Comments on: Groups: New Jersey Needs a Complete Streets Policy http://blog.tstc.org/2009/10/13/groups-new-jersey-needs-a-complete-streets-policy/ News and opinion from the Tri-State Transportation Campaign Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:36:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: NJ Groups Release Development Platform For Next Governor | Mobilizing the Region http://blog.tstc.org/2009/10/13/groups-new-jersey-needs-a-complete-streets-policy/comment-page-1/#comment-2090 NJ Groups Release Development Platform For Next Governor | Mobilizing the Region Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:34:04 +0000 http://blog.tstc.org/?p=6914#comment-2090 [...] call for “complete streets that serve the needs of everyone — pedestrians, bicyclists, motorists and transit [...] [...] call for “complete streets that serve the needs of everyone — pedestrians, bicyclists, motorists and transit [...]

]]> By: New Jersey’s Candidates on the Issues: Part Two | Mobilizing the Region http://blog.tstc.org/2009/10/13/groups-new-jersey-needs-a-complete-streets-policy/comment-page-1/#comment-2063 New Jersey’s Candidates on the Issues: Part Two | Mobilizing the Region Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:33:31 +0000 http://blog.tstc.org/?p=6914#comment-2063 [...] stated that he will sign a Complete Streets policy if it should cross his desk, and is willing to accept the goal of reducing traffic accidents and [...] [...] stated that he will sign a Complete Streets policy if it should cross his desk, and is willing to accept the goal of reducing traffic accidents and [...]

]]> By: John Jennings http://blog.tstc.org/2009/10/13/groups-new-jersey-needs-a-complete-streets-policy/comment-page-1/#comment-1942 John Jennings Sat, 17 Oct 2009 16:48:31 +0000 http://blog.tstc.org/?p=6914#comment-1942 After 30 plus years in the business- I can tell you it is and has been an uphill fight to get the rights of pedestrians and bicyclists recognized in the great Garden State. We need to elect officials that recognize the importance of the environment including human safety rather than kowtow to big business and other strong lobbyists. Yes, there are cases when pedestrians and bicyclists make a bad mistake with horrible consequences, but we can help prevent many of these tragic events through reasonable planning and sound engineering with not an outrageous cost to the taxpayers. This also includes having municipalities and counties enforcing and developing reasonable ordinances that help protect and provide for pedestrians and bicyclists. After 30 plus years in the business- I can tell you it is and has been an uphill fight to get the rights of pedestrians and bicyclists recognized in the great Garden State. We need to elect officials that recognize the importance of the environment including human safety rather than kowtow to big business and other strong lobbyists. Yes, there are cases when pedestrians and bicyclists make a bad mistake with horrible consequences, but we can help prevent many of these tragic events through reasonable planning and sound engineering with not an outrageous cost to the taxpayers. This also includes having municipalities and counties enforcing and developing reasonable ordinances that help protect and provide for pedestrians and bicyclists.

]]> By: Bill Wolfe http://blog.tstc.org/2009/10/13/groups-new-jersey-needs-a-complete-streets-policy/comment-page-1/#comment-1912 Bill Wolfe Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:30:02 +0000 http://blog.tstc.org/?p=6914#comment-1912 You note: "when transportation planners prioritize automobile movement and treat other considerations as afterthoughts," There is no transportation planning in NJ -- there is only highway engineering. Big difference. And even the planners not wedded to cars have zero influence among planners (who have so little role anyway). And other professionals not committed to developers and cars have even less (e.g. urban design, landscape architects, environmental planners, etc). YOu gotta ramp up the criticism - 121 people dead is an outrage. You note:

“when transportation planners prioritize automobile movement and treat other considerations as afterthoughts,”

There is no transportation planning in NJ — there is only highway engineering.

Big difference.

And even the planners not wedded to cars have zero influence among planners (who have so little role anyway).

And other professionals not committed to developers and cars have even less (e.g. urban design, landscape architects, environmental planners, etc).

YOu gotta ramp up the criticism – 121 people dead is an outrage.

]]> By: Groups: New Jersey Needs a Complete Streets Policy « Garden State Smart Growth http://blog.tstc.org/2009/10/13/groups-new-jersey-needs-a-complete-streets-policy/comment-page-1/#comment-1899 Groups: New Jersey Needs a Complete Streets Policy « Garden State Smart Growth Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:25:12 +0000 http://blog.tstc.org/?p=6914#comment-1899 [...] This article was co-written with Tri-State’s Steven Higashide and is cross-posted at Mobilizing the Region [...] [...] This article was co-written with Tri-State’s Steven Higashide and is cross-posted at Mobilizing the Region [...]

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