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Nominate your school and community for the NJ Safe Routes Recognition Program — Deadline is January 31, 2020
If your school or municipality is involved in the NJ Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program, it’s time to nominate them for all their hard work! The first step towards having your SRTS project recognized is to complete the online nomination form and identify a SRTS Champion to build and lead your team. As [...]
Join us at the Safe Routes Academy!
The Safe Routes Academy, designed to help enable and encourage safe routes to parks, transit, shops, restaurants, employment, schools and recreation, features hands-on interactive sessions to help participants make their communities more walk and bike friendly for all users and abilities. The Safe Routes Academy will take place again at [...]
Apply for the 2020 Safe Routes to Parks Activating Communities Program
The Safe Routes Partnership invites communities and organizations working to improve safe, equitable access to local parks to apply for the 2020 Safe Routes to Parks Activating Communities program. The program provides tailored technical assistance for seven communities to develop Safe Routes to Parks action plans and awards $12,500 to [...]
NJDOT Safety Countermeasures Training and Education Videos
Visit the NJDOT Technology Transfer webpage to view videos describing six of FHWA’s Proven Safety Countermeasures that improve pedestrian safety. NJDOT developed these videos to train and educate viewers on the design features and safety benefits of these initiatives. FHWA began promoting Proven Safety Countermeasures in 2008 to encourage implementation [...]
Be Safe; Be Seen and Have a Happy Halloween!
Halloween is a great opportunity for parents and their children to explore their community and meet their neighbors. However, as little monsters, ghosts, and goblins come out to play on Halloween, kids and parents should take a few extra precautions to remain safe. While trick-or-treating is a lot of fun [...]
Back to School Safety
It’s that time of year again, schools throughout New Jersey will be opening this week and we all have a role in helping keep kids safe as they travel to and from school each day. Here are some safety tips to keep in mind as you travel during the back-to-school [...]