SJTPO | Getting Involved

South Jersey Transportation Planning Organization

Public Involvement Plan | Involvement With: SJTPO, Counties, State, Municipalities | Feedback

The transportation planning process is a major undertaking that involves numerous parties at all levels of government. Getting involved in this process and making your thoughts known can be difficult without an understanding of the process and the players involved. This page attempts to assist in understanding how, where, and when to get involved to maximize the effectiveness of your input and not feel that your efforts are wasted. If you have further questions that are not addressed on this page, please contact us.

Public Involvement Plan (SJTPO | Counties | State | Municipalities | )

It is important to start off by familiarizing yourself with the "rules of the game." The Public Involvement Plan lays out the rules we at the SJTPO have committed ourselves to, and various techniques that we may use to seek out Involvement.

Click here to view the Public Involvement Plan.

This can be a challenging question to answer, as each individual project may be controlled at different levels. If you are uncertain, contact us, and we will do our best to direct you to the proper organization. However there are some major players that are good places to start.

	At the MPO (SJTPO) Level... (Public Involvement Plan \| Counties \| State \| Municipalities \| ) There are numerous ways to get involved in our process, you may... Email any comments, questions, or concerns to sjtpo@sjtpo.org; Go to our Contacts Page, and send an email directly to any individual staff member; Give us your feedback online, any time at our Feedback and Surveys Page; Add yourself to our Mailing List to be informed about SJTPO activities; Provide your input at one of our Policy Board Meetings, to see when they meet, go to our Home Page and look under the Calendar of Events tab; Provide your input at any of our other public meetings, to find an upcoming meeting, go to our Home Page and look under the Calendar of Events tab; or Request that a staff member come to speak at one of your events, you can do this by sending a request to sjtpo@sjtpo.org, or send an email directly to a staff member from our Contacts Page. Please specify the group, meeting, time, location, and what topic you would like discussed, this will help us to ensure that we are available and can satisfy your needs or help direct you to the appropriate person or group to address your topic.

	At the County Level... (Public Involvement Plan \| SJTPO \| State \| Municipalities \| ) Each county in New Jersey has a Board of Chosen Freeholders that acts as a legislative body in their county. These are major players in the process and is often a great place to voice concerns or educate yourself about county-level projects. The following is information about each of the county Boards of Chosen Freeholders in the SJTPO region. Also included is information about the county planning boards as well as links to county contact information.
		Atlantic County (Public Involvement Plan \| SJTPO \| Counties \| State \| Municipalities \| ) Atlantic County Board of Chosen Freeholders 201 S. Shore Rd. Northfield, NJ 08225 Phone: (609) 645-5900 Fax: (609) 645-5922 Meetings: Tuesdays at 4:00 pm every one to two weeks (click here for a detailed schedule) Atlantic County Planning Advisory Board Click Here for a Complete List of Atlantic County Contacts
		Cape May County (Public Involvement Plan \| SJTPO \| Counties \| State \| Municipalities \| ) Cape May County Board of Chosen Freeholders William E. Sturm, Jr. Administration Building 4 Moore Rd. Cape May Court House, NJ 08210 Phone: (609) 465-1065 Fax: (609) 465-6189 Meetings: Second Tuesday of every month at 7:00 pm and fourth Tuesday at 4:30 pm in the William E. Sturm, Jr. Administration Building Cape May County Planning Board County Administration Building 4 Moore Rd. Cape May Court House, NJ 08210 Phone: (609) 465-1080 Fax: (609) 465-1418 Email: planningbd@co.cape-may.nj.us Meetings: Third Tuesday of the month at 5:30 PM in the Intermediate Meeting Room, County Administration Building Click Here for a Complete List of Cape May County Contacts
		Cumberland County (Public Involvement Plan \| SJTPO \| Counties \| State \| Municipalities \| ) Cumberland County Board of Chosen Freeholders County Administration Building 790 East Commerce St. Bridgeton, NJ 08302 Phone: (856) 453-2125 Fax: (856) 451-8243 Meetings: Board Meetings and Agenda Meetings are held at 7:00 PM in the Freeholder Room at the Cumberland County Court House, located at Broad and Fayette Streets, in Bridgeton on the second and fourth Thursday of each month unless indicated otherwise. Cumberland County Planning Board County Administration Building 790 E. Commerce St. Bridgeton, NJ 08302 Phone: (856) 453-2175 Fax: (856) 453-9138 Meetings: First Wednesday of each month at 2:30 pm at County Administration Building Click Here for a Complete List of Cumberland County Contacts
		Salem County (Public Involvement Plan \| SJTPO \| Counties \| State \| Municipalities \| ) Salem County Board of Chosen Freeholders Salem County Court House 94 Market St. Salem, NJ 08079 Phone: (856) 935-7510 x8203 Fax: (856) 935-9102 Meetings: Click Here Salem County Planning Board The Mannington Complex 164 Route 45 Mannington, NJ 08079 Phone: (856) 935-7510 x8413 Fax: (856) 935-3830 Meetings: Third Tuesday of each month at 7:00 pm, Located at the Mannington Complex, Room 14 Click Here for a Complete List of Salem County Contacts

	At the State Level... (Public Involvement Plan \| SJTPO \| Counties \| Municipalities \| ) New Jersey Department of Transportation David J. Goldberg Transportation Complex 1035 Parkway Ave. Trenton, NJ 08625 Click Here for NJDOT Administrative Contact Information Click Here for Southern New Jersey NJDOT Contact Information
	At the Municipal Level... (Public Involvement Plan \| SJTPO \| Counties \| State \| ) With 68 municipalities in the SJTPO Region, collecting the board and contact information for each would be very time consuming, however listed below are links to websites and Phone numbers for each municipality in the Region, by county.
		Atlantic County Municipalities Cape May County Municipalities Cumberland County Municipalities Salem County Municipalities