Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla delivered his third State of the City address, highlighting many initiatives that will improve the quality of life for residents. Mayor Bhalla’s top priorities include public safety, climate action, infrastructure development, housing, and increasing open spaces.
In Mayor Bhalla’s remarks, he shared the city’s work with its Vision Zero campaign to achieve zero traffic-related deaths and injuries by 2030. Since launching the program, Hoboken has had zero traffic-related fatalities and seen a 40% reduction in injuries, becoming a national model for eliminating traffic-related deaths in the U.S.
“But despite the difficulties brought by the pandemic, we’ve also seen the very best in Hoboken,” said Mayor Bhalla. “And thanks to the compassion of our community, we faced our challenges head-on together. I’m proud to say that the pandemic reaffirmed my faith in the residents of Hoboken as resilient, strong, and loving to their neighbors.”
Watch Mayor Bhalla’s address here.
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