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
Could Brooklyn’s Loss be Newark’s Gain?
WalkBikeJersey Blog – January 16, 2013
Lambertville: City, State Park Officials Seek Crosswalk
CentralJersey.com – January 17, 2013
Chatham Gets $100K for Safe Routes to School Project
Chatham Courier – January 24, 2013
Insurance Carrier Funds Activities to Fight Childhood Obesity
NJ Spotlight – January 24, 2013
Barnegat Avenue Speed Limit Lowers Permanently Due to Complaints
TheSandPaper.net – January 24, 2013
4th Annual New Jersey Bike Walk Summit Happening February 23rd
WalkBikeJersey Blog – January 25, 2013
TheDailyJournal.com – January 28, 2013
Newton Grant Will Fund Sidewalk Improvements
New Jersey Herald – January 29, 2013
Voorhees Transportation Center and NJTIP Unite
New Jersey News Room – January 29, 2013
Morristown Gets $120K Safe Routes to School Grant
Morristown Patch – January 30, 2013
Crash Report
Update: Pedestrian Struck in Sag Harbor
East Hampton Patch – January 15, 2013
Multiple Pedestrians Struck Near Main & 13th in Belmar
Manasquan-Belmar Patch – January 18, 2013
Pedestrian Injured After Being Struck by School Bus in Camden
CBS Philly – January 18, 2013
2 Pedestrians Struck by Vehicles in North Plainfield Just Minutes and 3 Miles Apart, Report Says
NJ.com – January 19, 2013
Man Making Morning Beer Run Hit by Car, Morristown Cops Say
NJ.com – January 22, 2013
NJ Police Lift Vehicle Off of Elderly Woman
PoliceOne.com – January 22, 2013
Pedestrian Killed in Collision
NJToday.net – January 23, 2013
Pedestrian Hit Twice in Bayonne; One Driver Flees, Other Arrested
The Jersey Journal – January 23, 2013
Fair Lawn -Saddle Brook Patch – January 24, 2013
Car Hit Woman, 53, While in Crosswalk, Chester Borough Cops Say
NJ.com – January 27, 2013
Father Struck and Killed in Mercer Co., NJ Hit-and-Run Accident
ABC – January 28, 2013
Pedestrian Struck in Hit and Run on Palisades Avenue
Fort Lee Patch – January 29, 2013
Crash in Front of Hamilton Police Headquarters Kills 72-year-old Pedestrian
NJ.com – January 30, 2013
Opinion
How to Start and Sustain a Women’s Bike Club
League of American Bicyclists Blog – January 25, 2013
Should Drivers Be Able to Door Bikers Without Penalty?
The Atlantic Cities – January 25, 2013
You Don’t Have to Be a Superman to Commute by Bicycle
The Atlantic Cities – January 28, 2013
28 Lanes, 8.5 Minutes to Cross – Is This America’s Worst Intersection?
StreetsBlog – January 29, 2013
While DOT is Removing Signs, How About Yanking These Pedestrian Warning Signs?
StreetsBlog – January 29, 2013
Tips to Make the White House a Bicycle Friendly Business #letdenisride
League of American Bicyclists Blog – January 30, 2013
National
Safe Routes to School, Pedestrian and Bicycle Funds at Risk Despite Proof of Benefits
Mobilizing the Region – January 16, 2013
Physicians Call for More Bike Lanes, More Quickly
Torontoist – January 16, 2013
Obama Becomes First Prez to Walk Down a Bike Lanes on Inauguration Day
StreetsBlog – January 21, 2013
Worcester State University Charges Student Pedestrian Fee
The Huffington Post – January 23, 2013
New Report & Webinar: Tracking Federal Funding in Your Community
League of American Bicyclists Blog – January 24, 2013
MassDOT Biking Toward Sustainability
MassBike – January 25, 2013
In Minneapolis, Reducing Bike Crashes by Studying Them in Detail
The Atlantic Cities – January 28, 2013
Secretary LaHood is Leaving USDOT
League of American Bicyclists Blog – January 29, 2013
Bike Law University: Summary of State Safe Passing Laws
League of American Bicyclists Blog – January 30, 2013
Videos
Highlights from NACTO’s 2012 “Designing Cities” Conference
StreetsBlog – January 23, 2013
Green Lane Project in New York: City to City Solutions
StreetsBlog – January 24, 2013
Video Mapping Bike Paths of the World: See What a Ride Looks Like from Handle Bar POV
Transportation Nation – January 25, 2013