Middlesex County Transportation and Mobility Plan Meeting - 10/27/2026

The first public meeting for the Middlesex County Transportation and Mobility Plan was held October 27, 2026, with the project team from Middlesex County, consultant WSP, and the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA), which is funding the study. The team presented existing transportation conditions and described a planning process that will develop recommendations for roads, transit, walking and biking, freight, and resilience. The assessment draws on earlier county initiatives and municipal plans and will include further public meetings, travel forecasting, and a final report expected in spring. No contracts, vendor selections, procurement approvals, or spending motions were discussed; the meeting’s budgeting exercise gathered public input on priorities rather than allocating funds.\n\nDiscussion covered road and pedestrian safety, Vision Zero, transit and active-transportation connections, freight movement, parking utilization, bridge conditions, and flood exposure. Attendees raised questions about fatal crashes, coordination with municipal plans and Keep Middlesex Moving, parking expansion in New Brunswick, and changing micro-mobility rules. The team noted ongoing road safety audits and said the plan will identify needs and potential strategic investments, but no specific projects or funding amounts were approved.