State Recognizes Ocean City With Complete Streets Excellence Award

Ocean City was recently recognized as one of six communities in New Jersey with the state’s “Complete Streets Excellence Award.”

The city was commended for instituting an all encompassing program to provide a “safe, multi-modal transportation system that is accessible to all,” city officials said on Monday.

The transportation system of “honoree communities” must accommodate transit-riders, pedestrians, and cyclists as well as drivers.

Roads must be safe for children, the elderly, and people with disabilities as well as able-bodied adults.

New Jersey’s “Complete Streets Movement” seeks to institutionalize these principles in all state communities.

Other municipalities that received this award include New Brunswick, Passaic County, Camden, Hoboken and Borough of Highland Park.

“This award is a tribute to the city and individuals and groups that worked on projects to keep our streets safe for all,” Ocean City Mayor Jay Gillian said. “The police department, public works department, bicycle advocacy committee and many others participated to make this award possible. The community’s emphasis on safe street polices is especially important to a tourist destination that experiences huge influxes of vacationers many of whom need extra attention when it comes to street safety.”

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