Welcome to the NJ Bike/Ped News Feed! We’ve scoured the web to bring you all of the latest news on bicycle and pedestrian issues occurring in New Jersey and the region. Click past the break to see all of the news!
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NJ Bike/Ped Headlines
Millburn Township Committee Hears a Presentation on Complete Streets
The Alternative Press – March 6, 2013
Police Crack Down on Crosswalk Safety
Asbury Park Press – March 6, 2013
Ernston Rd. and Bordentown Ave. Intersection Open
Old Bridge-Sayreville-South Amboy Suburban – March 7, 2013
DRPA Unveils 3 New Bike Ramps Designs
Courier-Post – March 7, 2013
Flashing Signs Needed Where Girl, 10, was Hit by Sherriff’s Office Car, Residents Say
NJ.com – March 8, 2013
Traffic Officers to Discuss Pedestrian Safety in Fair Lawn
Fair Lawn-Saddle Brook Patch – March 13, 2013
Girl Scouts Tout Safe Practices in Metuchen
Edison-Metuchen Sentinel – March 13, 2013
Somerset County Grant to Fund Plan for Franklin Twp. Bridge Replacement
NJ.com – March 13, 2013
NJ.com – March 14, 2013
NJDOT Announces Route 35 Improvements in Aberdeen and Old Bridge
Atlantic Highlands Herald – March 15, 2013
Essex County Looks to Update County Transit Plan
The Montclair Times – March 15, 2013
State Officials Ask NJ Residents to Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day Safely
NJ Today – March 15, 2013
Edgewater Asks for Aid to Repair Walkway after Storms
NorthJersey.com – March 15, 2013
Crash Report
Man Charged in Fatal Hit & Run in Southern NJ
NBC40 – March 4, 2013
Stratford Police Seek 2 Suspects in Hit-and-Run that Injured Woman, Juana Hostos
News 12 New Jersey – March 4, 2013
Pedestrian Hospitalized after Struck by Car
Chatham Patch – March 8, 2013
Watchung Police – Father and Son Hit by Car at Watchung Square Mall
New Jersey Hills – March 8, 2013
Teacher Struck by Car during School Evacuation
New Jersey Herald – March 9, 2013
Two Teens Hospitalized After Being Struck by SUV in Brick
The Associated Press – March 10, 2013
Bayonne Man, 22, Struck and Killed in Hit and Run
The Jersey Journal – March 11, 2013
Camden Hit-and-Run Victim Thanks Anonymous Good Samaritan
ABC 6 – March 12, 2013
Opinion
Why a Bicycle Tax Might Not Be Pointless After All
The Atlantic Cities – February 28, 2013
The Atlantic Cities – March 4, 2013
Cycling: Start Your Spring Training
NorthJersey.com – March 7, 2013
Walkable Streets: Considering Common Issues
Place Makers – March 7, 2013
Bicycling Means Business: How Cycling Enriches People and Cities
Streets Blog – March 8, 2013
Rt 1 Jughandle Design Needs Bike/Walk Improvements
West Windsor Bicycle and Pedestrian alliance – March 9, 2013
National
Pedestrian Texting Bill Gets First Look at Legislature
Las Vegas Review Journal – March 1, 2013
B-cycle Bike-Sharing System Rolls out in Omaha
World Herald – March 1, 2013
LaHood Announces Safety Summits to Help Shape New Bikeway Standards
Streets Blog – March 5, 2013
Slideshow: 2013 National Bike Summit Success
League of American Bicyclists blog – March 8, 2013
League of American Bicyclists Blog – March 8, 2013
Bike Law University: Share the Road License Plates
League of American Bicyclists blog – March 12, 2013
Midwestern Cities Race to Adopt, and Grow, Bike-Share
Streets Blog – March 13, 2013
CDC: Americans Drive Distracted Waaaay More than Europeans
Streets Blog – March 15, 2013
Videos
Sec. LaHood Speaks at AASHTO Washington Briefing
Transportation TV – February 27, 2013
Building a Bicycle from Chopped-Up Auto Parts
The Atlantic Cities – February 28, 2013
Volvo Revamps its Pedestrian Detection System to Automatically Brake for Cyclists (Video)
Engadget – March 6, 2013
AAA Releases Bike Safety PSA at Bike Summit
Share the Road from AAA Public Affairs on Vimeo.
Streets Blog – March 6, 2013
Voices from the National Women’s Bicycling Forum
National Bike Summit 2013: Women Are Biking More…How Do We Keep the Momentum Going? from Streetfilms on Vimeo.
Streets Blog – March 7, 2013
Making the Case That Bikes Mean Business at the 2013 National Bike Summit
National Bike Summit 2013 from Streetfilms on Vimeo.
Streets Blog – March 12, 2013
UN: Over 1 Million Die in Traffic Crashes Each Year – and Many are in Poor Countries
Transportation Nation – March 14, 2013