The Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) is a list of projects and programs scheduled to be implemented over a period of at least four years (ten years in New Jersey). Transportation projects must be included in the TIP to receive most types of federal funding. The TIP provides a mechanism for locally-elected officials and agency staff to review the region’s capital programming. It represents a consensus among MPO members and other major transportation interests in the region as to what improvements should have priority for available funds.

Comment on Draft TIP/STIP and Transportation Conformity

SJTPO requests public input for its Draft Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2022-2031 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) and Transportation Conformity documents. The comment period is open from Wednesday, July 7, 2021 and was extended through Sunday, August 15, 2021. View all public comments received to date, here.

[Update: 7/30/2021] A substantive change was made to the Draft FFY 2022-2031 TIP. SJTPO was informed that Cape May County elected to pass on the COVID funds for the Resurfacing Improvements of Landis Avenue from 69th to Townsends Inlet Bridge, DMNUM S2202. The funds were removed from this project, as noted on page 66 of the Draft FFY 2022-2031 TIP. The funds were transferred to the Tilton Road (CR 563) – Section 7 project, DBNUM S2201. This change was noted on page 76 of the Draft FFY 2022-2031 TIP. As this substantive change was made, SJTPO has elected to extend the public comment period through Sunday, August 15, 2021.

The SJTPO TIP includes State and local highway projects as well as regional, statewide, and transit programs. Over $1.3 Billion of FFY 2022-2031 Federal and State funding is identified for transportation improvements within the four counties, in addition to participation in the statewide programs. This TIP introduces new projects and updates the schedules, costs, and funding for projects in the previous TIP. In addition to the TIP document itself, SJTPO has developed a TIP map, which visually displays the list of projects. The shaded areas represent the various urbanized areas within the SJTPO region while project locations are shown as lines on the map. Click on either of these items to get more information.

During the comment period, members of the public may also consider submitting comments for the Draft Statewide TIP, also known as the STIP. The STIP includes the transportation projects from the SJTPO region as well as projects from the two additional New Jersey MPOs – the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) and North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA).

Virtual Public Meetings

During the public comment period, SJTPO will host one-hour public meetings via the GoToWebinar virtual conferencing platform. Attendees will learn about and have the opportunity to comment on the TIP/STIP and Transportation Conformity.

• Evening Meeting:
  • Thursday, July 15, 2021 • 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM • Registration Closed
• Afternoon Meeting:
  • Tuesday, July 20, 2021 • 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM • Registration Closed

View virtual public meeting recording on YouTube>>>

Additional Ways to Get Involved 

SJTPO welcomes members of the public and other regional stakeholders to submit comments via:

• Comment form located towards the bottom of the page,
• email: TIP@sjtpo.org,
• Direct message of SJTPO’s Twitter or Facebook accounts,
• Fax to (856) 794-2549, or
• Mail to Draft FFY 2022-2031 TIP Comments, C/O Jason Simmons, 782 South Brewster Road, Unit B6, Vineland, NJ 08361.

Planning to Implementation

The TIP links the transportation planning  process to implementation. Central to this process is RTP 2050, the regional transportation plan for the SJTPO region, which provides a framework for guiding investment decisions over a 20-year period. It includes both long and short-range strategies and actions leading to the development of an integrated transportation system that facilitates the efficient movement of people and goods.

Project Evaluation Process

SJTPO has a Project Evaluation Process, updated as a part of the RTP 2050 development, that is used to score and evaluate projects that are adopted as a part of the TIP and RTP. The development of this updated process revolved around two central elements, first more closely tying evaluation criteria to the Performance-Based Planning Process, RTP Goals (Planning Factors), and SJTPO Planning Initiatives. Second, a Pre-Evaluation Screening Process, which evaluates projects, not simply to passively assess the quality of the project, but actively encourage improvements to projects to better align with regional, state, and federal guidance and priorities, such as safety, Complete Streets, Environmental Justice, as well as other priorities.

The updated Project Evaluation Process will begin use with the FY 2022-2031 TIP. The solicitation for this TIP will begin in the Fall of 2020.

SJTPO Project Evaluation Process (Adopted 7/27/2020)