Our biweekly News Feed provides you with convenient links on the latest news in the bicycle and pedestrian world.
NJ Bike/Ped Headlines
Bayonne begins search for bike-share vendor
Feb. 8, 2017 – NJ.com
South Orange’s river greenway project: Why isn’t it finished?
Feb. 9, 2017 – TapInto.net
Committee debates moving forward on Complete Streets
Feb. 10, 2017 – NorthJersey.com
Long Branch looks to add bike paths, railroad crossing at Transit Village
Feb. 14, 2017 – WordontheShore.com
DRPA gets major grant for bike ramp
Feb. 15, 2017 – CourierPostOnline.com
Princeton bike plan prepares final draft with goals of safety and quality of life
Feb. 15, 2017 – TownTopics.com
Safe Routes to School grant for Salem County
Feb. 15, 2017 – NJ.com
Brick on track toward bike, pedestrian master plan
Feb. 17, 2017 – MicromediaPubs.com
Port Authority will widen bike pinch points around GWB towers
Feb. 17, 2017 – NYC.Streetsblog.com
Plans underway for statewide greenway connecting Jersey City with Phillipsburg
Feb. 21, 2017 – JerseyDigs.com
Hoboken looks to beautify, improve safety along Newark Street
Feb. 22, 2017 – JerseyDigs.com
Knotty Middletown intersection to get traffic lights
Feb. 27, 2017 – TwoRiverTimes.com
Sixth street embankment aims to create “Crossroads” green space
Feb. 27, 2017 – JerseyDigs.com
Town hopes to create new destination with Parkway bridge path
Mar. 1, 2017 – PressofAtlanticCity.com
Crash Reports
Mahwah woman, 67, struck crossing Franklin Turnpike: Police
Feb. 13, 2017 – Patch.com
Police: 2 bicyclists struck by driver in Franklin Township
Feb. 16, 2017 – 6abc.com
Pedestrian struck, killed while walking along US Route 322
Feb. 20, 2017 – USNews.com
Montclair Police: 2 car-pedestrian strikes cause 4 injuries
Feb. 22, 2017 – Patch.com
North Jersey bicyclist seriously injured in crash with car
Feb. 24, 2017 – NJ.com
Pedestrian hit on Routes 1&9 north in Elizabeth
Mar. 1, 2017 – NJ.com
National
Great idea: Pedestrian shed and the 5-minute walk
Feb. 7, 2017 – CNU.org
How to reduce urban congestion by tracking cyclists’ movements
Feb. 13, 2017 – Tech.Cornell.edu
Want safer streets? Stop looking for a single answer
Feb. 14, 2017 – HoustonChronicle.com
Researchers examine race factor in car crashes involving pedestrians
Feb. 15, 2017 – NPR.org
This glowing intersection is taking US bike safety in a bright direction
Feb. 15, 2017 – Bicycling.com
As traffic deaths soar, cities pursue lower speed limits to eliminate fatalities
Feb. 25, 2017 – WashingtonPost.com
Philadelphia’s Vision Zero: Making streets safer for pedestrians, bicyclists and motorists
Mar. 1, 2017 – Philadelphia.CBSLocal.com
Earl Blumenauer introduces Vision Zero bill in House
Mar. 2, 2017 – USA.Streetsblog.com
The next-generation intersection helps all modes share the street
Mar. 3, 2017 – Medium.com
Video
The role of public health in Complete Streets webinar
Feb. 21, 2017 – YouTube.com
Street transformations – Manhattan’s Chrystie Street Protected Lane (2013-2017 Timeline)
Feb. 26, 2017 – Vimeo.com