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Get Ready, Get Set, Walk to School!!
October is Walk and Bike to School Month. Students, parents, school staff, and community partners across the country will celebrate and promote the benefits of walking to school. How will your school participate? The beginning of the school year is a perfect time to start planning and gathering support. Walk [...]
Deadline for SRTS grants extended to September 18, 2018; Submit Your Tallies!!
The deadline for Safe Routes to School Infrastructure grant applications has been extended to September 18, 2018! Check out NJDOT’s press release regarding the extension. The new application deadline extension allows communities who have not yet completed Student Arrival and Departure Tallies time to do so once the new school year [...]
It’s Back to School Time!!
Even though it might still be warm outside, school is back in session this week! The weather is perfect for children and their parents to walk and bike to and from school. Walking to school is a healthy habit that benefits the whole community, Being active on the way to [...]
Municipal Aid Grants to Support Active Transportation now available!
NJDOT Commitment to Communities Initiative provides grant assistance as application period for FY19 Municipal Aid program now open Bikeway, Safe Routes to School and Transit Village grant applications also being accepted News Release from NJDOT on July 26, 2018 (Trenton) - New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) Commissioner Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti today [...]
How well did NJ score on the Safe Routes to School statewide report card?
The Safe Routes to School National Partnership released its nationwide report card, which rates each state in their support of walking, biking, and active lifestyles for children and adults. Each state is given a rating from 0 – 200 based on the following four categories; Complete Streets and Active Transportation [...]
Applications for Safe Routes to School and Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside Program grants are due AUGUST 23, 2018!
NJDOT and NJ’s Metropolitan Planning Organizations – North Jersey Transportation Planning Organization (NJTPO), South Jersey Transportation Planning Organization (SJTPO) and Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) are offering federally funded programs to municipalities, counties and communities throughout NJ to enhance and improve pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure. Safe Routes to School [...]