Ventnor City Streetscape Concept Designs for the North Beach Business District. Improvements to the area are set to begin after the 2018 summer season.
Ventnor City secured an $800,000 streetscape grant from the New Jersey Economic Development Authority for the North Beach Business District.
VENTNOR CITY STREETSCAPE
CONCEPT DESIGN PACKAGE
The streetscape improvements will include the installation of hanging plants from decorative street lights, trash and recycling containers, pedestrian scale lighting, sidewalk improvements, way finding signage and street trees and decorative tree grates to help create a better walking experience and sense of place, while also improving pedestrian safety by softening the appearance of the roadway, calming traffic and making bicyclists and pedestrians more visible.
Street trees in particular have been documented to provide several general benefits (e.g. reduced air and noise pollution, traffic calming and protection from the elements). The improvements are estimated to cost approximately $250,000 per block.