The South Jersey Transportation Planning Organization (SJTPO) is the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for the
southern New Jersey region. Formed in 1993, and covering Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland, and Salem Counties, SJTPO serves as a technical resource,
provides access to funding, and works to provide a regional approach to address transportation planning and engineering
issues. SJTPO c
oordinates the planning activities of participating agencies and provides a forum for cooperative decision-making
among state and local officials, transit operators, and the public. In addition, the SJTPO adopts long-range plans to guide
transportation investment decisions, and maintains the eligibility of its member agencies to receive state and federal
transportation funds for planning, capital improvements, and operations.