Point Pleasant Borough Complete Streets

🎉🚸 Hooray!!! The Pt. Boro municipal leaders and the PPB Board Of Education approved funding for building sidewalks on School Street (that’s along the HS football field). 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼Borough of Point Pleasant Borough #ppbcompletestreets (2/26/21 Ocean Star article)

“The coronavirus pandemic has already changed many of our personal habits related to work and social interaction. It’s an opportunity for a different way of thinking about urban design and planning as well.”

This season we are in is the perfect opportunity for city planners to take the bold initiative to recommend permanent road closures to cars. People are now forming habits to walk or bike for necessities due to this pandemic and all it’s far-reaching effects.

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https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/23/21191325/cities-car-free-coronavirus-protected-bike-lanes-air-quality-social-distancing

Happy Mother’s Day to all of the moms and caregivers out there! 🌺🌸💕

Here are some tips on teaching the littles in your life how and when to cross the street safely. 🚸💖

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http://www.safebee.com/family/look-both-ways

Our group had a table set up and spoke to many Pt. Boro residents on the topics of bike safety, their concerns, and their praises for the freshly paved county roads. Also in attendance was the Greater Mercer TMA at a table along with the Pt. Boro municipal officials announcing the upcoming launch of the Street Smart campaign! Great day all around!

Join us to learn more about Point Pleasant Borough Complete Streets and what you can do to help make Pt. Boro’s streets safer for everyone!

(PPBCS is not affiliated with any government organization.)

When: Wednesday, February 13, 2019 @ 7pm

Where: Pt. Pleasant Borough Library

834 Beaver Dam Rd.

Point Pleasant, New Jersey 08742

If on Facebook, please RSVP with the link below:

https://www.facebook.com/events/684074948661666/?ti=icl

As with many projects, once you start, some issues may arise that need to be taken care of. Ocean County engineer, John Ernst, details some of the issues with the recent road work being done on Bridge Ave. & Beaver Dam Rd.

A book all community officials should read through. Great compilation of Complete Streets designs and theories.

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🚲🚙🚸 We hope you are all starting your new year off on the right foot! 🎊👣

Stay tuned for an announcement for a 2019 organizational meeting with interested members to get more involved in the Complete Streets advocacy mission here in Point Pleasant Borough.

“Passing a Complete Streets policy is only the first step for many communities; its the day-to-day decisions that transportation agencies and community leaders make in funding, planning, design, maintenance, and operations that ensure policies are implemented.” -excerpt from attached article

Check out this attached article regarding Complete Streets advocacy around the nation.

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https://smartgrowthamerica.org/another-complete-year-at-complete-streets/