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Local NJ Bike/Ped News for April 1, 2012 – April 15, 2012
Transportation Services Urge Crosswalk Safety Daily Targum • April 12, 2012 Free Car Magnets: ‘Stop for Pedestrians’ Ocean City Patch • April 4, 2012 Jersey City, Paterson, Newark Named Among 10 Best Walking Cities in Country The Star-Ledger • April 2, 2012 Hit-And-Run Driver Kills N.J. Mom of 5 on [...]
Local NJ Bike/Ped News for March 15, 2012 – April 1, 2012
Nearly $80M Award to Improve Roads throughout N.J. Press of The Star-Ledger • March 24, 2012 As DOT Prepares Plan, Push for Roundabouts in Smithtown Times of Smithtown • March 29, 2012 Fayson Lakes Road Signage to be Purchased with State Grant Tri-Boro Patch • March 28, 2012 Bicyclists Airlifted [...]
Pedestrian Improvement Projects Throughout the State of New Jersey
It has been a busy few years in New Jersey in terms of improving the safety of the State’s pedestrians through the implementation of significant pedestrian infrastructure projects. The following article highlights a few of these projects. Main Street - Little Falls, NJ One of the more interesting projects, in [...]
Breaking News: March adds 4 New Municipal Complete Streets Policies!
March has been a busy month for New Jersey municipalities, as 4 new Complete Streets policies have been passed throughout the state. Through the tireless efforts of local advocates and their community leaders, policies were passed in Trenton (March 1), Princeton Twp (March 12), Princeton Boro (March 13), and Dover [...]
Local NJ Bike/Ped News for March 1, 2012 – February 15, 2012
Ocean City Woman Will Fight Again for Electric BikePress of Atlantic City • March 9, 2012 Tri-State Report Identifies Region’s Most Dangerous Roads for WalkingMobilizing the Region • March 7, 2012 Upper Saddle River Police, AAA Offer Class on Pedestrian Safety TipsNorthJersey.com • March 8, 2012 [...]
What’s the Law Anyway? A Quick Guide to New Jersey Bicycle and Pedestrian Laws (2012)
George Street, New Brunswick Title 39 of the New Jersey Statutes Annotated (N.J.S.A.) covers motor vehicle law, as well as laws that govern highways in general (note: the definition of “highway” according to state law is different from the colloquial definition of the term – according to state [...]