Research Reports
How to Retain Crossing Guards: Strategies for Overcoming Shortages and Boosting Job Satisfaction
Crossing guards are essential to ensuring children can travel to and from school safely, yet many communities across New Jersey continue to struggle with recruiting and retaining them. This [...]
How Can We Better Evaluate Traffic Safety of Children in School Zones?
Safe Routes to School (SRTS) is a national initiative designed to promote walking and bicycling to school while enhancing safety for these modes of travel. The program consistently recommends [...]
Crossing Guard 2024 Final Report
For over a decade, the New Jersey Safe Routes Resource Center has been conducting research on crossing guard training while developing and implementing a statewide, comprehensive, and standardized Crossing [...]
Bicycle and Pedestrian Involved Crashes in New Jersey: A Closer Look at Crashes Involving Children and Youth
Pedestrians and cyclists face a higher risk of severe injury or death in crashes compared to motorists. In New Jersey, there were nearly 6,000 crashes that involved pedestrians and [...]
Expanding the New Jersey Safe Routes to School Program to High Schools
Until the passing of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), in late 2021, national guidance focused on implementing projects and [...]
Micromobility and Youth Education, Engagement & Awareness
From toys to transport: Micromobility devices like e-bikes, e-scooters, and electric skateboards have come a long way. With speeds of around 20 mph, they're perfect for short trips, commuting, [...]