[Amended 11-8-2019 by Ord. No. 31-2019]
The Borough of Bloomingdale Complete Streets Policy promotes
a comprehensive, integrated, connected multimodal transportation network
by providing connections to bicycling and walking trip generators
such as employment, education, residential, recreational and public
facilities, as well as retail and transit centers.
[Amended 11-8-2019 by Ord. No. 31-2019]
a. Create a comprehensive, integrated, connected multimodal transportation
network by facilitating connection to bicycling and walking trip generators
such as employment, education, residential, recreational, retail,
transit, and public facilities.
b. Provide safe and accessible accommodations for existing and future
pedestrian, bicycle, vehicle and transit facilities on all roadways
in the Borough.
c. Develop procedures for Borough officials to evaluate transportation
projects, major site plan reviews and redevelopment plans, and to
ensure that adequate consideration of bicycle, pedestrian and transit
needs are incorporated into the planning, design, constructions, and
maintenance of projects.
d. Transportation facilities constructed for long-term use shall anticipate
likely future demand for bicycling and walking facilities and not
preclude the provision of future improvements.
e. Designs shall address the need for bicyclists and pedestrians to
cross corridors, as well as travel along them, in a safe accessible
and convenient manner; therefore, the design of intersections, interchanges
and bridges shall anticipate use by bicyclists and pedestrians.
f. Improvements shall also consider connections for trail crossings
and areas or populations groups with limited transportation options.
g. Improvements shall comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act
(ADA).
[Amended 11-8-2019 by Ord. No. 31-2019]
Exemptions in any zone in the Borough for the Complete Streets
Policy shall be documented with supporting data indicating the reason(s)
for the decision, and are limited to the following:
a. Pedestrian and bicycle facilities shall not be required where they
are prohibited by law.
b. Where scarcity of population, travel and attractors, both existing
and future, indicate an absence of need for these accommodations,
they shall not be required.
c. Where detrimental environmental, safety or social impacts outweigh
the need for these accommodations, they shall not be required.
d. Proposed bicycle lanes and sidewalks shall have connections to adjoining
Borough and County roads. Bicycle lanes and sidewalks with no planned
connections may not be considered.
e. Where no present or future transit facilities exist, or are anticipated,
compliance is not required.
[Amended 11-8-2019 by Ord. No. 31-2019]
The Complete Streets Priority Action Plan is set forth to identify
priority actions and improvement areas for decision-makers and Borough
professionals to focus their attention and propose complete street
alternatives in adherence to the policy.
a. Work with the Borough School Districts to encourage walking and bicycling
in accordance with school policies for students.
b. Encourage and facilitate complete streets improvements on roadways
owned and maintained by the County of Passaic.
c. Promote outdoor dining, where permitted by code, and to engender
the community and encourage pedestrian activity.
d. Require Public Works employees to consider complete streets policies
during their maintenance activities. Employees shall be expected to:
1. Complete street cleaning of the entire street surface; and
2. Avoid snow plowing that pushes snow into crosswalks, blocking access.
Blocked crosswalks shall be cleared as soon as possible.
e. The Borough's Land Use Board shall promote bicycle and pedestrian
improvements during their review of commercial, retail, office, and
multifamily residential land uses.