Welcome to the NJ Bike/Ped News Feed for the second half of June! We’ve scoured the web to bring you all of the latest news on bicycle and pedestrian issues occurring in New Jersey. Please click past the break to see all of the news!
Enjoy!
Announcements
Next big event in Long Hill Township: Freedom Tour bike races July 22
Echoes-Sentinel • June 19, 2012
New Providence firefighters to ride in charity bicycle race
NJ.com • June 23, 2012
Century for the Cure bike ride scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 8 in Warren Township
Echoes-Sentinel • June 29, 2012
NJ Bike/Ped Headlines
‘We’ve got some really great support this year’
Hudson Reporter • June 17, 2012
Father-son entrepreneurs develop sustainable paving alternative
Wayne Patch • June 19, 2012
Key biking and walking trail gap finally closed between Newark and Jersey City
NJ.com, Betty the Bike • June 20, 2012
Teaneck pushes to get more bus shelters from NJ Transit
The Record • Jun 20, 2012
Nutley editorial: That pedestrian may be a cop
Nutley Sun • June 21, 2012
Bergen County Historical Society releases smart phone walking tour
NJ.com • June 21, 2012
Grant funds in Fair Lawn to focus on pedestrian safety
Community News • June 21, 2012
Report: ride-sharing at GWB on the rise, police trying to find ways to make practice safer
NJ.com, The Star-Ledger • June 21, 2012
Boys & Girls Club Has A Very Grand Opening In Plainfield
MyCentralJersey.com • June 24, 2012
Traffic accidents falling at NY/NJ Port Authority
Occupational Health and Safety • June 24, 2012
Bicyclists end 8-day ride along rail trail today in city
Trib Live • June 24, 2012
Ticketing blitz hits cyclists near George Washington Bridge
NY Cycling Examiner • June 24, 2012
Tour guide shares sights, sounds of Cranbury in historical walks
NJ.com, The Star-Ledger • June 24, 2012
West Milford Enviro. Commission sees Emerald Trail as a greenway for humans
NorthJersey.com • June 25, 2012
Free and friendly tours offer a new school twist to old school Philly walking tours
Galileo Communications Inc. • June 25, 2012
Fort Lee police say cyclists being targeted for riding against traffic
NY Cycling Examiner • June 25, 2012
Bike shop class for kids starts July 9
South Orange Patch • June 26, 2012
Greetings From Walkable, Bikeable, Transit-Oriented Asbury Park, N.J.
Streetsblog • June 26, 2012
Jail sentence overturned for driver who killed pedestrian in Red Bank
Asbury Park Press • June 27, 2012
NJ town considers skate-park penalties
NorthJersey.com, Associated Press • June 27, 2012
Two Lacey men charged with assaulting a bike rider
Lacey Patch • June 27, 2012
Rutherford bike path planning takes step forward
South Bergenite • June 28, 2012
Jersey City council puts brakes on bike space ordinance, will study other cities’ measures
NJ.com, The Jersey Journal • June 28, 2012
Ocean City reports surge in stolen bicycles
Ocean City Patch • June 28, 2012
Bicycle riders to receive ice cream for wearing helmets in Fair Lawn
NorthJersey.com, Community News • June 28, 2012
Rockland stations boost bicycle access to trains
Lohud.com • June 28, 2012
Chatham gears up for bike rodeo
Chatham Patch • June 29, 2012
$1,600 in stolen bicycles reported in Hoboken
Hoboken Patch • June 29, 2012
NJBG holds family woodland walk July 15
NorthJersey.com, Clifton Journal • June 29, 2012
Inaugural bike ride for our war heroes
Asbury Park Press • June 30, 2012
NJNG to replace all sidewalk valves
Red Bank Green
Crash Report
Police: Orlando resident struck by car while crossing Broadway in Bayonne
NJ.com, The Jersey Journal • June 18, 2012
Pedestrian killed in Union County
The News Station 16 WNEP • June 18, 2012
Delaware Township bicyclist dies from injuries sustained in an accident
NJ.com, Hunterdon County Democrat • June 18, 2012
Boy is only scraped after bike plunges off towpath down 25-foot embankment in West Amwell
NJ.com, Hunterdon County Democrat • June 19, 2012
West New York boy, 9, suffers head injury when he runs into moving car, police say
NJ.com, The Jersey Journal • June 19, 2012
Prosecutor files additional charges against two drivers in fatal Westfield pedestrian crash
NJ.com, Independent Press • June 20, 2012
Pedestrian struck in Toms River rushed to trauma center
Toms River, Family and Community Magazine • June 20, 2012
Newark Mayor Cory Booker comes to aid of man hit by car
NJ.com, The Star-Ledger • June 22, 2012
Car fatally hits Morris County teen looking for his cell phone
NJ.com, The Star-Ledger • June 22, 2012
NJ mom charged in crash that injured infant son
NJ.com • June 23, 2012
Bicyclist struck by automobile on Route 9 in Beachwood
Toms River Patch • June 24, 2012
Ocean County bicyclist is struck and killed by car
NJ.com, The Star-Ledger • June 25, 2012
Pedestrian struck in hit-and-run on Garfield Avenue in Jersey City
NJ.com, The Jersey Journal • June 29, 2012
Old Bridge man is fatally struck by car in South Amboy after getting off motorcycle to retrieve bag
NJ.com, The Star-Ledger • June 30, 2012
Maurice River Township to receive assistance from professional planners
NJ.com, The News of Cumberland County • June 16, 2012
Opinion
NJtoday.com • June 17, 2012
New York Times • June 26, 2012
North Jersey, Road Warrior • June 27, 2012
Cyclist’s death revives forgotten PIPC bike plan
Nyack News & Views • June 28, 2012
How the transportation bill failed America
The Atlantic Cities • June 30, 2012
National
Communities take notice of texting-pedestrian accidents
World News Report • June 16, 2012
New survey finds Capital Bikeshare users drive less and save big
Mobility Lab • June 18, 2012
The East Hampton Star • June 21, 2012
New ideas for cycling in Philadelphia
Philly.com • June 21, 2012
The Beijing Bicycle: A Requiem
Newgeography.com • June 23, 2012
The Grave Health Risks of Unwalkable Communities
The Atlantic Cities • June 25, 2012
Citi commits $42 million to New York’s bike sharing program
Smart Planet • June 25, 2012
It’s still not a crime to kill someone with your car door
Gothamist • June 25, 2012
Batteries Add Power and Market Appeal to Bicycles
New York Times • June 27, 2012
Big US cities boom as young adults shun suburbs
Philly.com • June 28, 2012
Congress passes two-year transportation bill
Washington Post • June 29, 2012
Riding across the U.S., Hazon bikers are spokespeople for food justice
Jewish Journal • June 26, 2012
Blast from the transit solution past: New York’s moving sidewalks
The Atlantic Cities • June 18, 2012
Videos
Pop Up Rockwell from KSU CUDC on Vimeo.
Streetsblog • June 4, 2012
KiiiTV3.com South Texas, Corpus Christi, Coastal Bend
Huffington Post • June 20, 2012