For Immediate Release
CITY OF NEwark LAUNCHES TRAFFIC CALMING PROJECT IN WEST WARD;
SPEED HUMPS AND RUMBLE STRIPS WILL BE INSTALLED ON 43 STREETS
Program result of two-year-long traffic study and community meetings
Newark, NJ R11; January 5, 2012 – Mayor Cory A. Booker, West Ward Council Member Ronald C. Rice, and Engineering Director Mehdi Mohammadish announced today that the City is moving forward on a traffic calming project for the West Ward that will see speed humps, rumble strips, and other measures installed on 43 streets. The program is the result of a two-year-long study of traffic patterns in the West Ward and meetings with the community to assess their traffic concerns and needs.
R20;Public safety is my administrationR17;s highest priority, and that is about more than eradicating crime from our neighborhoods,R21; Mayor Booker said. R20;It is also about creating a safer environment and a higher quality of life for all of our residents. It is about solving problems and addressing needs. It is about making our streets safe for motorists and pedestrians alike.R21;
R20;The West Ward Traffic Calming Initiative represents the greatest speed calming effort for one ward in the history of the city of Newark. I am grateful to President Obama’s stimulus funding of the project, Mayor Booker, Mehdi Mohammadish, and Jack Nata for supporting my plans for the ward and the residents and block groups in the West Ward Block Federation for making this a reality. This is an example of local government enhancing safety for our residents and keeping promises,R21; said Council Member Rice.
According to Division of Traffic and Signals Manager Jack Nata, Council Member Rice spent one year holding monthly community meetings to identify problem areas and come up with a list of streets that would be included in this project. Once those 43 streets were identified, the Department of Engineering retained the Birdsall Services Group to conduct studies of the streets, using automatic traffic recorders to record volumes and speed along the streets previously identified. The consulting group also conducted field inspections of the roadways in the study area to include existing roadway geometry, traffic control, adjacent land uses, and access to properties. It then analyzed the travel speed, volumes, and roadway characteristics of each street, and prepared a report that outlined strategies to address the identified issues, along with assessing the cost of addressing them.
R20;We committed to providing our residents with the safest roads possible,R21; said Director Mohammadish. R20;We were able to proceed with this project with the support and input of the West Ward community. I commend our Engineering team and our consultants on their hard work, dedication, and professionalism, in launching this project, which will be a model for similar initiatives in our other wards.R21;
So far, the Department has completed 15 speed humps, four corner bump-outs, and one mid-block crosswalk in this program, all installed in December 2011. Future work will involve the creation of 46 speed humps, rumble strips at 97 sites, along with new pavement markings throughout the West Ward. The project cost is $589,875, which is funded through the DepartmentR17;s capital budget. A list of completed sites is attached.
Under the Booker administration, the Department of Engineering has begun a vigorous program of improving the CityR17;s infrastructure. The City of Newark is close to completing the largest park expansion and rehabilitation initiative in more than a century. On July 28, 2009, Newark opened Nat Turner Park, the largest city-owned park. Through public-private partnerships, the City was able to secure $40 million for the parks initiative, in collaboration with GreenSpaces, a public/private partnership, and the Trust for Public Land. Thus far, the City has completed new parks and fields at St. PeterR17;s Park, Kasberger Field, Boys Park, First Street and Thomas Silk Parks, Ironbound B Field, and, in cooperation with Newark Public Schools, has built a new athletic complex at Weequahic High School. Parks have been renovated in every ward throughout the City.
In May 2008, the Department of Engineering won the New Jersey Concrete CommitteeR17;s Merit Award in the Decorative Category for the first phase of the Broad Street Streetscaping, which saw massive renovations to denote the historic nature of the historic R20;Four CornersR21; intersection at Broad and Market Streets. The project reconstructed sidewalks, created fence panels, installed new street furniture and traffic lights to promote pedestrian safety.
In November 2009, the Department won the New Jersey Society of Municipal Engineers Honor Place Award in the Municipal Construction Management Projects R20;FR21; Category for the first phase of the Ferry Street Streetscaping Project. The $1.9 million project, funded by the City of Newark and the New Jersey Department of Transportation, was a partnership with the Ironbound Business Improvement District, designed to enhance the IronboundR17;s central artery and gateway to businesses and restaurants in the East Ward, as well as improve safety conditions for pedestrians crossing the busy thoroughfares. Under the program, state-of-the-art sidewalks with planters and decorative lighting were placed down Ferry Street from Union to Madison Streets. These sidewalks improved safety for motorists and pedestrians. The project also reconstructed sidewalks, utilities and drainage, created fence panels and utilized already existing bike paths. New street furniture, signage and traffic lights also enhanced safety for pedestrians.
The Department of Engineering has also undertaken a number of pedestrian safety improvements, highlighted by R20;Project Red Light,R21; a partnership with the Police Department, the Municipal Court, and RedFlex Systems. This automated photo enforcement system snaps pictures of license plates of cars that run red lights at key intersections and automatically sends tickets to the carsR17; owners. Operating since December 2009, this system has made these intersections safer for both motorists and pedestrians.
The Department has also launched a comprehensive rehabilitation of the CityR17;s Recreation centers, Police precincts, firehouses, and other facilities. At the same time, the Department of Engineering has opened new repair facilities for City-owned vehicles, added environmentally-friendly electric cars to its motor fleet, launched green initiatives, and is continuing the restoration of historic City Hall.
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LIST OF SPEED HUMP LOCATIONS
32 Palm Street
55 Palm Street
108 Palm Street
46 Brookdale Avenue
142 Brookdale Avenue
180 Alexander Street
149 Alexander Street
107 Alexander Street
64 Alexander Street
43 Isabella Avenue
120 Isabella Avenue
72 Columbia Avenue
144 Columbia Avenue
49 South Munn Avenue
121 South Munn Avenue
LIST OF CORNER BUMP-OUTS
13th Avenue and South 8th Street
13th Avenue and South 9th Street
13th Avenue and South 10th Street
13th Avenue and South 11th Street
LIST OF MID-BLOCK CROSSWALKS
142 Mount Vernon Place
(In front of Mt. Vernon School)
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