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Bicycle Lanes: What are they, what is the difference, why do they matter?
By: Ganlin Huang, MCRP Candidate Bicycling in New Jersey is expanding for reasons that include health and environmental benefits, time and cost savings, and more and better bike lanes and paths. Through its many funding opportunities and outreach programs, such as NJ Future in Transportation, Complete Streets, and Local Aid [...]
BSMART: A Device to Protect Bicyclists from Passing Cars
As of July 2015, twenty-six states and the District of Columbia have adopted a policy requiring motorists to give bicyclists three feet or more of space when passing. If its governor signs the 3-foot passing law, Alabama will become the 27th state. However, there are concerns about enforcing this law [...]
Shared Spaces: Can Redefining Street Design Provide an Equitable Space for Cars, Bikes and Pedestrians?
By Steven Zimmerman Over the history of human settlement, streets have been a dynamic if not slightly chaotic part of cities. They are the public space that connects all of the private spaces of everyday life, and allow for most of our mobility needs. Pedestrians and vehicles, either animal-drawn, human-powered, [...]
Bicycle Lanes and Gentrification
For some time now there has been a cloudy perception of modern-day bicyclists, with bicycle ridership often thought to be 20-something millennials working at tech companies, with bicycle infrastructure viewed skeptically as a harbinger of gentrification. While these assumptions may be true in some instances, a closer examination reveals that [...]
Local NJ Bike/Ped News Feed June 27th – July 10th, 2015
NJ Bike/Ped Headlines Bike rodeo at Wildwood School teaches children about riding safely NorthJersey.com – July 8th Park Ridge named as NJ Transit Village Bergen Dispatch – July 8th What's going on in downtown Somerville? My Central Jersey – July 8th Woodbine receives funding from NJ Department of Transportation Cape [...]
How to Keep Young Bicyclists Safe
Bicycling at a young age is a great beginning to a healthy and active lifestyle. Bicycles are a fun way for kids to play and get around, and they are proven to stimulate physical and psychological development.[1] New Jersey has a Safe Routes to School initiative, which encourages children to [...]