Complete Streets Oversight Board

 

Complete Streets Oversight Board

The Complete Streets Oversight Board and Complete Streets Policy was established via Ordinance O-25-13 in May 2025. The Oversight Board consists of nine members: up to five members of municipal staff appointed by the Township Manager, including the Complete Streets Director, who shall serve as Chair; one member of the Police Department Traffic Safety Bureau to be appointed by Chief of Police; up to three Governing Body members, appointed by the Governing Body; and two members of the public who have experience in transportation planning or are members of organizations that have a vested interest in complete streets, appointed for two-year terms by the full Governing Body, and drawn initially from volunteer members of the Vision Zero Task Force. 

 

Oversight Board Powers & Duties

  1. Review transportation project checklists.
  2. Identify priority transportation projects through a project prioritization process as described in Article X, § 297-63, Complete Streets Policy, to quantitatively weigh performance measures addressing, but not limited to, safety, multi-modal access, and equity.
  3. Conduct studies and reviews to develop policies and recommendations to the Township's governing body to fulfill the purposes of Article X, Complete Streets Policy of the Township Code.
  4. Investigate and analyze issues affecting pedestrian and bicycle safety.
  5. Recommend to the Township's governing body initiatives and policies designed to enhance pedestrian and bicycle safety
  6. Collaborate with Township boards/committees, residents, volunteers, employees, governmental agencies etc., to share resource information and ideas consistent with the purposes of the Complete Streets Oversight Board.
  7. Encourage participation in Complete Streets projects and undertake factual investigation to determine the need to create, continue and expand Complete Streets initiatives, which shall include, but not be limited to, walking and bicycling programs to encourage individuals to be more physically active and to connect our community's parks and recreational amenities.
  8. Participate in training to research and analyze methods, trends, and studies to incorporate the best approaches to Complete Streets for a healthier and safer environment for the residents, visitors, and travelers of the Township.
  9. Develop strategies to create and expand upon the benefits of Complete Streets and to make the Township more walk and bike friendly.
  10. Maintain communication with the public; county, state, federal, and local government entities and agencies, as well as private organizations, whose programs and activities may have an impact on, and are compatible with, the Complete Streets initiatives, and can be of assistance to the Complete Streets Oversight Board.
  11. Review and submit comments regarding the finished Complete Streets checklists that are submitted to the Planning Board and Zoning Board of Adjustment.
  12. Carry out other such duties as may be assigned from time to time by the Township's governing body and/or Township Manager.
  13. Encourage and seek participation of the Township's residents in the work and activities of the Complete Oversight Board.

 

 

Oversight Board Schedule, Meetings & Minutes

(All meetings take place in the Municipal Building 2nd Floor Conference Room at 12pm unless otherwise noted) 

Thursday, September 11th

Thursday, October 9, 2025

Thursday, November 13, 2025 

Thursday, December 11, 2025

Thursday, January 8, 2026

Thursday, February 12, 2026

Thursday, March 12, 2026

Thursday, April 9, 2026

Thursday, May 14, 2026

Thursday, June 11, 2026

Thursday, July 9, 2026

Thursday, August 13, 2026

Thursday, September 10, 2026

Thursday, October 8, 2026

Thursday, November 12, 2026

Thursday, December 10, 2026

Complete Streets Oversight Board Members

 First Last Affiliation
Austin Ashley Department of Community Services
Dr. Renee Baskerville Mayor
Sgt. Ramil Carandang Police Department
Norberto Hernandez Department of Engineering
Jacob Nieman Public
Susan Shin Andersen Deputy Mayor
Janice Talley Department of Planning
Laura Torchio Complete Streets Department
Amy Veach Public