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Focus: Transportation

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Complete and Green Streets for All

Eatontown Borough meets community needs through complete and green streets

Have you visited one of the hundreds of New Jersey communities that have adopted or implemented policies promoting complete streets? Maybe you have heard of complete streets or green streets, but you are not exactly sure what it means or how it can benefit your community.

Complete streets are 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 the local context. Green streets focus on incorporating green stormwater infrastructure to reduce flooding, cool and clean the air, and provide many other environmental, economic, and societal benefits.

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Featured Article

Crisis Outreach

Municipalities' communications push into overdrive to keep communities connected during pandemic

The phrase “in this together” has become the sign off on Newark Director of Communications Sondra D. Roberts’ emails. In municipalities around the state and around the country, officials are striving to keep residents informed, calm, and safe as they all strive to maintain a sense of normalcy in an extraordinary time responding to COVID-19.

We spoke with communications managers throughout the Garden State about how they’ve stepped up their efforts and how they’re successfully connecting with residents.

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In this Issue

Women’s Suffrage

Read All About It: Suffragist Reading List

Throughout 2020 NJ Municipalities magazine is highlighting the centennial of women's suffrage by recognizing the contributions made by NJ residents to the suffrage movement, and highlight current exhibits, events and reading materials. You may view this department of the last page of each issue. This month’s entry is titled: "Read All About It: Suffragist Reading List".

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About NJ Municipalities

NJ Municipalities serves as a forum for the exchange of ideas and information on municipal affairs, new initiatives and changing legislation for public officials in New Jersey. This magazine has been a news source for local government organizations for over 100 years, and is available in print and digital format. Published monthly, with the exception of July, August and September.

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