These laws required the use of computer models to simulate regional travel and its impact on air quality. The survey data will be instrumental in updating these models. Such planning will make travel easier, reduce unnecessary auto use and encourage more efficient commuting. The survey gathered responses from 27,369 people in 11,264 households who kept diaries of all their daily travel. Schaller Consulting performed additional analysis.
More detailed data are available for the overall region and individual counties.
Governor Whitman, NJ Transit's Executive Director Jeffrrey Warsh, Assemblywoman Rose Heck, Jersey City Mayor Brett Schundler, US Senator Frank Lautenberg, Congressman Robert Menendez and Bayonne Mayor and Assemblyman Joseph Doria. The newest part of northern New Jersey s mass transit system now is in operation - and thousands of riders already are on board. The first leg of the Hudson Bergen Light Rail line officially opened April 15 with a ceremony attended by hundreds at Liberty State Park, one of 16 stops on the new line. Federal funds paid for a large portion of the project, and further federal money will be instrumental in extending the system throughout Hudson and Bergen counties. The first segment of the line runs from 34th Street in Bayonne to Exchange Place in Jersey City, where commuters can hop onto PATH trains.