The NJ SRTS Resource Center will host a track of sessions at the 2019 NJ Bike & Walk Summit that feature the Safe Routes Academy! These sessions will include informative presentations and hands-on activities to help your community become more bikeable and walkable. Topics in the Safe Routes Academy session track will include: Revving up NJ’s […]
Here are a few problems that resulted from her research: #1 Journalists absolve drivers. In 81% of the cases reviewed, it was the car – not the driver – that inflicted the blow and hit the pedestrian or bicyclists. #2 Focus was on the victim’s action. The behavior of the victim, not the driver was […]
Congratulations to Elise Bremer-Nei, Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator for the New Jersey Department of Transportation for being selected as the Sustainability Hero for December 2018 by Sustainable Jersey! Sustainable Jersey recognizes someone who significantly contributes to advancing sustainability initiatives in collaboration with municipal or school Green teams and serving on a Sustainable Jersey Task Force. […]
National Walk and Bike to School Day on October 10, 2018 was extra special this year in New Jersey! Lawrence Intermediate School’s Safe Routes to School program was enhanced by the attendance of New Jersey Department of Transportation Commissioner Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti. The annual event which is sponsored by St. Lawrence Rehabilitation, incorporates a fourth-grade walkability […]
Bicycling is a fun and healthy form of transportation and physical activity, bringing many benefits to both the cyclist and to his or her community. It is also the first independent mode of travel for many children, aside from walking. Bicycling requires skill, technique, and an awareness of the rules of the road that is […]
