Safe Routes Scoop

Walk and Bike to School Week will be celebrated this year from May 19-23, 2014. Governor Chris Christie signed a proclamation encouraging state and local governments and school districts to promote active and healthy lifestyles by walking and bicycling to school. Please encourage your school districts to promote Walk and [...]

Over $20 million in grant funding for Safe Routes to School and the Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) is available for building bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure or construction/engineering projects!  Apply for a grant today! What is a TAP Grant? TAP funding includes much of what was formally Transportation Enhancements, Safe Routes [...]

Grant funding is available for the construction and engineering of bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure projects. The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) offers Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Program funding to projects that 1) enable and encourage children, including those with disabilities, to walk and bicycle to school, 2) make [...]

Winter weather can be cold and snowy, but there are many ideas that can make walking to school both safe and fun -- even in the middle of winter!  Escape cabin fever and enjoy being outdoors by walking to school!Dressing appropriately for the outdoors is essential. “It is important for [...]

“Stop idling for earth.”  This simple message took the top spot in KMM’s first anti-idling bookmark contest.  KMM invited Middlesex County fifth graders to submit designs for a bookmark containing an anti-idling message. Jessica Vasquez of South Plainfield was selected as the winner after judges reviewed 369 submissions from schools [...]

Crossing guards play a vital role in the lives of children who walk or bike to school each day. At the same time, the position of crossing guard is one of the most dangerous municipal jobs.[1]  They often face poor crosswalk and sidewalk infrastructure, distracted drivers and hazardous conditions such [...]