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NJ Bike/Ped News Feed March 2, 2017 – March 31, 2017
Our biweekly News Feed provides you with convenient links on the latest news in the bicycle and pedestrian world. NJ Bike/Ped Headlines Road Warrior: Scary signs, memorial and ‘ghost bikes’ Mar 4, 2017 – NorthJersey.com Protected bike lanes coming to Jersey City Mar 8, 2017 – NJ.com Letter to [...]
BPRC Releases Complete Streets Case Studies
The New Jersey Bicycle and Pedestrian Resource Center is pleased to announce the release of three Complete Streets Case Studies, highlighting the accomplishments of Somerville Borough, Cherry Hill Township, and Passaic County in implementing Complete Streets projects that enhance the safety and mobility of all road users. The purpose of [...]
Join the #MoveEquity Tweetchat on April 5, 2017
Everyone deserves opportunities to walk, bike, and be physically active in their community. However, there are barriers to safe walking and bicycling that go beyond infrastructure and traffic. Many people, particularly girls and women, people of color, and the LGTBQ community, face aggressive comments, threats, microagressions, and other types of [...]
New Brunswick Ciclovía returns April 23, 2017
“The Mayor of Happy,” also known as Claudio Orrego, a one term mayor of Santiago, earned this title and enormous popularity during his tenure. Orrego established an important precedent in Chile: he knew that he couldn’t promise wealth for all of Santiago’s residents, but he did believe that he could [...]
Notice of Public Open House: Rutgers Regional Bicycle Share Program
Bike share is coming to Rutgers New Brunswick and the surrounding communities! Rutgers University, together with North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA), New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) and other regional partners, is implementing a regional bike share program, "Knight Cycle," through the Regional Transportation Alternatives Program (RTAP). The projects planners [...]
Update to the New Jersey Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan Released
An update to the New Jersey Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan was released in December of 2016, renewing NJ’s commitment to creating a bicycle and pedestrian-friendly state. While the state has seen a number of new developments in bicycle and pedestrian safety, the bar has been set even higher with [...]