NJ Walks and Bikes

NJ Bike/Ped News Feed March 17, 2020 – March 30, 2020

NJ Bike/Ped Headlines 13 N.J. hiking trails to cure your coronavirus cabin fever March 21, 2020 – nj.com Milltown playgrounds closed until further notice March 23, 2020 – tapinto.net Coronavirus: NJ Transit among agencies requesting $25 billion bailout from Congress March 24, 2020 – northjersey.com Novel coronavirus pandemic may delay the long-awaited installation of flashing crosswalks in Metuchen March 24,…read more →

30 Mar, 2020

By: Aishwarya Shrestha

NJ BPRC News Feed

STEP-Aligned HAWK Signal Installed in Bergen County

Every Day Counts (EDC) is an initiative developed by the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) Center for Accelerating Innovation to improve safety along our roadways. Every two years, EDC identifies a number of highway safety innovations that are then supported for rapid deployment. A set of innovations targeted at pedestrian safety was identified within the 2019 – 2020 EDC cycle. Safe…read more →

20 Mar, 2020

By: BPRC

Promoting Active Travel to School

Active travel or active transportation means using physical energy to get around. Walking, biking, skating, and riding scooters, are all forms of active transportation. Many times, people who ride public transit also partake in active transportation as they walk or bike to and from the bus or train station. Benefits of active transportation can include personal health as well…read more →

20 Mar, 2020

By: Aishwarya Shrestha

NJ Bike/Ped News Feed February 28, 2020 – March 16, 2020

Our regularly posted News Feed provides you with convenient links on the latest news in the bicycle and pedestrian world. Check below for New Jersey headlines, crash reports, and the latest from around the county and the world. NJ Bike/Ped Headlines West Orange Council addresses pedestrian safety and changes to liquor consumption March 3, 2020 – tapinto.net Officials: Montclair…read more →

16 Mar, 2020

By: Lisa Cintron

NJ BPRC News Feed

The World of Bicycle Advocacy Has An Equity Problem. How Do We Fix it?

As bicycle commuting increases in the US, more and more cities are ramping up bike infrastructure improvements, which in turn normalize biking as a way to get around. Bike advocates have worked long and hard to make cities acknowledge the benefits and safety issues surrounding biking, and we have seen encouraging results in cities like Seattle, Portland and Minneapolis. In…read more →

13 Mar, 2020

By: Qingyang Xie

Education and Outreach

Introducing the Traffic Peanut

Most people have heard of or seen a traffic circle or roundabout before, but it might be fair to say that you haven’t heard of a traffic peanut. It is one of the latest traffic calming devices to hit the road. To best appreciate what a traffic peanut is, it is important to understand the distinctions between the traffic circle…read more →

9 Mar, 2020

By: Kendra Nelson

NJ Bike/Ped News Feed February 6, 2020 – February 27, 2020

Our regularly posted News Feed provides you with convenient links on the latest news in the bicycle and pedestrian world. Check below for New Jersey headlines, crash reports, and the latest from around the county and the world. NJ Bike/Ped Headlines Sophomore sues U. over poorly maintained sewer grate January 9, 2020 – dailyprincetonian.com Mountain Bike group wants…read more →

27 Feb, 2020

By: Aishwarya Shrestha

NJ BPRC News Feed

New parking taxes for New Jersey’s most populated cities

The Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey enacted AB 5070 on January 9, 2020. AB 5070 authorizes municipalities with a population of 100,000 or more to enforce parking taxes to finance projects to improve pedestrian access to mass transit. According to the act, any municipality with a population of 100,000 or greater according to the U.S….read more →

20 Feb, 2020

By: Aishwarya Shrestha

Diversifying Gender Roles in Transportation

The transportation sector struggles to grow and advance without diverse outreach efforts to attract talented individuals. Diverse outreach efforts are very important to attract diverse groups as they increase creativity and innovation to solve diverse and unique problems. With an increase in equity and inclusiveness concerns in the current times, diverse solutions require diverse labor force. Even though there…read more →

5 Feb, 2020

By: Aishwarya Shrestha

NJ Bike/Ped News Feed January 16, 2020 – February 5, 2020

Our regularly posted News Feed provides you with convenient links on the latest news in the bicycle and pedestrian world. Check below for New Jersey headlines, crash reports, and the latest from around the county and the world. NJ Bike/Ped Headlines Paramus adding dedicated bike lanes on Midland Avenue January 16, 2020 – patch.com Making 500 miles of…read more →

5 Feb, 2020

By: Aishwarya Shrestha