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Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center

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Start Year: 2025
Status: In-Progress
Partner(s): NJ Target Zero Commission

NJ Target Zero Commission Working Group

The Voorhees Transportation Center (VTC) is coordinating the Target Zero Action Plan Working Group in support of the New Jersey Target Zero Commission. The Working Group will support the Commission’s efforts to develop the Target Zero Action Plan. The Working Group is comprised of advocates, subject matter experts, and representatives from the 13 member agencies of the NJ Target Zero Commission. The NJ Department of Transportation serves as the Commission chair and is funding VTC’s working group coordination efforts. All members are committed to New Jersey’s ambitious goal of eliminating all roadway fatalities and serious injuries in the state by 2040, guided by FHWA’s Safe System Approach. Members collaborate to define goals, develop strategies, and provide actionable recommendations for the Target Zero Action Plan.

About the New Jersey Target Zero Commission

The New Jersey Target Zero Commission was established when Governor Murphy signed P.L.2024, C.109 in January 2025. The enabling legislation defines the primary goal of the Commission to be the elimination of roadway fatalities and serious injuries in the State of New Jersey by the year 2040. P.L.2024, C.109 also requires, among other things, that the Commission meet at least twice per year and hold at least two public hearings annually. Additionally, the law mandates the development of a Target Zero Action Plan, a publicly accessible website and data portal, and an annual report detailing roadway fatalities, serious injuries, and progress on the Commission’s action items. 

New Jersey Target Zero Commission Public Meeting Dates (In Person)

NJ Transit Headquarters
Two Gateway, 283-299 Market Street
Newark, NJ 07102

Details about meeting agendas and instructions for submitting public comments are available on the NJDOT’s Target Zero Commission website.

Note: Meeting attendees are required to obtain a guest pass from the 2 Gateway Security Desk, go through police security screenings, and then sign in for the meeting with staff at the reception table outside the Board Room. Please allow extra time.

The purpose of the public comment period is for the Commission to receive valuable information from the public on agenda matters.

  • Speakers must register to speak outside the Board Room when they arrive for the meeting.
  • Each individual speaker will have three (3) minutes to provide comments.
  • If representing an organization, one speaker will have five (5) minutes to provide comments for the organization.
  • Each speaker should tell the Commission their name, and if applicable, the organization they represent, before providing their comments.
  • The public comment period will be limited to 60 minutes for all speakers.
  • Written comments are encouraged and will be accepted by the Commission. The Commission will give equal consideration to written comments as it does to those comments provided at the meeting. Written comments may be submitted to targetzerocommission@dot.nj.gov by or before November 14, 2025.

Directions:

  • Parking: Click here for the parking location and procedure.
  • Walking from transit: From Newark Penn Station, walk toward the skywalk on the upper level of the western side of the station. Follow signs for Gateway Center. Walk through the first skywalk, turn left, then turn right and walk through the second skywalk to reach 2 Gateway. Find the 2 Gateway Security Desk to obtain a guest pass.

About the Target Zero Commission Working Group

Over the summer of 2025, the New Jersey Target Zero Commission Working Group and members of the public were invited to contribute to the development of the New Jersey Target Zero Commission’s statewide Action Plan. The Working Group submitted ideas through the NJ Target Zero Action Plan Input Form. 

Working Group Project Timeline

Guided by FHWA’s Safe System Approach—safer roads, safer speeds, safer vehicles, safer people, and post-crash care, the Working Group identified and developed proposed safety actions. After the kick-off in April, the Target Zero working group explored each Safe System Approach element from May through August. Draft actions were prioritized in September. The full draft Target Zero Action Plan was submitted to the Commission in October.

Please note: All ideas shared in Target Zero Working Group meetings and through the Action Plan Input Form were reviewed. The posted meeting notes capture discussions but do not ensure inclusion in the final Target Zero Action Plan.

Public Comment on Draft Actions 

Draft actions were released for public comment on the following dates:

Action Impacts and Timeframes

The public was also invited to provide feedback on draft actions’ potential safety impacts and expected timeframe for delivery. Questionnaires were released on the following dates:

  • Safer People Impacts and Timeframes [released August 4, 2025 | response period closed]
  • Safer Speeds Impacts and Timeframes [released August 11, 2025 | response period closed]
  • Safer Roads Impacts and Timeframes [released August 13, 2025 | response period closed]
  • Safer Vehicles Impacts and Timeframes [released August 21, 2025 | response period closed]
  • Post-Crash Care Impacts and Timeframes [released August 22, 2025 | response period closed]
  • Additional Priorities Impacts and Timeframes [released September 12, 2025 | response period closed]

Working Group Meeting Materials

April 30, 2025 – Kickoff and Safe System Approach Overview

May 28, 2025 – Safer People

June 18, 2025 – Safer Roads and Safer Speeds

July 16, 2025 – Safer Vehicles, Post-Crash Care, and Better Data and Evaluation

August 13, 2025 – Other Additional Priorities

September 24, 2025 –  Action Item Prioritization

Subject Areas

Health & Safety