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
‘Walk/Bike to School Day’ Celebrated at Washington Elementary School in Summit
NJ.com – October 15, 2012
Bikeway Advocates Seek Medford Council’s Help
South Jersey Local News – October 17, 2012
Medford Township Passes a Complete Streets Policy
Walk Bike Jersey Blog – October 17, 2012
Study Reveals Rutherford’s Most Dangerous Roadways and Intersections
NorthJersey.com – October, 18, 2012
East Brunswick May Lower Speed Limit on Road Where Five Pedestrians Were Mowed Down
NJ.com – October 18, 2012
Cycling Paradise Debuts in West Milford
NorthJersey.com – October 19, 2012
West Windsor Bicycle and Pedestrian Alliance – October 20, 2012
Plan in Place to Make Ben Franklin Bridge Walkway More User-Friendly
CBS Philly – October 21, 2012
Hoboken and Ocean City Award Bronze Bicycle Friendly Community Awards
Walk Bike Jersey Blog – October 22, 2012
Improvements to Hiking Trail System in South Mountain Reservation in Millburn/South Orange Complete
NJ.com – October 23, 2012
Princeton Wins Bicycle Friendly University Bronze Award
Walk Bike Jersey Blog – October 25, 2012
U. to Tackle Transportation on Campus with Bike Lanes
The Daily Targum – October 24, 2012
Municipal Building Gets a Bike Rack
The Sparta Independent – November 1, 2012
Online Survey Seeks Transit Users’ Input on Bicycle Accessibility
West Windsor Bicycle and Pedestrian Alliance – November 2, 2012
Streetscape Improvement Program Enters Final Phase
Cape May County Herald – November 9, 2012
Sidewalk Work Underway at King’s Beach
Swampscott Patch – November 13, 2012
Crash Report
Manalapan Pedestrian Struck by Teen with Drugs in Car, Police Say
NJ.com – October 15, 2012
Pedestrian Uses Umbrella, Handbag to Avoid Being Run Over
Ridgewood-Glen Rock Patch – October 15, 2012
Jaywalking Cause of Boy Being Struck, Police Say
Chatham Patch – October 16, 2012
Police ID Pedestrians Hit by Cars
Gloucester Township Patch – October 19, 2012
Pedestrian Struck and Killed on the Turnpike
The Star-Ledger – October, 22, 2012
Middletown Pedestrian Struck and Killed Crossing Roadway, Police Say
NJ.com – October 22, 2012
Police: Man Arrested for Pedestrian Hit-and-Run
Newark Post Online – October 22, 2012
Pizza Delivery Driver Clips Pedestrian on Welcome Road
Fair Lawn-Saddle Brook Patch – October 25, 2012
3 Teens Struck, Injured by Car in Northwestern NJ
Ctpost.com – October 28, 2012
Woman Struck by a Car Near Bloomfield High School
Bloomfield Patch – November 9, 2012
Greenwich Township Bicyclists Injured in Collision with Car, Police Report
Lehigh Valley Live – November 13, 2012
Opinion
Inside Higher Ed – October 19, 2012
Can Americans Embrace Biking the Way Denmark Has?
Slate – November 1, 2012
The Power of Bicycles in Disaster Recovery
The Atlantic Cities – November 7, 2012
Pedal Perfect: Bikers Shed Spandex to Inspire New Riders
CCN – November, 13, 2012
For Pedestrians, Cities Have Become Wilderness
The Atlantic Cities – November 14, 2012
National
Dedicated Bike Lanes Can Cut Cycling Injuries in Half
The Atlantic Cities – October 22, 2012
NYC DOT Study: Street Redesign Good for the Economy
Transportation Nation – October 24, 2012
Iconic U.S. Companies Become Bicycle Friendly Businesses
League of American Bicycles – October 25, 2012
Please Bring this to America: Heated Bike Lanes
The Atlantic Cities – October 26, 2012
Walk to School Month Ends with Record Participation
National Center for Safe Routes to School – November 2, 2012
Videos
Perfect Match: Metro Vancouver Melds Bikes and Transit
StreetsBlog – October 24, 2012
NYC is Back in Business: Post Sandy, Queens Mode Montage
StreetsBlog – November 1, 2012
First-Ever Sunday Streets Event Transforms Downtown Berkeley
StreetsBlog – November 8, 2012