewide certification program helps municipalities take steps to sustain their quality of life over the long term. In 2014, the Sustainable Jersey for Schools certification program was launched for New Jersey public schools interested in "going green" and conserving resources. Participating local governments and schools voluntarily complete and document actions to earn points toward certification. Sustainable Jersey offers small grants ranging from $2,000 to $20,000 to assist communities and schools with completing Sustainable Jersey and Sustainable Jersey for Schools actions. To be eligible for a Sustainable Jersey or Sustainable Jersey for Schools Small Grant, a community or school must be registered or certified with Sustainable Jersey or Sustainable Jersey for Schools and have an active Green Team. The funds can only be used to implement actions that earn points in the Sustainable Jersey or Sustainable Jersey for Schools program. Several Sustainable Jersey action items help provide sustainable transportation options. Safe Routes to School, Complete Streets Programs, Bicycle and/or Pedestrian Audits, and Bicycle and/or Pedestrian Plans can be funded. Sustainable Jersey for Schools actions related to active transportation include Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Promotion Initiatives, Safe Routes to School District Policy, and School Travel Plan for Walking and Bicycling. www.sustainablejersey.com/grants-resources/ Sustaibable Jersey for Schools Sustainable Jersey for Schools grants are intended to help districts and schools make progress toward Sustainable Jersey for Schools certification. http://www.sustainablejerseyschools.com/ Robert Wood Johnson Foundation The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) invests in grantees (e.g., public agencies, universities, and public charities) that are working to improve