Hudson County leaders have an ambitious goal — no more traffic or pedestrian deaths in New Jersey’s densest county. After being credited with reducing traffic-related fatalities in Jersey City and Hoboken, the Vision Zero initiative is being expanding to examine every road in Hudson County to make drivers and pedestrians safer.
“It’s important that everybody buys into this,” said Anthony Romano, chairman of the Board of Hudson County Commissioners. “We’re all looking to work together to come to good compromises and to good solutions to the problems to ensure that everyone is safe.”
The Vision Zero Task Force will be chaired by Craig Guy, also the chief of staff for county executive Thomas DeGise. Guy said the task force will take a long look at John F. Kennedy Boulevard, long considered one of the most dangerous thoroughfares in Hudson County.
“I was a retired lieutenant from Jersey City. I took part in doing far too many accident reports over my career up on Kennedy Boulevard,” Guy said. “We need a change. We need to look at the Kennedy Boulevard safety hazards from a holistic point of view.”
According to state data, 15 people have died in traffic-related accidents in Hudson County this year.
