New Jersey has become a national leader in reimagining walkable live, work, play downtowns.
The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) established the Transit Village Initiative in 1999. The initiative offers multi-agency assistance and grants to municipalities with a project specifying mixed land-use strategy, available property, station-area management, and commitment to affordable housing, job growth, and culture. New Jersey has 33 Transit Village designations, which are in different stages of development.