>Jersey City and Ridgewood Adopt Complete Streets Policies, Bringing Statewide Total to 13
June 15th, 2011 by Jay Corbalis
When the state Department of Transportation adopted its Complete Streets policy in late 2009, it represented a significant step in the department’s ongoing effort to improve pedestrian safety, as well as a formal recognition that roads in New Jersey are meant for all users, not only drivers. The policy applies only to state roads, however, which represent only around 12 percent of all roads in the state. The rest are controlled by counties and municipalities, which are encouraged, but not required, to adopt their own Complete Streets policies.
