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Bicycling in New Jersey’s Transit Villages
By: Ian Watson In 1999, The New Jersey Department of Transportation unveiled the Transit Village Initiative which promotes the redevelopment of the areas surrounding train stations (within a half-mile) as pedestrian-friendly, mixed-use communities. The program’s function is to revitalize economies in these areas and to encourage bicycling and walking. Shops, [...]
New Research: Costs and Benefits of a Road Diet Conversion in New Brunswick
Visualization of Livingston Avenue with a road diet The Voorhees Transportation Center (VTC) published this month a paper titled Costs and Benefits of a Road Diet Conversion, in the Journal of Case Studies on Transport Policy. Led by Robert Noland, the director of VTC, as well as BPRC's Charles [...]
Local NJ Bike/Ped News Feed September 19th – October 2nd, 2015
NJ Bike/Ped Headlines Police sergeant keeps focus on bicycle safety Tri-Town News – October 1st Take a walk in Bayonne or West New York and learn about Hudson County's history NJ.com – September 30th Rest or play in the parks of New Jersey’s Wealth Belt myCentralJersey.com - September 30th Ventnor, [...]
Local NJ Bike/Ped News Feed September 5th – September 18th, 2015
NJ Bike/Ped Headlines Road Warrior: Crossing guard peril worst in Bergen County NorthJersey.com – September 17th NICA adds four new state leagues Bicycle Retailer – September 16th New pedestrian bridge to offer easier link to Riverside Park New Jersey Herald – September 15th Vignettes from the 2015 Gran Fondo in [...]
Bicycling in Camden
Over the past few years, the City of Camden has taken strides toward implementing its Complete Streets policy and making a more bicycle friendly community. The city plans to link its existing bicycle paths to each other as well as create a way for them to connect to Philadelphia via [...]
Fall Bicycling Events in New Jersey
With summer coming to an end and fall just around the corner, many bicyclists may be pondering where or when they will be able to take their last epic bike ride before freezing wind chill, ice puddles and road salt become the frequent obstacles. Whether you’re looking for an all-out [...]