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Halloween Safety Tips
"Halloween is a "walking holiday"," says Tara Shepherd, HART executive director. "Children are smaller, and by their very size, are less visible to motorists," she points out. "Dusk and nighttime conditions, as well as dark costumes, add to lower visibility and can create a higher safety risk," Shepherd cautions. Photo [...]
Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of Walk to School Day
A crossing guard helps a father and son cross on their way to Sussex Avenue School in Newark while volunteers hold Stop for Pedestrians signs in English and Spanish. On October 5th, Communities and schools across New Jersey celebrated the 20th anniversary of Walk to School Day with [...]
New Video Helps With Walkability Audits
Schools and communities hoping to identify barriers to walking and biking to schools in their neighborhood now have a new tool to help them: The Walkability Assessment video. Walkability assessments evaluate sidewalk, road, and neighborhood conditions in the areas surrounding a school and help schools identify ways to make the [...]
Keep Middlesex Moving Supports Community Walking Events
In the summer, KMM’s Safe Routes to School program supports community walk and bike events while preparing for a school year full of walk and bike activities and educational programs like Walk to School Days, in-school assemblies and bike rodeos. In July we helped organize a bike rodeo with a [...]
Celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Walk to School Day on October 5!
With the beginning of a new school year, there is no better time for new students and parents to explore the benefits of biking and walking to school. October 5 is the 20th Anniversary of Walk to School Day, and students and parents all over New Jersey will be walking [...]
Highland Park Hosts NJ’s First Bikeability Assessment
As a pedestrian and bicycle-friendly town, Highland Park was the ideal place to host New Jersey’s first bikeability assessment. Similar to a walkability assessment but on bikes, a bike assessment helps schools, parents, students and community members identify barriers that may make it difficult or dangerous for children to bike [...]