The purpose of this chapter is to enable the streets of the
Borough of South River to provide safe, convenient, and comfortable
routes for walking, bicycling, and public transportation that encourage
increased use of these modes of transportation, enable convenient
travel as part of daily activities, improve the public welfare by
addressing a wide array of health and environmental problems, and
meet the needs of all users of the streets, including children, older
adults, and people with disabilities. The contents of this chapter
will address a variety of traffic and parking designations.
The Task Force for Safe Streets shall be responsible for the
following tasks within the Borough of South River:
A. The Task
Force for Safe Streets shall develop policy for collecting data measuring
how well the streets of the Borough of South River are serving each
category of users.
B. The Task
Force for Safe Streets shall consider developing performance standards
with measurable benchmarks reflecting the ability of users to travel
in safety and comfort.
C. When appropriate,
the Task Force for Safe Streets shall establish procedures to allow
full public participation in policy decisions and transparency in
individual determinations concerning the design and use of streets.
If any part or parts of this chapter are held
to be invalid for any reason, such decision shall not affect the validity
of the remaining portions of this chapter.