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Bergen County Complete Streets was started by two cyclists and frequent pedestrians living in Fort Lee (Chris) and Wood-Ridge (Pat). We became alarmed at the unacceptable number of people getting injured and killed on our roads due to the all-pervading dangerous conditions and decided to do something about it. Our primary goal is to get the Bergen County Board of Commissioners to enact and implement a county-wide Complete Streets policy that would apply to county “stroads.”
From COMPLETE & GREEN STREETS FOR ALL MODEL COMPLETE STREETS POLICY & GUIDE:
WHAT ARE COMPLETE STREETS?
Complete Streets are designed and operated with the safety, mobility, and accessibility needs of users of all ages and abilities in mind. Complete Streets also refers to a new approach to making transportation decisions that more and more of New Jersey counties and municipalities are adopting.
The Model Policy’s municipal/county “Resolution to Establish and Adopt a Complete Streets Policy” defines Complete Streets as: “…a means to provide a comprehensive, integrated, connected multi-modal network of transportation options through planning, design, construction, maintenance, and operation of new and retrofit transportation facilities along the entire right-of-way for all users of all ages and abilities. “All users” include pedestrians, bicyclists, persons with disabilities, motorists, movers of commercial goods, and transit vehicle users.”
Adopting a Complete Streets policy represents a commitment by a municipality, county, or state to apply Complete Streets principles and goals to all transportation decisions. Instituting a Complete Streets policy means putting into place a process for routinely making transportation investments and decisions that result in Complete Streets on the ground.
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Bergen County has a whopping 70 municipalities! This fact is often cited by County Commissioners as an obstacle to getting a county-wide policy adopted as they seem to think that some unknown but large number of towns needs to support it. Additionally, the Commissioners cite the fact that New Jersey is a “home rule” state, which means the county or state cannot impose regulations on municipalities. However, a county-wide Complete Streets policy would act as a kind of toolbox that the county would have available if a municipality approached them about a dangerous county road. One thing we need to do is get as many town councils as we can to sign a letter of support for a county-wide Complete Streets policy to submit to the Bergen County Commissioners. Of course, this means we need PEOPLE to GO to town council meetings and present the case for signing a letter. Washington, Westwood, Fair Lawn, and Leonia seem to have been assertive in addressing dangerous conditions in their towns, and so they are likely good places to start.
Resource Hub
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Bergen County adopted a comprehensive County Master Plan in April 2023. Read more about it here.
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The Central Bergen Bicycle & Pedestrian Plan was conducted to address safety and mobility improvements for walking and bicycling to and from major destinations in the eight-municipality study area. Read more about it here.
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The Northern Valley Greenway is a concept for an 8-mile-long, linear park running through six towns in Bergen County: Tenafly, Cresskill, Demarest, Closter, Norwood & Northvale. Read more about it here.
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The Palisades Shared Use Path Study is a project to determine the feasibility of constructing a shared use path through the Palisades to create a safe, intuitive, and separated connection between the George Washington Bridge in Fort Lee, New Jersey to the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge in South Nyack, New York. Read more about it here.
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Each of Bergen County’s 70 municipalities has at least one county road running through it. Locate county roads by municipality here: Bergen County Highways
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