The City of Hoboken sought assistance with updating its five-year-old Complete Streets Policy with a new design guide, policy, ordinance, and checklists. The Hoboken Street Design Guide is a roadmap that provides policy and design guidance to all parties involved in street design decisions, including governmental agencies, consultants, private developers, and community groups.
The Hoboken Street Design Guide provides information on the City’s adopted street typology and contains specific guidance on the appropriate bicycle, pedestrian, transit, and travelway treatments to apply within each street type. The guide will enable planners, engineers, and policy makers to identify context-sensitive street elements that are consistent with complete streets best practices and suitable for Hoboken’s unique context, while incorporating green infrastructure to address resiliency. The overall goal of this project is to support development of streets that are safe and accessible for all users.
Below is an example of a street design included in the final report. Neighborhood streets serve as local neighbohood connections to community destinations. They are designed for slower travel speeds as result of their short blocks, narrow widths and frequent parking.
