NJ Bike/Ped Headlines
Crackdown on Route 130 adds a new tactic: cops as decoy pedestrians
PhillyBurbs.com – August 1
Road conditions analyzed for Rutherford’s proposed bike ring
NorthJersey.com – August 1
Walking the boards
PhillyBurbs.com – August 1
NJ Transit Train Deaths Adding Up in 2013
NewJerseyNewsroom.com – August 2
WSJ.com – August 2
Driver gets 5-year sentence in hit-and-run accident that killed AC man in motorized wheelchair
DailyJournal.net – August 3
Group petitions for traffic light at dangerous Jersey City Heights intersection
NJ.com – August 5
Kickstarter Win for YBIKE Evolve, the 3-in-1 Smart Bike for Kids
MarketWatch.com – August 6
TransOptions aims to teach kids bike safety
NJHerald.com – August 7
Task force address pedestrian-vehicle concerns on Rt. 1
WDEL.com – August 7
Hilltop Conservancy to Host Kid’s Grasshopper Bicycle Race Aug. 17
TheAlternativePress.com – August 7
Ramapo Rally a full day of fun
NorthJersey.com – August 8
Long Beach Township Teaching Traffic Safety With T-shirts
TheSandPaper.net – August 8
Disable Veteran Kicked Off Boardwalk For Walking With Service Dog
Inquisitr.com – August 11
Pedestrian Safety Campaign Will Launch in Hackettstown
Hackettstown.Patch.com – August 11
N.J. slow to make fixes for bike traffic on Route 9W
NorthJersey.com – August 11
Accidents on 9W continue as bicyclists wait for promised state upgrades
NJ.com – August 12
BOOMR Bike Tour offers various routes through Sussex, Warren counties
NJHerald.com – August 13
Graphic D-Signs Sets Stellar Stage for New Jersey State Criterium Championships Bicycle Race
PRWeb.com – August 13
Plan for TID questioned in Ridgewood
NorthJersey.com – August 13
Bike OCNJ to discuss citywide route at community meeting
ShoreNewsToday.com – August 13
School districts update programs, equipment and more
PressOfAtlanticCity.com – August 14
Is crosswalk necessary at Chatham Township ‘hub?’
NewJerseyHills.com – August 14
Social Bicycles Brings ‘Smart’ Bike Share to Hoboken
WNYC.org – August 14
Brigantine Police encourage kids to wear bicycle helmets
NBC40.net – August 14
Township to receive ‘Safe Corridor’ grant for Route 1
CentralJersey.com – August 14
NorthJersey.com – August 15
Jersey City’s Missing Bike Lanes Will Be Striped This Fall, City Promises
StreetsBlog.org – August 15
County distributing new “Yield to Pedestrian” signs
SUNNE.WS – August 15
Shuttles for walkers, cyclists over Bayonne Bridge
NorthJersey.com – August 15
Crash Report
Man struck by NJ Transit train in Matawan
NJ.com – July 31
Man is killed by NJ Transit Train in Garfield
NorthJersey.com – August 1
Train strikes, kills woman at Matawan-Aberdeen station
APP.com – August 5
Two boys struck by a car in Lakewood
APP.com – August 5
Woman pedestrian hit on River Road in Guttenberg is still unconscious but stable
NJ.com – August 10
Motorist Strikes Cyclist on Grandview Avenue, North Caldwell, Saturday
TheAlternativePress.com – August 10
Morristown man struck, killed by NJ Transit train in Convent Station
NewJerseyHills.com – August 11
Bicyclist killed in crash with car on Route 10 in Roxbury, police say
NJ.com – August 11
Tractor-Trailer And Bicyclists Involved In Barnegat Light Crash
Barnegat-Manahawkin.Patch.com – August 13
Bicyclist injured after she was hit by car Monday
PhillyBurbs.com – August 14
Opinion
AAA Members: Get Your Money Back
TSTC.org – August 7
High Pedestrian Fatality Rates Aren’t the Only Thing FHWA “Focus Cities” Have in Common
TSTC.org – August 7
The Trials and Tribulations of Walking in South Jersey
TSTC.org – August 8
THUD Post-Mortem: What Happened?
BikeLeague.com – August 9
What Route 35 Could Look Like if NJDOT Followed its Own Complete Streets Policy
TSTC.org – August 9
Meet Your Rep: Join a Town Hall Meeting
BikeLeague.com – August 9
Women On A Roll To Better Health
BikeLeague.com – August 12
Harvey Cedars Mayor and Residents Fight for “3 iN HC”
WalkBikeJersey.Blogspot.com – August 12
Bicyclist Killed By Motorist On Route 10 in Succasunna
WalkBikeJersey.Blogspot.com – August 13
BikeLeague.com – August 13
New Cyclist on NYPD Blitz: “It Makes Me Think Twice” About Using Citi Bike
StreetsBlog.com – August 14
NewJerseyHill.com – August 15
Should Cyclists Be Treated Like Pedestrians, Motorists — or Cyclists?
StreetsBlog.org – August 15
National
Hit & run driver accelerated onto LA boardwalk
NJHerald.com – August 4
A Pedestrian Is Killed in a Traffic Crash in the U.S. Every 2 Hours
TheAtlanticCities.com – August 5
Does Citi Bike Hurt or Help Local Bike Rental Companies?
WNYC.org – August 5
Study: Cyclists Gravitate Toward Streets With Protected Bike Lanes
StreetsBlog.org – August 7
Advocacy Group Tells Connecticut: Make Roads Safer For Seniors
Courant.com – August 8
10 Myths About Women & Bicycling
BikeLeague.com – August 8
The skirt that inspires more women to cycle
ECF.com – August 8
Texting while walking blamed in the nationwide increase of pedestrian deaths
DailyMail.co.uk – August 9
Meet Streetmix, the Website Where You Can Design Your Own Street
StreetsBlog.org – August 12
Austin Ramps Up Enforcement of Passing Law
BikeLeague.com – August 12
NHTSA Reports 2011 Pedestrian Fatalities Up 3%
U.S. Department of Transportation – August 2013
Everyone Is A Pedestrian Website Launch
NHTSA.gov – August 2013
National Center Releases Report on How MPOs Are Handling TAP and SRTS
SafeRoutesInfo.org – August 2013
Parent & Child Surveys of School Travel Experience, Safety
TRB.MetaPress.com – August 2013
Timeline: NYC’s Uncertain Bike Share Expansion
WNYC.org – August 13
BikeLeague.org – August 14
Loophole in New NYSDOT Policy Undermines New York’s Complete Streets Law
TSTC.org – August 15
Complete Streets Celebrates 500 Policies
BikeLeague.org – August 15
Videos
What To Bring
BikeLeague.com – August 5
Asbury Park Press Video on Route 35 Bike Lanes
WalkBikeJersey.Blogspot.com – August 7
AARP NJ Mobilizes For Complete Streets
WalkBikeJersey.Blogspot.com – August 9
Where Should I Ride?
BikeLeague.com – August 12