Local Safety Action Plan Adopted by Morris County Commissioners
Published on September 26, 2025
Plan Developed with the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority to Improve Road Safety
The Morris County Board of County Commissioners this week approved a Local Safety Action Plan (LSAP), a strategic framework developed with the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA) to improve roadway safety and reduce fatal and serious injury crashes across the county.
“The LSAP was funded by NJTPA and has been more than a year in the making after the board passed a resolution to undertake the plan in 2023. The document is to be used as a planning tool, not to implement specific projects. Most importantly, it opens up billions of dollars in grants from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Safe Streets and Roads for All Program to the county and all 39 municipalities,” said Commissioner Deputy Director Stephen H. Shaw, who also serves as secretary of the NJTPA.
The plan, shared in advance with officials from all 39 municipalities, identifies priority areas and outlines potential safety improvements. While the LSAP does not authorize construction or policy changes, it positions Morris County and its towns to compete for federal funding, including the federal Safe Streets and Roads for All Program.
No projects will move forward without coordination with municipalities and public input.
Development of the LSAP began in September 2024 and included data analysis, community feedback and guidance from a steering committee. Residents participated through surveys and public meetings throughout the year, with updates about the LSAP posted on the Official Website of Morris County, NJ and Morris.SafetyPlansNJ.com, as well as the county’s social media accounts.
View the Local Safety Action Plan
Nearly half of all fatal and serious injury crashes in Morris County occurred on county and municipal roads between 2017 and 2021, underscoring the importance of the plan’s focus on local roadways. The Federal Highway Administration has recognized LSAPs as an effective strategy to reduce these crashes.
The plan has been endorsed by Avenues in Motion, the nonprofit transportation management association serving Morris County, which praised it as a “practical step to reduce crashes and improve safe travel for all roadway users.”
The LSAP was funded by the NJTPA, the federally authorized metropolitan planning organization for 13 counties in northern and central New Jersey. For more information about the NJTPA, visit njtpa.org.
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Photo: The intersection of Ann Street at Schuyler Place in Morristown, one of the priority locations listed in the LSAP.