Safe Routes Scoop

Crossing guards are integral to the safety of children who walk and bike to school. The presence of crossing guards is often a deciding factor in whether parents let their children walk or bike to school, as they protect students against speeding and distracted driving and help them navigate [...]

Safe Routes Regional Coordinators from eight Transportation Management Associations (TMAs) throughout New Jersey are ready, willing, and able to offer FREE technical assistance in Safe Routes programs in communities from all 21 counties. Find your local Safe Routes Coordinator here. Check out what our TMA's have been doing recently: [...]

Every school day, as students make their way to and from school, crossing guards step into busy intersections wearing high-visibility vests and carrying stop paddles. Their presence turns busy streets into safer spaces for children, families, and communities. Often unnoticed, crossing guards play a crucial role in ensuring students [...]

Safe Routes Regional Coordinators from eight Transportation Management Associations (TMAs) throughout New Jersey are ready, willing, and able to offer FREE technical assistance in Safe Routes programs in communities from all 21 counties. Find your local Safe Routes Coordinator here. Check out what our TMA's have been doing recently: [...]

Recent winter weather in New Jersey offers a timely reminder of how essential proper sidewalk maintenance is for pedestrian safety. While snow can transform our communities into picturesque winter scenes, it can also make basic tasks, like walking down the street, difficult and dangerous. Students walking to school, crossing [...]

Safe Routes Regional Coordinators from eight Transportation Management Associations (TMAs) throughout New Jersey are ready, willing, and able to offer FREE technical assistance in Safe Routes programs in communities from all 21 counties. Find your local Safe Routes Coordinator here. Check out what our TMA's have been doing recently: [...]