The New Jersey Department of Transportation Bureau of Safety, Bicycle & Pedestrian Programs (BSBPP) engaged Cambridge Systematics (CS) to assist with the development of the current Highway Safety Improvement Program Implementation Plan, which was a necessary document that BSBPP had to develop after not meeting their Federal safety performance measure targets. The development of this HSIP Implementation Plan was data-driven with safety stakeholder input, a review of New recent fatal and serious injury crashes, and historical HSIP program expenditures and performance. As a result of this analysis, New Jersey will dedicate HSIP funds in excess of $57.3 M for safety projects to address these deficiencies. Additionally, New Jersey identified several opportunities and actions to explore and advance in an effort to address challenges, such as aligning project development and safety investments with the New Jersey 2020 SHSP, increasing the development and implementation of HSIP-funded pedestrian and bicycle projects in underserved communities, conducting annual safety summits for relevant stakeholders, engaging MPO partners to develop Local Strategic Highway Safety Plans, and streamlining the Capital Delivery Process to HSIP projects.These actions will allow New Jersey to meet their Federal safety performance targets in subsequent years.NJDOT Research
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