138-24 Exhibit to Resolution Adopting the Township of West Orange Vision Zero Action Plan.pdf

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