South Jersey Transportation Authority

Another great #Tolling 101 session, this time for folks at the South Jersey Transportation Authority. Sometimes, staff at toll agencies get siloed to a degree that, while they understand their own job/area of expertise, they don't always have the complete picture of how they fit into the whole process from roadside through back office and the myriad of components, processes and business rules that make up a modern, complex toll collection program. Getting a better understanding of where you fit into the overall process can lead to cross-pollination of ideas between workgroups that can generate improvements across the board. Gannett Fleming's Tolling 101 sessions are customized to the client's specific tolling environment covering their roadside and back office/customer service center systems in detail. The sessions also provides background on the toll industry including the history/evolution of tolling, the history of E-ZPass (for E-ZPass agency clients), background on IBTTA's NIOP efforts past and present, the evolution of protocols in the US and recent multi-protocol efforts, and various concepts of particular interest such as AET leakage. Feel free to reach out if you think your staff would benefit from a Tolling 101 session. #ibtta #innovation #cashlesspayments #learning

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Hats Off to Our Heroes: SJTA Operations Team Reunites Boy with Lost Cap After Gum-Gone-Awry Incident   In a heartwarming twist of fate, a young boy's cherished hat, lost in a rather unusual manner, was miraculously recovered by the SJTA’s dedicated operations team. It all started with a simple act that went terribly wrong. Recently, 11-year-old and Sewell resident, Michael Itri, was on his way to baseball camp at FS Prime in Egg Harbor Township, NJ. While traveling on the Atlantic City Expressway, Michael was enjoying the car ride with his Uncle Eric (Trabosh), his brother, Luca, and cousins, Landon and Brady Trabosh. Casually thinking about what the day’s pitching, batting, and fielding drills would look like, and in a moment of playful mischief, he decided to spit out his chewing gum from the moving vehicle. Unfortunately, in the process, his beloved Michael Jordan baseball cap, a hat he kept pristine for the past five years, flew off into the road and onto the wooded shoulder. Upon hearing of the news when Michael returned home, his mother, Lauren, distraught but hopeful, reached out to us via our website’s email, www.sjta.com. She wrote, “So… my family was driving on the Expressway heading to my son’s baseball camp. He went to spit his gum out and his hat blew right off his head. Usually, I wouldn’t even bother, but it was his favorite hat. If you come across it when the grass is cut or someone is out picking up the trash, could you please let me know. I would appreciate it greatly. It’s a camo Jordan hat with a red Jordan guy on the front. I have a picture taken right before with it on if needed. Thank you so much!” Fortunately, the hat was recovered during routine maintenance earlier the next day, miraculously intact and just as the young boy remembered it. When the hat was finally returned to the grateful family, the joy on the Michael’s face was priceless (as you can see). The hat’s journey had come full circle, all thanks to our team who proved, that maybe, just maybe, a hat in the woods is not just trash but a young boy’s irreplaceable treasure.

Who visited a #NewJersey #beach this summer? Tell us about your experience with #transportation to the shore. Take a survey at bit.ly/NJ2050 to help us #KEEPITMOVINGNJ and plan for the future of transportation in #NewJersey. @NJTRANSIT #car #train #bus #walk #bike

Non-payment of #toll bills is a problem for toll agencies across the country (and around the world). It gets exacerbated here in the US due to the lack of effective inter-state #enforcement tools. When tolling was only cash based, "leakage" (lost toll revenue) was considered a minor problem. With the introduction of electronic toll collection (#ETC), the problem grew but was still considered manageable. However, with the rapid uptake of All-Electronic Tolling (#AET) nationwide, leakage has become a much larger issue. As noted by the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission: "The percentage of uncollected tolls has remained consistent at 6%, which aligns with the national average among tolling roads, Marissa Orbanek said." There are many tools available to toll agencies to assist them in pursuing and collecting this leakage. One of the more effective is vehicle registration suspension. However, most toll agencies can only suspend registrations for vehicles in their own state. In our mobile society, with numerous out-of-state travelers using these toll facilities (50% of PTC's unpaid tolls are out-of-state drivers) , toll agencies need registration suspension reciprocity across the country to use this tool effectively. Over a decade ago (https://lnkd.in/eWTj2Pjg), NH, ME and MA entered into an agreement to provide such inter-state enforcement and some hail it as a model that needs to spread across the country. Technology has solved many problems in the toll industry, but there comes a point when legislation and inter-agency agreements need to come into play. #ibtta #cashlesspayments #innovation #tolling #violations

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Atlantic City International Airport Receives $3,782,801 in Federal Funds

To celebrate National New Jersey Day, we are excited to share the significant strides we’re making with the Portal North Bridge to improve reliability and increase capacity for both daily commuters and long-distance travelers. Recent milestones include: - ⚡New catenary poles have gone up, which provides a new power system for Amtrak and NJ TRANSIT trains with state-of-the-art infrastructure. - 🚥Began steps on installing the first of 15 signal bungalows, which houses the technology that operates the bridge. - 📈 Reaching 67% completion of the project while remaining in budget and on schedule and having zero major safety incidents. This key infrastructure development symbolizes our collaboration with NJ TRANSIT and Gateway Development Commission and shared commitment to enhancing the Garden State’s transportation landscape, while reinforcing our dedication to modernizing travel for the future for local communities, residents and visitors. So we’re with you in spirit today – whether you’re traveling on our trains in NJ, going out to your local diner, visiting the shore – or experiencing all the wonderful things the state has to offer!

Mazal Tov to South Jersey Transportation Authority (Hammonton, NJ) and Pentera (Israel) for winning a BIRD Foundation award of $550k to develop technology that will help small and medium #airports and #seaports achieve cyber compliance! cc Atlantic City International Airport Andrea Yonah Karin Elkis Mark Levenson Andrew H Gross New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) Choose New Jersey, Inc. Rena Resnick Sherman Alicia D'Alessandro Joe Forte, MPA, MS Marelyn R. Anat Katz Abigail Baker Israel Economic Mission to the USA - East Coast Consulate General of Israel in New York Stephen F. Dougherty Corey Wolkenberg