NJ Walks and Bikes Blog
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NJDOT Safety Countermeasures Training and Education Videos
In 2008, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) started promoting Proven Safety Countermeasures to encourage extensive implementation by state, local and tribal transportation agencies. Their main goal is to reduce serious injuries and fatalities on highways. FHWA strongly encourages transportation agencies around the country to consider the research-proven safety countermeasures. Currently, [...]
NJ Bike/Ped News Feed March 17, 2020 – March 30, 2020
NJ Bike/Ped Headlines 13 N.J. hiking trails to cure your coronavirus cabin fever March 21, 2020 - nj.com Milltown playgrounds closed until further notice March 23, 2020 - tapinto.net Coronavirus: NJ Transit among agencies requesting $25 billion bailout from Congress March 24, 2020 - northjersey.com Novel coronavirus pandemic may delay [...]
Promoting Active Travel to School
Active travel or active transportation means using physical energy to get around. Walking, biking, skating, and riding scooters, are all forms of active transportation. Many times, people who ride public transit also partake in active transportation as they walk or bike to and from the bus or train station. [...]
NJ Bike/Ped News Feed February 28, 2020 – March 16, 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 West Orange Council addresses pedestrian safety and changes [...]
The World of Bicycle Advocacy Has An Equity Problem. How Do We Fix it?
As bicycle commuting increases in the US, more and more cities are ramping up bike infrastructure improvements, which in turn normalize biking as a way to get around. Bike advocates have worked long and hard to make cities acknowledge the benefits and safety issues surrounding biking, and we have seen [...]
NJ Bike/Ped News Feed February 6, 2020 – February 27, 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 Sophomore sues U. over poorly maintained sewer [...]