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Kids Day Out
On a beautiful Wednesday afternoon, Woodbridge Township hosted Kids Day Out, an event created to teach kids about health and safety. The event was held on August 26, 2015 at Parker Press Park in Woodbridge, which is popular in the summers for its jam-packed schedule of events and activities for [...]
BPRC Welcomes New Rutgers International Students at Bicycle Orientation
Betsy Harvey demonstrating bicycle fit The Rutgers International Student Orientation helps students from all over the world familiarize themselves with their new environment before the domestic students arrive on campus. A major part of this weeklong process is an array of orientations and workshops offered to the students. [...]
Pedestrian Planning in Somerville
By: Ian Watson There are very few places in New Jersey where pedestrians can shop on the street without having to worry about car traffic. Somerville is one location where this type of road layout can be found. In 2010, the borough received a grant and laid out plans to [...]
Bicycling the Jersey Shore
The Jersey Shore is a haven to some of the most scenic bicycling in the state. From Belmar to Seaside Heights, Long Beach Island to Ocean City, and as far south as Wildwood, there are boardwalks, bicycle lanes and bicycle parking to be used. In this article we'll look at [...]
Now it’s Jersey Citi: Bicycle Share Comes at Last to Jersey City
By: Ganlin Huang, MCRP candidate Citi Bike NYC user This month Jersey City announced its much-anticipated launch of its bicycle share program, Citi Bike Jersey City. Slated to open in September, Citi Bike Jersey City will be interoperable with New York City’s Citi Bike share: only one membership [...]
Local NJ Bike/Ped News Feed August 8th – August 21st, 2015
NJ Bike/Ped Headlines Crosstown traffic a hazardous proposition in Wanaque NorthJersey.com – August 19th Recreational opportunities in open spaces trails MyCentralJersey.com – August 19th Hoboken to announce launch of new bike-share program NJ.com – August 18th Bike and pedestrian path in Woodbury complete NJ.com – August 17th Haworth mayor rebuffed [...]