NJ Bike/Ped Headlines
County plans improvements to Bay Ave. in Ocean City
ShoreNewstoday.com – October 31
Leonia’s Chief Rowe speaks to Rotary on safe streets
NorthJersey.com – November 1
Highland Avenue sidewalk feasibility, costs explored in Peapack-Gladstone
NewJerseyHills.com – November 1
North Wildwood gets “Complete Streets” award
ShoreNewsToday.com – November 1
Montclair Awarded for Complete Streets Policy
BaristaNet.com – November 1
Jersey City’s ‘Miracle Man’ tells story of recovery at pedestrian safety kickoff event
NJ.com – November 3
Glassboro, Rowan police decoys warn of pedestrian dangers
NJ.com – November 4
NJTPA Kicks Off Street Smart NJ Pedestrian Safety Campaign
WalkBikeJersey.Blogspot.com – November 5
Hackettstown Pedestrian Safety Campaign Takes Another Step Forward
Patch.com – November 5
Railroad pedestrian deaths continue to rise this year
stlToday.com – November 5
Bike shop on a mission to ‘Pass the Pedals’
NJHerald.com – November 6
Rutgers road safety program honored for its crash-prevention work
NJ.com – November 6
Haledon streetscape project underway
NorthJersey.com – November 7
Proponents lobby for Orient Way bike plans
NorthJersey.com – November 7
Hoboken ranked No. 1 walkable city in United States
NJ.com – November 7
New streetscape milestone is officially recognized in West Milford
NorthJersey.com – November 7
Newark Advancing Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety
TSTC.org – November 8
One year late, $4M walkway linking Hoboken and Jersey City nearing completion
NJ.com – November 11
Middlesex County Unveils Pedestrian Safety Program
NJToday.com – November 13
Verona-Cedar Grove Letter: Resident supports Complete Streets policy
NorthJersey.com – November 14
Tacony Palmyra Bridge Walkway Reopens
WalkBikeJersey.blogspot.com – November 14
New pedestrian crossing signal at Main Street and Coleman Avenue in Chatham
NJ.com – November 15
Crash Report
Pedestrian injured in Cherry Hill accident
6ABC.com – November 2
22-year-old man killed in Chester Twp. pedestrian crash, police say
NJ.com – November 2
Video released of moments before fatal NJ Transit bus accident
6ABC.com – November 11
Pedestrian struck in Newton crosswalk
NJHerald.com – November 15
Opinion
BrooklynSpoke.com – November 5
Learning to Love Your Traffic Engineer – Social Scientist
WWBPA.org – November 6
The ‘Gateway Drug’ for Better Bike Infrastructure
TheAtlanticCities.com – November 7
Belleville editorial: Time to move forward with streetscape
NorthJersey.com – November 7
NYTimes.com – November 9
The Times Blows a Chance to Tackle America’s Broken Traffic Justice System
StreetsBlog.org – November 12
Support Bicycle & Pedestrian Safety Act
BikeLeague.org – November 15
National
Bike shares can be perfect!: Solving the commuting algorithm
Salon.com – October 24
Report Americans Prefer to Live in Mixed-Use, Walkable Communities
Realtor.org – October 31
Eyes on the Street: Bronx River Greenway Access Streets Get Upgrades
StreetsBlog.org – November 1
Denver Tech Companies’ Number 1 Demand: Bike Lanes
StreetsBlog.net – November 1
Delaware Drops “Share the Road”
StreetsBlog.net – November 4
Building Business Support for Biking
BikeLeague.org – November 4
A Brief History of How ‘Complete Streets’ Became Hip
TheAtlanticCities.com – November 4
Streetsblog’s Brand-New Podcast: Episode 1
StreetsBlog.org – November 4
Strong Safety Record for NYC Bike-Share Should Come as No Surprise
StreetsBlog.org – November 5
New York, San Francisco, Boston Top List of Country’s Most Walkable Cities
WNYC.org – November 6
People Love (to Sue) Rails-to-Trails Projects
TheAtlanticCities.com – November 7
Citi Bike Helped New Yorkers Burn Off 400K Pints Of Ben & Jerry’s
Gothamist.com – November 8
The Simplest Way to Get People Biking
TheAtlanticCities.com – November 8
APBP /NACTO Urban Street Design Guide Webinar Now Available Online
APBP.org – November 8
From Promise to Progress in De Blasio’s NYC: Safer Streets and Better Transit
Streetsblog.org – November 11
Citi Bike Users Think Government Should Finance Expansion, Survey Finds
Gothamist.com – November 13
Talking Headways: The Streetsblog Podcast, Episode 2
StreetsBlog.org – November 13
Selling the Public on Biking, Political-Campaign Style
TheAtlanticCities.com – November 11
Blumenauer Introduces a Tax Break for Bike-Share Commuters
StreetsBlog.net – November 14
It’s Official: 33,561 People Killed in Traffic on American Streets Last Year
Streetsblog.org – November 14
Feds Confirm Traffic Fatalities on the Rise
WNYC.org – November 14
This Alarm Calls Your Phone if Somebody Touches Your Bike
TheAtlanticCities.com – November 15
Despite Financial Concerns, Cities Are Doubling Down on Bike-Share
TheAtlanticCities.com – November 15
Blumenauer, Bipartisan Co-Sponsors Set Out to Improve Street Safety Metrics
StreetsBlog.org – November 15
Videos
Portland’s Multi-Modal Nexus, Featuring the Largest Bike Valet in America
StreetsFilms.org – November 3
Learning to Love Your Traffic Engineer – What the Public Wants
WWBPA.org – November 13