Public Weighs In to Improve Pedestrian Safety

Even in a city as bike- and pedestrian friendly as Hoboken, a lot still needs to be done to increase safety. 

And in order to do that, the city asked the public to chime in last week.  

In another public meeting about parking and transportation at the Multi Service Center last week, members of the public joined some city officials to brainstorm. 

The project to increase bicycle- and pedestrian safety will be paid for by a grant from the state's Department of Transportation, and will be between $100,000 and $150,000, said Director of Transportation and Parking Ian Sacs. 

With the help of the RBA Group, the planning firm the state assigned to the plan, a proposal will be drafted. Tiffany Robinson, said that a plan should be ready by November. After that, it's up to the city to follow it or not. 

Robinson said that although there's no comprehensive plan right now, the firm—with help from the public and Sacs—will attain goals and make recommendations how best to spend the grant money. 

"Hoboken has a great street system," said Robinson, "it's built to be pedestrian and bike friendly."