Hoboken Vision Zero Action Plan

In 2024, the City announced its seventh straight year without a fatal or serious injury collision.

The City of Hoboken, situated in the northeastern part of New Jersey and across the Hudson River from New York City, is the fourth most densely populated municipality in the U.S. It has been emerging as a regional center since 2000, and its population has grown by 41% over the past two decades. In January 2019, Mayor Bhalla announced the launch of a Vision Zero initiative to eliminate all traffic-related injuries and deaths by 2030. The establishment of the City’s Vision Zero initiative came as Hoboken wrapped up the development of a Complete Streets Design and Implementation Plan that included a Street Design Guide, updated complete streets policy and ordinance, and a checklist to assess redevelopment and street reconstruction and maintenance projects’ adherence to complete streets principles.

Nelson\Nygaard led a team to perform the Hoboken Vision Zero Action Plan, part of the City’s Vision Zero initiative. This plan serves as a roadmap for achieving the goal of zero traffic-related injuries and fatalities in Hoboken by 2030. It lays out action items and strategies, such as a data collection schedule, to identify metrics for each department to operationalize the five principles of Vision Zero. In addition, Nelson\Nygaard engaged the community throughout the process to ensure Hoboken’s Vision Zero initiative addresses actual and perceived safety concerns via a project website, with a survey and an interactive map to collect input, as well as a series of toolkits tailored for differences audiences.

The Plan will help Hoboken continue to take a leadership role in creating healthy, connected communities that advance the City’s vision for transportation equity via programmatic, operational, and capital improvements where they matter most. The Plan was adopted by City Council via resolution in July 2021.