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15 Ways that local communities and organizations are responding to bicycle and pedestrian access during COVID-19
On May 5, 2020, the New Jersey Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Council’s Design and Infrastructure Subcommittee organized a virtual meeting to discuss ongoing efforts to improve bicycle and pedestrian access through the stay-at-home order issued as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Members of the Committee included representatives from the [...]
How European Cities Are Planning to Expand Biking/Walking Post Lockdown
While planning out strategies for relaxing lockdown measures, cities in Europe are thinking of ways to reimagine their biking and walking infrastructure. Biking and walking is also recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) in their recent guidance on transportation during Covid-19.[1] With walking/biking in focus, cities are forwarding strategies [...]
NJ Bike/Ped Newsfeed: April 24, 2020 – May 8, 2020
Our regularly posted News Feed provides you with convenient links on the latest news in the bicycle and pedestrian world. Check below for New Jersey headlines, crash reports, and the latest from around the county and the world. NJ Bike/Ped Headlines Advocacy Groups Urge NJ Turnpike Authority to [...]
NJ Bike/Ped Newsfeed: April 11, 2020 – April 24, 2020
Our regularly posted News Feed provides you with convenient links on the latest news in the bicycle and pedestrian world. Check below for New Jersey headlines, crash reports, and the latest from around the county and the world. NJ Bike/Ped Headlines Newark Ambassadors are disinfecting the downtown to [...]
What are “Complete Industrial Streets” and how can they be used to re-incorporate industrial uses back into the fabric of the city?
In order to define what Complete Industrial Streets are, and how they are applied, it becomes important to note that the challenges associated with older industrial clusters are largely underlying with greater complexity. The Brookings Institute in Renewing America’s economic promise through Older Industrial Cities reported that the older industrial [...]
NJ Bike/Ped Newsfeed: March 31, 2020 – April 10, 2020
Our regularly posted News Feed provides you with convenient links on the latest news in the bicycle and pedestrian world. Check below for New Jersey headlines, crash reports, and the latest from around the county and the world. NJ Bike/Ped Headlines Closure of Route 52 walkway opens up [...]