NJ Bike/Ped Headlines
Millions in state aid going to Camden County towns to help fund improvements
NJ.com – May 15th
NJDOT releases new tour route for Columbia Trail as part of Bike Month
NJ.com – May 15th
Passaic Valley towns to get road, electricity and drainage improvements
NorthJersey.com – May 14th
NJ Assembly approves bill dedicating higher fines to pedestrian safety
Burlington County Times – May 14th
NJ’s 5 most common deadly bicycle accidents
Asbury Park Press – May 14th
Hasbrouck Heights gets funds for next phase of streetscape project
NorthJersey.com – May 14th
Traffic light is installed at the Route 4 crossing in Elmwood Park and Fair Lawn
NorthJersey.com – May 14th
Cedar Grove police to host bicycle safety event
Essex County Place – May 14th
Moving in reverse: Monmouth County guts its Complete Streets policy
New Jersey Bike & Walk Coalition – May 13th
Chatham Township receives largest grant in New Jersey for Safe Routes
Tap into Chatham – May 12th
Westwood is replacing street trees downtown, fixing sidewalks
NorthJersey.com – May 11th
Maplewood to use grant for upgrades at Clinton
Essex News Daily – May 11th
Walkways add safety… if we’d use them
NorthJersey.com – May 10th
East Windsor: Town wants to be a roll model for bike safety
Windsor-Hights Herald – May 8th
Cycling: Getting back on the bike
NorthJersey.com – May 7th
Chatham wins Safe Routes to School Grant
NJ.com – May 7th
Sea Bright poised to move forward with funds in place
The Hub – May 7th
Initiative boosts pedestrian safety for Millburn students
NorthJersey.com – May 7th
May brings us Bike Month and plenty of NJ cycling events to choose from
NJ.com – May 6th
Bikes take to Boonton’s Main Street, in droves
New Jersey Hills – May 6th
NJ’s Monmouth County: Once a Complete Streets Leader, now a Complete Streets obstructionist
Mobilizing the Region – May 4th
The Jersey Tomato Press – May 2nd
Bike to Work Challenge offers many benefits to commuters
New Jersey Herald – May 2nd
Flowering Phillipsburg trees chopped down to make way for new sidewalks
Lehigh Valley Live – April 30th
It’s time for Observer Highway to get a massive makeover
NJ.com – April 30th
Roadway traveled 25,000 times a day could be better, report finds
NJ.com – April 30th
NorthJersey.com – April 30th
Montclair Center covers ‘Uptown Funk’ to raise pedestrian issue awareness
NorthJersey.com – April 30th
Kessler Institute offers 10 tips for safe riding
CentralJersey.com – April 30th
North Plainfield students take part in Safe Routes to School Program
Tap into North Plainfield – April 29th
Trenton Transit Center gets bike repair station for quick fixes
NJ.com – April 29th
Westfield hosts Crossing Guard Recognition Breakfast
NJ.com – April 28th
Ocean City High School debuts new bicycle curriculum
Shore News Today – April 28th
Safety cited in SJ jaywalking crackdowns
Courier-Post – April 27th
Bay Head could be haven for bicyclists, walkers
Asbury Park Press – April 24th
Lake foundation, Roxbury look to spruce up Landing
New Jersey Hills – April 24th
Long Valley man suggests trail expansion
Observer Tribune – April 24th
Traffic light on Broadway to help pedestrians
NorthJersey.com – April 23rd
Major overhaul planned for Sussex Turnpike in Randolph
New Jersey Hills – April 23rd
Waldwick seeking grant to improve path at pond
NorthJersey.com – April 23rd
Crash Report
Driver ticketed after striking pedestrian in Hopewell Borough
NJ.com – May 15th
Man struck and killed on Route 1 in Woodbridge
NJ.com – May 15th
Driver hits pedestrian in Chatham crosswalk
NJ.com – May 11th
Pedestrian hit by car in front of Monroe H.S.
NJ.com – May 9th
In Essex County: Garbage truck kills pedestrian
Newark Patch – May 6th
2 pedestrians killed on New Jersey Turnpike in Secaucus, police say
NJ.com – May 6th
Mount Laurel accident kills pedestrian
Courier-Post.com – May 4th
Pedestrians struck crossing Delsea Drive in Franklin
NJ.com – April 30th
Alexandria pedestrian hit and medevacked
NJ.com – April 30th
Lakehurst teen ‘critical’ after car hits bicycle on Route 37
Manchester Patch – April 28th
Girl struck, seriously injured by bus in Jersey City
My9NJ.com – April 26th
Pedestrian killed on Route 19 in Clifton
NJ.com – April 25th
Pedestrian hospitalized after accident in Lawnside parking lot, report says
NJ.com – April 25th
Opinion
Increase in fines for motorists and pedestrians does not guarantee safer streets
NJ.com – May 15th
Capital Bikeshare’s plan to handle the rush hour dock shortage
Streetsblog.org – May 13th
Biking and walking get about as much research funding as chicken trucks
Streetsblog.org – May 12th
NorthJersey.com – May 7th
State should cultivate a culture of health
Daily Record – April 28th
National
The case for building a garden in the middle of the street
Streetsblog.org – May 14th
Research says bike share has a rosy (digital) future
Treeghugger.com – May 13th
CNN – May 11th
Frenchtown launches ‘Street Smart’ pedestrian safety campaign
NJ.com – May 11th
AAA offering tips for bicycle safety on May 14 at AAA Union
NJ.com – May 11th
America’s biggest bike-share operator now makes its own bikes
Streetsblog.org – May 7th
Honolulu’s first protected bike lane cuts sidewalk biking 65 percent
Streetsblog.org – May 7th
Salt Lake City to install nation’s first protected intersection for bicycling
Streetsblog.org – May 6th
Birmingham’s new bike-share will have electric-assist bicycles
NextCity.org – May 4th
SEPTA sustainability report includes cycle-transit plan
Main Line Media News – May 3rd
Bipartisan bill proposes national Complete Streets Policy
Streetsblog.org – May 1st
U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame is ready to turn the corner
DavisEnterprise.com – May 1st
Absurd “pedestrian safety kit” highlights the perils of walking in America
Streetsblog.org – April 29th
NACTO: If you want bike-share to succeed, put stations close together
Streetsblog.org – April 29th
Study that spurred bike helmet fetish was repudiated by its own authors
Streetsblog.org – April 28th
Walk or bike in downtown Tampa? New Greenway provides shade from Riverwalk to Ybor City
83 Degrees Media – April 28th
Why is it so hard to get across U.S. cities using only bike lanes?
NextCity.org – April 24th
Recalls this week: vacuum cleaners, bicycles
New Jersey Herald – April 24th
Avoid bikelash by building more bike lanes
Streetsblog.org – April 24th
Video
Asbury Park Press – May 15th
Streetfilms.org – May 11th
Freeways without futures: I-435 in Dallas
Streetfilms.org – May 2nd