Charles Brown, MPA COMPLETE STREETS IN NEW JERSEY: A WINNING STRATEGY Complete Streets The Intersection of Health and Planning October 26, 2016 8:30AM 12:30PM
Purpose Share Strategies from New Jersey s Successful Complete Streets Playbook
Football Analogy: Team New Jersey OFFENSE: It is the job of the offense to advance the ball towards the opponent s end zone to score points (i.e., complete policy adoption & implementation). DEFENSE: It is the job of the defense to prevent the other team from scoring points (i.e., not adopting or implementing complete policies). SPECIAL TEAMS: Usually includes skilled players from offense and defense (e.g., strategic partnerships and coalition building).
Scouting Report - Background State of New Jersey: 8,938,175 residents; Most densely populated state; Avg. 150 pedestrian fatalities a year; Pedestrian fatality rate is almost twice the national average; Pedestrian Safety Focus State; Intersection Focus City (Newark); 1,514 pedestrian deaths cost the state $6.51 billion (10 years) Impetus for complete streets policy adoption!
Scouting Report - Background City of Montclair Adopts State s First Complete Streets Policy!
Scouting Report - Background NJDOT adopts Complete Streets Policy Strongest Policy in the Nation! Establish a checklist Develop/support new technologies Consider connections for SRTS, SRTT, transit villages, etc. Implement training for staff Establish performance measures Exemption requires NJDOT Commissioner approval
Scouting Report - Background NJDOT makes internal changes: NJDOT Staff Trained Complete Streets Checklist Additional Point on Local Aid Application Integration of Complete Streets into Capital Project Delivery Process Source: NJDOT Subject Matter Expert Review
Scouting Report Municipal Complete Streets Policies by County, 2008-2016 Essex Bergen Mercer Morris Atlantic Union Somerset Middlesex Hunterdon Camden Ocean Cape May Monmouth Gloucester Burlington Hudson Cumberland Warren Sussex Salem Passaic 0 1 1 1 2 4 5 5 5 6 7 7 7 7 8 8 9 10 12 13 13 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14
Scouting Report Municipal Complete Streets Policies Adopted by Year, 2008-2016 41 29 23 16 7 8 6 0 1 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Offensive Players Major Players
Offensive Strategy #1 Seminars & Summits
Offensive Strategy #1 Seminars & Summits 2015 NJ Complete Streets Summit 300 attendees: elected officials, planners, engineers, health/environmental professionals Topics: SRTS, Economic Impacts, Policy Adoption & Implementation Awards: 2 Community Champions and 5 C.S. Excellence Awards
Offensive Strategy #2 Trainings/Workshops Regional Complete Streets Trainings Target Audience: Elected and appointed officials; state, county and municipal planners and engineers; health and environmental professionals (n=500) Topics: Complete Streets policy adoption, design and implementation, funding, and etc. Highlights: Complete Streets Policy and Implementation Guidebooks
Offensive Strategy #2 Trainings/Workshops Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Enforcement Workshops Target Audience: State, county and municipal police officers Topics: Pedestrian and bicyclists rights to use the road according to NJ Title 39 Highlights: Trained nearly 300 officers statewide in Pedestrian Safety Enforcement and currently piloting Bicycle Safety Enforcement workshop with 50 officers registered.
Offensive Strategy #3 Credible Research Reoccurring Questions: 1. If my city decides to invest in active transportation (i.e., bicycling and walking) what will be the economic impact? 2. Will the state see a positive return on investment in bicycling and walking? 3. How will complete streets implementation be evaluated at the state, county, and municipal level? 4. Are there any national examples of government entities evaluating complete streets implementation?
Offensive Strategy #4 Public Outreach In what is likely to be looked back on as a game changing moment, the NJDOT has adopted an internal Complete Streets policy, becoming only the second state in the nation to do so. -- Brent Barnes, Director, Statewide Planning, NJDOT
Offensive Strategy #4 Public Outreach/TA NJ Ambassadors in Motion (NJAIM) Event Outreach Classroom Outreach Intersection Outreach Government Outreach NJDOH Grant Outreach to chronic disease coordinators in 16 counties 17 municipalities adopted complete streets policies during this time
Offensive Strategy #4 Public Outreach/TA New Jersey Safe Routes to School Trained in complete streets policy adoption, design and implementation Very successful outreach and TA Creditable research and evaluations Highlight: Crossing Guards programs
Offensive Strategy #4 Public Outreach/TA Transportation Management Associations (TMAs) 8 TMAs statewide Trained in Complete Streets policy adoption, design and implementation Most have at least one coordinator devoted to complete streets Highlights Have assisted several municipalities in policy adoption Active participants in Complete Streets Working Group
Offensive Strategies #5 - Incentives Incentive: Municipalities receive 25 points towards certification. Incentive: Municipalities receive 1 additional point on local aid applications.
Defensive Players Major Players
Defensive Strategies #1 TV/Web/Other Media
Defensive Strategies #2 Annual Summit New Jersey Bike Walk Summit: Complete Streets has been at the forefront of every New Jersey Bike Walk Summit since 2011. Nearly 200 people attended in 2014.
Defensive Strategies #3 Strong Advocacy Organizing and supporting groups in underserved communities Strategic meetings and involvement of elected and appointed officials Monitoring and responding to road design plans
Special Teams Players Major Players
Special Team Strategies #1 C.S. Roundtable Complete Streets Leadership Roundtable Organizational Reports & Updates Coordinate Educational Efforts Implementation, Monitoring & Evaluation Performance Measures Highlight: Offered valuable input into the NJ Complete Streets Evaluation Study for NJDOT
Special Team Strategies #2 C.S. Working Group New Jersey Complete Streets Working Group Led by AARP (Meeting Host) Active for 2 years or more Meets twice a month, in-person and by phone Involves Rutgers, TMAs, Advocacy Orgs, SRTS, NJDOT, Counties, & Municipalities Monitors and encourages complete streets policy adoptions at all levels Highlight: Complete Streets Video: Senior Focused
Special Teams Strategy #3 Rutgers Grad. Studio Rutgers Graduate School Complete Streets Studio: Developed complete streets concept plans for Newark, Summit, City of Orange Township, and currently West Orange Township, NJ
Special Teams Strategy #4 Partnerships/Coalitions
What s the Score? 2015 Complete Streets Excellence Awards Winners
What s the Score? 2015 Complete Streets Excellence Awards Winners
What s the Score? 2015 Complete Streets Excellence Awards Winners
Contact THANK YOU! CONTACT: Charles Brown, MPA charles.brown@ejb.rutgers.edu p. 848-932-2846