SJTPO - Complete Streets Outreach & Technical Assistance Program
With funding from the South Jersey Transportation Planning Organization (SJTPO), Sustainable Jersey will assist the Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center at Rutgers University (VTC) and the Cross County Connection Transportation Management Association (CCCTMA) to deliver a program that focuses on municipalities and the advancement of Complete Streets approaches through training, technical assistance, and the creation of a demonstration materials lending library. This program is made possible through the SJTPO with federal funding provided by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.
Complete Streets are defined in accordance with the State of New Jersey Complete Streets Design Guide as follows: "Complete Streets are streets designed for all users, all modes of transportation, and all ability levels. They balance the needs of drivers, pedestrians, bicyclists, transit riders, emergency responders, and goods movement based on local context."
Free Municipal Complete Streets Technical Assistance
The application for the 2024-2025 program closed on March 7, 2025. Thanks to all the municipalities that submitted applications. A project selection committee will review the applications and select three municipalities to receive technical assistance services. An announcement of selected projects is scheduled for late April 2025 and projects will be completed by March 2026.
If you still need to submit the Grant Authorization Resolution for your application, please note that it is due by April 4, 2025. You can read more about this requirement in the Application Information Packet and can download a Sample Grant Resolution. You can sign into your grant account and upload the document directly into the Section Three of the grant application.
Submit Grant Authorization Resolution
Note: this link will not allow new applications to be started--only applicants who have completed Section One and Section Two of the grant application that was due on 3/07/25 have access to the grant portal.
Through a competitive application process, municipalities will be selected to receive technical assistance in order to complete a Complete Streets initiative. The Complete Streets Technical Assistance (CSTA) team, comprised of staff from Sustainable Jersey, Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center at Rutgers University (VTC) and the Cross County Connection Transportation Management Association (CCCTMA) will provide the technical assistance to the municipality. No direct funding to municipalities is provided.
Eligible applicants include municipal governments within the SJTPO’s 4-county region comprised of Salem, Cumberland, Cape May and Atlantic counties.
Types of Technical Assistance
The Complete Streets Technical Assistance (CSTA) team will help municipalities bring together key stakeholders to explore a local safety concern. In addition to providing problem definition, the CSTA team will assist in delivering alternative concepts using a collaborative approach to address a specific local need. The CSTA team will identify next steps toward facilitating local problem-solving. Since every municipality has different needs, the team will provide technical assistance to help advance Complete Streets by documenting existing conditions, exploring opportunities for improvement, and providing recommendations. Technical assistance may include:
- Bicycle Network Plan: To help identify specific routes and road treatments to improve bicycling infrastructure as well as considering safety for pedestrians and micromobility users.
- Complete Streets Community Workshop Walk Audit: To conduct a workshop and audit of up to a half-mile of street to identify potential pedestrian and bicycle improvements.
- Complete and Green Streets for All Guidance: To develop or update a Complete Streets Policy to align with the 2020 NJDOT Complete and Green Streets for All Policy.
Some projects may include temporary demonstrations to illustrate potential roadway improvements.
Projects are anticipated to be between 6 and 9 months in duration and completed between May 2025 and March 2026.
Training: What are Complete Streets and How to Craft and Implement an Effective Municipal Policy
SJTPO sponsored a webinar on Thursday, January 23, 2025
Learn how to create and adopt your own custom municipal Complete & Green Streets Policy! This session was designed for planners, advocates, public health professionals, policymakers, elected officials, and anyone looking to learn more about Complete and Green Streets and how to adopt and implement a policy to design safer, greener, and more accessible streets for your community.
During the webinar we provided detail information on the following:
- What are Complete Streets and the costs of incomplete streets
- Policy paradigms for safer streets and how to achieve zero deaths
- What needs to be included in a municipal policy to ensure effective implementation
- How to get local buy-in and policy stewardship
Questions?
For questions regarding the online grants portal only: Email Kaitlyn Vollmer at grants@sustainablejersey.com or call 609 771-3189.
For project related questions: Email Anne Heasly at heaslya@tcnj.edu.
All answered questions will be posted on the FAQ page.
Demonstration Materials Lending Library - Coming in 2025!
To support communities in the SJTPO region who want to undertake temporary demonstration projects to explore Complete Streets initiatives, CCTMA will create and support a lending library of materials. In order to demonstrate a proposed roadway improvement, municipalities can use paint, signs, movable bollards, planters and other materials to illustrate on the ground the conceptual change. CCTMA will work with SJTPO to make materials such as delineator posts, stencils, paints, and traffic cones available for loan to communities to complete these projects. Once available, information on how to access and check out materials will be posted on this webpage.
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