Woodbine Honored as Complete Streets Champion

WOODBINE – The Borough of Woodbine will receive an award for complete Streets Champion at the 2017 New Jersey Complete Streets Summit Oct. 24, 2017. The Summit will be held at Rutgers University.
Woodbine has previously been recognized for its accomplishments in achieving Complete Streets Community status. At that time, the Borough was cited for its understanding of the economic, public health, and mobility benefits of Complete Streets.
The Borough passed a local Complete Streets policy, helping to ensure that roadway projects throughout the Borough consider the needs of all road users. Over the years, the Borough has been extremely proactive in securing funds to improve its municipal roadways, provide sidewalks and pedestrian trails, and develop bikeways throughout the community.  All of these actions are compatible with the goals of a Complete Streets Program.
The Complete Streets movement is about institutionalizing the principles of accommodating transit-riders, pedestrians, cyclists, and motorists while making the roads safe for children, the elderly, and the disabled as well as able-bodied adults. Complete Streets enhance the livability of the Borough for all of its residents and visitors.
Woodbine is also currently certified as a Sustainable Jersey Bronze level community and has an approved Community Forestry Management Plan.
In conjunction with the latter, Mayor Pikolycky received a Green Community Achievement Award from the New Jersey Forest Service, New Jersey Tree Foundation, and New Jersey Community Forestry Council.
“In addition to be honored as a Complete Streets Champion, Woodbine has also won the Sustainable Jersey Sustainability Champion Award in the Small Municipality Category, and Cross County Connections has recognized us for our Safe Routes to Schools initiatives” noted Mayor Pikolycky. “For such a small municipality, we certainly continue to show championship qualities.”