Asbury Park Complete Streets Coalition is part of The Task Force: NJ Target Zero Commission Working Group.
We invite you to share actionable items that support the Target Zero Commission Goal and the Safe System Approach, for consideration in the development of the NJ Target Zero Commission Action Plan, focused on ending traffic fatalities in NJ.
New Jersey Target Zero Action Plan Input Form
This form is designed to gather your ideas on policies and strategies that will drive statewide improvements, with a focus on broad solutions rather than specific geographic locations.
Please feel free to share this form with colleagues and other interested parties. This form may be used multiple times; please include only one idea for each submission.
If you have any questions, please email targetzero@rutgers.edu.
Target Zero Commission Goal:
Eliminate traffic fatalities and serious injuries on all public roadways in the State by 2040.
You may submit constructive ideas using the Safe System Approach Focus Areas:
- Safer People – Encourage safe, responsible driving and behavior by people who use our roads and create conditions that prioritize their ability to reach their destination unharmed.
- Safer Roads – Design roadway environments to mitigate human mistakes and account for injury tolerances, to encourage safer behaviors, and to facilitate safe travel by the most vulnerable users.
- Safer Vehicles – Expand the availability of vehicle systems and features that help to prevent crashes and minimize the impact of crashes on both occupants and non-occupants.
- Safer Speeds – Promote safer speeds in all roadway environments through a combination of thoughtful, equitable, context-appropriate roadway design, appropriate speed-limit setting, targeted education, outreach campaigns, and enforcement.
- Post-Crash Care – Enhance the survivability of crashes through expedient access to emergency medical care, while creating a safe working environment for vital first responders and preventing secondary crashes through robust traffic incident management practices.
Comments are due by 5pm on Friday, July 11, 2025.
Governor Murphy Signs Legislation Creating Target Zero Commission
“Asbury Park Complete Streets Coalition applauds the signing of this bold legislation, which will bring about implementation of road safety measures to prevent crashes, injuries, and save the lives of vulnerable road users: anyone outside of a car, and ensure safety for drivers themselves,” said Polli Schildge, Founding Member and Director, Asbury Park Complete Streets Coalition. “Crashes, injuries, and fatalities are a human health crisis, affecting everyone, and disproportionately communities like those in Asbury Park, where many residents of all ages must walk and roll for daily transportation. The signing of the New Jersey Target Zero Bill signals a commitment to provide safe, equitable access for everyone on streets and roads in New Jersey.”
Onward~
Polli Schildge, Editor