In addition to the works enumerated in R.S. 40:56-1, any municipality may undertake development and maintenance of a pedestrian mall, or provide for the creation and management of a special improvement district, as a local improvement in accordance with this act and the provisions of chapter 56 of Title 40 of the Revised Statutes (R.S. 40:56-1 et seq.).
N.J.S. § 40:56-67