Gabrielle Fausel

North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority

The North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority or NJTPA is the federally authorized Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for nearly 7 million people in the 13-county northern New Jersey region. Each year, the NJTPA oversees more than $2 billion in transportation improvement projects and provides a forum for interagency cooperation and public input into funding decisions. It also sponsors and conducts studies, assists county planning agencies and monitors compliance with national air quality goals.