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Transit Villages
Designated Transit Villages:
There are currently 17 designated Transit Villages. They are Pleasantville (1999), Morristown (1999), Rutherford (1999), South Amboy (1999), South Orange (1999), Riverside (2001), Rahway (2002), Metuchen (2003), Belmar (2003), Bloomfield (2003), Bound Brook (2003), Collingswood (2003), Cranford (2003) Matawan (2003), New Brunswick (2005), Journal Square/Jersey City (2005) and Netcong (2005).
State agencies that make up the Transit Village Task Force:
Along with NJDOT and NJ TRANSIT, there are nine other state agencies partners that make up the Transit Village Task Force. They are the Commerce and Economic Growth Commission, the Council on the Arts, the Department of Community Affairs, the Department of Environmental Protection, the Economic Development Authority, the Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency, the Office of Smart Growth, Main Street New Jersey and the Redevelopment Authority.
The Transit Village Task Force meets quarterly. The Task Force members work together to direct state funding into the designated Transit Villages to help achieve the redevelopment goals of the municipality.
NJDOT's Transit Village funding:
Up to $1 million grants annually
Thanks for the link:
http://www.dot.gov/affairs/dot5706.htm
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