NJ Bike/Ped Headlines
Garfield gets grant money for streetscape, school safety
NorthJersey.com – March 12th
Downtown Millburn accidents highlight safety shortfalls
NorthJersey.com – March 12th
Woodland Park plans improvements to Zaccaria, Rose Place Parks
NorthJersey.com – March 10th
St. Lawrence Rehabilitation Center hosting annual Bicycle Safety Rodeo & Safe Kids Day May 9
NJ.com – March 10th
Hightstown awarded $275K state grant to improve roads, sidewalks near elementary schools
NJ.com – March 10th
Toni Robbi of East Amwell Environmental Commission discusses trails at recent workshop
NJ.com – March 9th
‘Road Diet’ will enhance safety along Promenade Boulevard in Bridgewater
NJ.com – March 6th
Oakland gets $200,000 school sidewalk grant
NorthJersey.com – March 5th
Police chief asks Mount Laurel council to consider crosswalks
South Jersey Local News – March 5th
Route 130 tops ‘most dangerous’ list for fifth consecutive year
Burlington County Times – March 4th
Grants of $4.8M to fund projects in Bergen, Passaic Counties
NorthJersey.com – March 3rd
Sussex Turnpike improvements set to start
New Jersey Hills – March 3rd
$332,000 grant will improve kids’ walk to school
Randolph Reporter – March 3rd
First phase of 13-mile Kinkora rail trail project to link Mansfield, Springfield
NJ.com – March 2nd
NJBWC’s Cyndy Steiner on biking and walking communities
Dover Post – March 2nd
Pedestrian safety must start from ground up
NorthJersey.com – March 1st
Pascrell announces federal transportation grants to Bergen, Passaic Counties
The Bergen Dispatch – February 26th
Crash Report
Pedestrian struck by vehicle in downtown Millburn
NorthJersey.com – March 12th
Child hit by car in Little Ferry amid rash of pedestrian incidents
NorthJersey.com – March 12th
Route 22 East pedestrian accident in New Jersey temporarily closes all lanes
Lehigh Valley Live – March 11th
NYC man killed in hit-and-run while walking to work in Newark, authorities say
NJ.com – March 10th
Pedestrian fatally struck by car driven by employee of Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office
NorthJersey.com – March 10th
Pedestrian struck by street sign in Lyndhurst
NorthJersey.com – March 10th
Hamilton police trying to identify pedestrian struck, killed by car on Nottingham Way
NJ.com – March 10th
2 bicyclists struck by car in Paramus
News 12 New Jersey – March 8th
Veteran Somerville firefighter killed in hit-and-run outside fire house
NJ.com – March 8th
Suspect wanted for pedestrian hit-and-run
Shore News Network – March 8th
Man killed in Toms River hit-and-run
News 12 New Jersey – March 7th
Woman, 73, hurt in Bergenfield hit-and-run, police say
NJ.com – March 5th
Video shows New Jersey police car hit woman crossing the street
The Times Herald – March 3rd
64-year-old man left in critical condition after Millville hit-and-run incident, police say
NJ.com – March 3rd
Dover woman struck and killed by truck while walking home from church, authorities say
NJ.com – March 2nd
Opinion
It’s no fun dodging speeders on Paxson Avenue
NJ.com – March 10th
Interstates in U.S. dangerous for pedestrians, AAA study notes
Kansas City Star – March 5th
National
Bike mechanics emerge as key component of CitiBike’s equity effort
People for Bikes – March 11th
Meet this year’s heroes of the national biking and walking movement
Bike Walk Alliance – March 11th
Family of bicyclist, retired Millard West teacher killed by driver files tort claim against county
Omaha.com – March 10th
12 illuminating facts about race, ethnicity, income, and bicycling
Streetsblog.org – March 10th
Nearly 100 pedestrians killed on Connecticut roads between 2011-2013
New London Patch – March 5th
CitiBike expansion will serve more public housing locations
People for Bikes – March 5th
NYC to spend $250 million to make dangerous streets safer
New Jersey Herald – March 4th
Survey: 100 million Americans bike each year, but few make it a habit
Streetsblog.org – March 4th
Washburn Review – March 4th
Toward a simple and universal law of pedestrian behavior
Citylab.com – March 3rd
Pedestrian countdown timers a boon for drivers too
Chicago Tribune – March 3rd
Six ideas for building cycling culture from the World Bicycle Forum
The City Fix – March 2nd
People for Bikes – March 2nd
Distracted walking? Thanks to cellphones, that’s now a thing
NJ.com – February 28th
Safety in numbers: Biking is safest in nations with the most people on bikes
Streetsblog.org – February 27th
Boston, Columbus, Detroit, Indy, Minneapolis, Houston, Denver & Seattle all unveil protected lanes
People for Bikes – February 27th
Video
National Bike Summit 2015: Talking “bikes plus”
Streetfilms.org – March 11th