Montclair Awarded $200,000 for Transit Village

The Christie Administration today announced that Montclair will receive $200,000 to fund a Transit Village project around the Bay Street Station.

Montclair is among 33 municipalities or counties statewide sharing approximately $7.6 million in grants under four state-funded Local Aid programs.

“These grants will support a variety of safety and quality-of-life projects at the local level without burdening local property taxpayers,” said NJDOT Commissioner James Simpson. “The level of competition demonstrates how valuable these grants are to local officials who make difficult spending decisions each year.”

Montclair will receive a $200,000 grant through the Transit Village program for a streetscape improvement project near the NJ TRANSIT Bay Street Station. Grants under the Transit Village program promote economic revitalization and mixed-use development in designated Transit Village zones.

Last July, Governor Christie designated the area around Bay Street Station as a Transit Village, in recognition of Montclair’s ongoing efforts to create walkable, mixed-use neighborhoods near that public transportation center.

NJDOT provides 75 percent of the grant amount when a town awards a contract and the remaining 25 percent upon completion of the project.