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Welcome to the NJ Bike/Ped News Feed! We’ve scoured the web to bring you all of the latest news on bicycle and pedestrian issues occurring in New Jersey and the region. Click past the break to see all of the news! Enjoy!
Welcome to the NJ Bike/Ped News Feed! We’ve scoured the web to bring you all of the latest news on bicycle and pedestrian issues occurring in New Jersey and the region. Click past the break to see all of the news! Enjoy!
Welcome to the NJ Bike/Ped News Feed for the second half of September! We’ve scoured the web to bring you all of the latest news on bicycle and pedestrian issues occurring in New Jersey and the region. Click past the break to see all of the news! Enjoy!
Communities across the nation are recognizing the pressing need to provide safe walking opportunities for senior citizens. Compared to their predecessors, senior citizens today are living longer, more active lives; and, according to the US Census Bureau, the number of Americans over the age of 65 is expected to grow 39 percent by the year 2020, with the greatest increase expected in the 85 and older age cohort. One way for seniors to live healthier lives is to incorporate exercise into their regular routine, with walking frequently recommended as the best means to achieve that goal. Walking can also be a viable transportation mode that can enable seniors to remain independent, even if they opt to reduce the time they spend driving or eliminate it altogether, by choice or otherwise. Nevertheless, some 35 senior pedestrians on average are killed in vehicular crashes in New Jersey each year. In 2011 a total of 143 pedestrian crashes occurred that involved seniors aged 65 and over, 31 of them fatal.
Welcome to the NJ Bike/Ped News Feed for the second half of August! We’ve scoured the web to bring you all of the latest news on bicycle and pedestrian issues occurring in New Jersey and the region. Click past the break to see all of the news! Enjoy!
Welcome to the NJ Bike/Ped News Feed for the first half of August! We’ve scoured the web to bring you all of the latest news on bicycle and pedestrian issues occurring in New Jersey and the region. Click past the break to see all of the news! Enjoy!
Welcome to the NJ Bike/Ped News Feed for the second half of July! We’ve scoured the web to bring you all of the latest news on bicycle and pedestrian issues occurring in New Jersey and the region. Make sure to check out the debut video made by our NJ Ambassadors at the end! Click past the break to see all of the news! Enjoy!
More and more New Jersey municipalities are recognizing the benefits of being a bicycle and pedestrian friendly community. In addition to easing roadway congestion, making walking and biking a viable transportation mode for both utilitarian and recreational trips has environmental and social benefits as well. Biking and walking allows for healthier communities by providing opportunities for exercise, by contributing to a more egalitarian and connected transportation system, and by providing opportunities for community interaction and sense of place. This positive change is being fostered in New Jersey communities at all levels of government, but no player can have a greater impact in changing a community than the community itself. The following article, identifies some of the way communities can bring about these types of changes to New Jersey's already crowded streets.
Welcome to the NJ Bike/Ped News Feed for the first half of June! We've scoured the web to bring you all of the latest news on bicycle and pedestrian issues occurring in New Jersey. If you have any articles you think we should add, please let us know! Click past the break to see the entire feed! Enjoy!
National Trends Across the nation, cities are investing in bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure to promote active transportation options. Recent expansions of bike share programs, street improvement projects, and investment in recreational paths and trails are a few exciting changes which [...]
South Brunswick High School Students Seek SidewalkMobilizing the Region • May 16, 2012 Bringing a Bicycle Culture to CamdenThe Inquirer • May 29, 2012 City of New Brunswick Endorses Complete Streets PolicyNew [...]
Route 52 Causeway Bridge Opening The New Jersey Department of Transportation, Somers Point, Ocean City and other officials formally opened the new $400 million Route 52 Causeway Bridge connecting Somers Point and Ocean on Thursday, May 24, 2012. The grand [...]
Fort Lee, NJ Cracking Down on ‘Dangerous Walking’ by Handing Out Summonses CBS New York • May 10, 2012 Can ‘Bike Lane to Nowhere’ Jumpstart Long-Stalled Visions for a Greener JC? Hudson Reporter • May 6, [...]
The New Jersey Walks and Bikes News Feed attempts to report all local news and information about cycling and walking that is occurring throughout the state. In this months report we have seen a total of six reported incidents that [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 - [...]
New DOT Committee Presents Recommendations on Ways to Reduce Train-Related Deaths The Star-Ledger • February 8, 2012 Taking Count of Cyclists, Walkers, Changes in Philly Region Newsworks.org • February 6, 2012 Egg Harbor City Maps Out [...]
N.J. Supreme Court Rules Essex County Not liable for Bicyclist’s DeathThe Star-Ledger • January 21, 2012 Alliance for Biking & Walking Releases 2012 Benchmarking ReportMobilizing the Region • January 26, 2012 House Bill Threatens to Eliminate [...]
NJ Bike/Ped Headlines Lawrence Hopewell Trail Receives $248K Award Lawrenceville Patch •November 2, 2011 Fort Lee to use grant funds for ADA compliance NorthJersey.com • November 4, 2011 Hoboken's first pedestrian mall to [...]