The Hudson County government secured a $260,000 from the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program to help implement the Vision Zero Action Plan.
By John Heinis/Hudson County View
“These federal funds are critical for Hudson County’s continued effort to make county roadways safer for all users and eliminate roadway deaths in all 12 municipalities, especially the County’s High Injury Network,” County Executive Craig Guy, also the chair of the Vision Zero Task Force, said in a statement.
“As the Vision Zero Action Plan is further developed, new and important data points will help reduce fatal traffic accidents in our communities and make Hudson County streets safer for all.”
The county will utilize this award to further develop its Vision Zero Action Plan through supplemental planning activities, with the goal of reducing fatal traffic incidents to zero countywide.
The supplemental planning activities will include bike network planning, bicycle and pedestrian counts, and ADA accessibility along local roads.
Last year, Hudson County was awarded a Federal Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) planning grant of $480,000 to develop the Hudson County Vision Zero Action Plan.
The Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) established the new Safe Streets and Roads
for All (SS4A) discretionary program, providing $5 billion in funds over 5 years. The SS4A grant funds are administered by the United States Department of Transportation.
Since the establishment of the Vision Zero Task Force in August 2023, the team has been meeting monthly as a collaborative effort between all stakeholders in Hudson County.
The complete Vision Zero Action Plan will be announced early next year, officials said.
Hoboken has already approved several very large high rise buildings on Observer Highway from the river to the Palisades. The involved developers should be made to include and fund the pedestrian/traffic safety upgrades.
Observer Highway has long been a very dangerous thoroughfare.