Complete Streets are designed to ensure the safe and adequate accommodation of all users of the transportation system, including pedestrians, bicyclists, public transportation users, children, older adults, individuals with disabilities, motorists, and freight vehicles. The NJ Department of Transportation and the US Department of Transportation promote the adoption of Complete Streets standards and policies.
The Complete Streets Technical Assistance Program (CSTA) supports municipalities by providing them with the knowledge, skills and resources to develop Complete Streets-related solutions. Technical assistance is funded by the NJTPA and provided through a partnership with Sustainable Jersey and the Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center at Rutgers University. Selected participants receive free direct technical assistance to complete a specific task related to advancing a Complete Streets initiative in their community. No direct funding to municipalities is provided.
FY 2026 Program
The application period for the current round of this program closed on November 7, 2025. Submitted applications are under review. Four municipalities will be selected for projects to be conducted in spring-summer 2026.
Key Dates
| Application period opens | 9/29/2025 |
| Informational Webinar | 10/8/2025 |
| Application due date | 11/7/2025 |
| Municipal resolution due date | 12/15/2025 |
| Project delivery | Spring-summer 2026 |
Questions
First, review the Frequently Asked Questions. Questions can be submitted to Anne Heasly, Sustainable Jersey, at heaslya@tcnj.edu and Peter Bilton, NJTPA, at pbilton@njtpa.org. For questions about using the online application portal, contact Kaitlyn Vollmer, Sustainable Jersey, at vollmerk@tcnj.edu or call 609-771-3189.
Completed Projects
2024-2025
In 2024-2025, five municipalities received technical assistance. Projects in Belleville and Verona included temporary demonstration projects.
- Belleville Township, Essex County – Safer Streets Plan
- Belmar Borough, Monmouth County – Walkable Community Workshop
- Paterson City, Passaic County – Walkable Community Workshop
- Readington Township, Hunterdon County – Walkable Community Workshop
- Verona Township, Essex County – Walkable Community Workshop
2022-2023
In 2022-2023, seven municipalities received technical assistance. Projects included creating Complete Streets policies for Dunellen and Oakland and conceptual renderings for Passaic.
- Oakland Borough, Bergen County – Complete and Green Streets for All Policy
- Belleville Township, Essex County – Temporary Demonstration Project Guidance
- Dunellen Borough, Middlesex County – Complete and Green Streets for All Policy
- Seaside Heights Borough, Ocean County – Walkable Community Workshop
- Passaic City, Passaic County – Complete Streets Conceptual Renderings
- Bound Brook Borough, Somerset County – Walkable Community Workshop
- Plainfield City, Union County – Bicycle Corridor or Network Plan
2020-2021
In 2020-2021, eight municipalities participated:
- Hackensack City, Bergen County – Walkable Community Workshop
- West Orange Township, Essex County – Walkable Community Workshop
- Cranbury Township, Middlesex County – Bicycle Corridor or Network Plan
- Dunellen Borough, Middlesex County – Walkable Community Workshop
- Bradley Beach Borough, Monmouth County – Walkable Community Workshop
- Franklin Township, Somerset County – Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design Safety Audit and Site Assessment
- Manville Borough, Somerset County – Bicycle Corridor or Network Plan
- Garwood Borough, Union County – Bicycle Corridor or Network Plan
2018-2019
In 2018-2019, nine municipalities participated:
- Red Bank, Monmouth County – Pedestrian Safety Demonstration Project
- Bernardsville, Somerset County – Bernards Avenue Walkable Community Workshop
- Cranford, Union County – Complete Streets Conceptualization Report for Post Office Plaza
- Glen Rock, Bergen County – Hamilton Avenue Walkable Community Workshop
- Milltown, Middlesex County – Pedestrian Safety Demonstration Project
- Parsippany-Troy Hills, Morris County – North Beverwyck Road Walkable Community Workshop
- Eatontown, Monmouth County – Greenway Plan
- Westfield, Union County – North Avenue Walkable Community Workshop
- Leonia, Bergen County – Bicycle Route Alternatives Between Overpeck County Park and the George Washington Bridge