Complete Streets
| Complete
Streets are designed with all
users - bikers, walkers,
transit riders and
drivers - in mind.
Roads are built to
safely accommodate
a variety of transportation
modes and users of
all ages and abilities.
Complete Streets are
planned, designed and
constructed to blend
with the local community
while meeting transportation
needs. |
Bike
lanes provide safety |
The New Jersey Department
of Transportation (NJDOT)
has adopted a Complete
Streets policy that
will apply during the
planning, design, construction,
maintenance and operation
of new and reconstructed
transportation facilities.
The policy ensures
safe access and mobility
of pedestrians, bicyclists
and transit users.
This includes all projects
funded |
NJ
TRANSIT Park and Ride |
through
the NJDOT capital program.
The
NJDOT encourages regional
and local municipalities
who apply for funding through
our Local Aid programs
to use similar policies.
PowerPoint
presentations were designed
to educate communities
in the development and
implementation of their
own complete streets policies.
The information outlines
the NJDOT policy, explains
Complete Streets and provides
examples of roadways at
varying levels of "completion" and
the necessary improvements
needed to complete. There
are three versions of the
presentation,
10 minutes,
20
minutes and 45
minutes.
All presentations come
with a complete narrative
to enable anyone to follow,
as well as deliver, the
presentation.
Several NJFIT programs
promote the Complete Streets
concept and encourage both
rural and main streets
to provide safer, enjoyable
and more livable communities.
"Residents
are 65 percent
more likely to
walk in a neighborhood
with sidewalks."
Completestreets.org
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Prescriptions
Save room for pedestrians
and bicyclists
Communities can improve
the convenience and safety
of walking and bicycling
by designing roads with
pedestrians and bicyclists
in mind. As the number
of pedestrians and bicyclists
increase, the number
of cars on the road decreases,
reducing congestion and
pollution.
Create more compact, mixed-use
downtowns with connected
street networks to bring
destinations closer together
Shorter blocks mean that
travel is more direct.
This encourages people
to walk or bike instead
of drive. In denser, mixed-use
centers that accommodate
transit, pedestrians and
bicyclists, automobile
travel is often 20 to 50
percent lower than the
automobile dependent suburban
development.
Reduce the width of streets
Narrower streets are safer
than wider streets for
drivers, pedestrians
and bicyclists of all
ages. NJFIT promotes
reducing the widths of
travel lanes to improve
safety and encourage
more walking and biking.
Connect transportation
modes, particularly around
transit
By making it more convenient
for travelers to take transit,
by offering shuttle buses
to the train station and
areas to park and lock
your bicycle, they are
more likely to use transit
to get to their destinations.
Case Studies and Programs:
"On
a national basis,
the number of school
children walking
or biking to school
increases with
the availability
of safe routes
to school. Where
no paths were provided,
about 22 percent
of school children
walked or biked
to school. With
one or two paths
provided, children's
use rose to 29
percent and 49
percent, respectively."
United
States Department of
Transportation study |
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