Hudson County Officials Tout Vision Zero Efforts with Demonstration Project

HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - Hudson County officials showed off a Vision Zero Safety Demonstration Project event on Saturday, a collaborative effort, they said,  between regional, state, municipal, and community partnerships to pilot new safety measures on roads.

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The road safety effort is being undertaken at the intersection of John F. Kennedy Boulevard and Manhattan Avenue.

Hudson County Executive Craig Guy, who also serves as the county’s Vision Zero Chair, said it has long been his goal to eliminate road deaths on Hudson County roads.

“Through this safety demonstration project, I am fulfilling my commitment to trying out all possible safety measures to ensure county roads are safe for all who use them," Guy said. “I understand the importance of investing in safe streets and in the communities that need it most now and for future generations.

“Today, we are focusing on the best ways to provide safe streets for all,” Guy continued. “This is critical to Hudson County residents, it is critically important to my administration, and it is the mission of the Vision Zero Task Force I created.”

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The Vision Zero Safety Demonstration Project tests permanent solutions to improving walking, cycling, driving, and the use of public transportation on roadways. These solutions include hardened center lines and speed bumps to encourage slower and safer turns.

In addition, the project expands existing measures that are currently used on county roads including ‘No Turn on Red’ signs, curb extensions using cost-efficient materials, and traffic signal timing to prioritize the safety of pedestrians crossing the roads. The traffic calming measures constructed at the corner of JFK Boulevard and Manhattan Avenue will be in place for about two weeks and will be used for gathering useful data for the Vision Zero Action Plan.

The Vision Zero Task force was created in August 2023 and has been meeting monthly with an action plan expected to be announced by the end of this year.

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