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Complete Streets: FHWA’s Revision to 13 Controlling Criteria for Design
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has released a Notice for a request for comments regarding Revision of Thirteen Controlling Criteria for Design, in order to updates its policy on design criteria for streets. Currently, there are 13 controlling criteria for design, and formal design exceptions are required when any of [...]
Local NJ Bike/Ped News Feed October 31st – November 13th, 2015
NJ Bike/Ped Headlines Pedestrian Bridges For Eatontown's Route 35, 36 Proposed wordontheshore.com – November 12th Residents seek reopening of Liberty Corner pedestrian bridge NewJerseyHills.com – November 11th Elizabeth chosen for Street Smart NJ pedestrian safety campaign NJ.com – November 10th Bayonne residents push for pedestrian bridge after tragedy on Route [...]
Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer and National Complete Streets Coalition Director Emiko Atherton Bookend Another Successful NJ Complete Streets Summit
By: Ian Watson The 2015 New Jersey Complete Streets Summit was held on Monday October 26th at Rutgers University. It brought together over 250 planners, engineers, advocates, and policy-makers from throughout the state to celebrate the success of Complete Streets in New Jersey, and to provide information about benefits, implementation [...]
Bicycling Among Seniors on the Upswing
Young adults may get most of the press about bicycling, but there has also been a documented rise in bicycle use among baby boomers as they have aged. Statistics about seniors and bicycling, based on 2009 National Travel Survey data, show large increase in bicycling among the senior population since [...]
Local NJ Bike/Ped News Feed October 17th – October 30th, 2015
NJ Bike/Ped Headlines The making of a cross-Hudson pedestrian bridge proposal CapitalNewYork.com – October 28th 'Bike Ride and Bands' festival planned to oppose Liberty State Park development NJ.com – October 28th Trail steward orientation to be held Oct. 31 at Trailside Union News Daily – October 27th Ocean City honored [...]
First Annual Open Streets Montclair
By: Ian Watson On September 27th, the first annual Open Streets MTC took place in Montclair. The event was held by Montclair Center BID, Montclair Township, the Montclair Police Department, and Bike&Walk Montclair. Streets were closed to motor vehicles so that community members could participate in a number of recreational [...]