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May is New Jersey Walk and Bike to School Month!
Walk and Bike to School Month is almost here! Governor Chris Christie has proclaimed May as New Jersey Walk and Bike to School Month; a time when students, parents, school and municipal staff, and community members from all over New Jersey will be walking and biking to school together! Has [...]
NJDOT and NJTPA announce over $4 million in Safe Routes to School Grants
(Trenton) – New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) in partnership with the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA) today announced the awarding of nearly $4.1 million in 2016 Safe Routes to School (SRTS) grants in eight counties. “Safety is a key component of New Jersey’s transportation network, including pedestrian and [...]
Celebrate NJ Walk and Bike to School Month this May!
Spring weather is on the way and we will be celebrating NJ Walk and Bike to School Month this May, an ideal time to reinvigorate your Safe Routes to School program! Join students, parents, school and municipal staff, and community members from all over New Jersey who will be walking [...]
Safe Routes Academy Held at the 2017 NJ Bike & Walk Summit
In coordination with the 8th annual NJ Bike and Walk Summit held Saturday, February 25, 2017 at Princeton University, the NJ Safe Routes to School Program held its first Safe Routes Academy. Our Safe Routes Academy featured a track of hands-on, interactive sessions designed to help communities enable and encourage [...]
Winter Walks Motivate Students to Walk to School
More than 575 students at ten (10) Hunterdon County elementary and intermediate schools took part in "Winter Walks" to school last month. The walks are part of a year round effort by the Hunterdon County Safe Routes to School Program to encourage students in walking school districts to walk, rather [...]
Check out our new video!
New Jersey Safe Routes to School has been busy creating new videos to help communities and schools with Safe Routes to School programs! Find your Safe Routes to School Regional Coordinator: Safe Routes to School Coordinators are located throughout New Jersey to offer free technical assistance to your school and community [...]