Welcome to the third issue of New Jersey Walks and Bikes, a newsletter for anyone interested in bicycle and pedestrian issues. In this issue, we bring you a variety of interesting stories, including “Ten Questions With Pam Fischer”, director of the New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety (NJDHTS).  In this informative piece, you will learn more about the Division’s goals and interesting work with regard to bicycle and pedestrian issues. The “Takin’ it to the Streets: Creating Complete Streets” article details policies aimed at ensuring that roadways are designed for all users and that the needs of bicyclists and pedestrians are taken into account.

This edition of New Jersey Walks and Bikes also highlights information and new approaches directed at keeping our bicyclists safer. For example, the article “Safety First: Walking and Bicycling at Night,” illustrates the importance of taking enhanced safety measures when biking at night and details tips for improving your safety odds when doing so. In “Guiding the Way: Bicycle Signal Heads”, the use of signal heads to help reduce bicycle/automobile accidents at intersections and real world examples of their implementation are discussed. Finally, the “News in Brief” section highlights a profile of Medford Township’s Bicycle Master Plan and supporting ordinance; details how New Jersey’s Transportation Management Associations (TMAs) are helping bicyclists and pedestrians; and reports on a new guide to the New Jersey portion of the East Coast Greenway. 

I hope you enjoy our third issue of New Jersey Walks and Bikes and I invite your feedback. If you have a story idea you would like to share for a future issue, please fill out our survey which you can find at the top of the home page. As always, thank you for your interest and support in making New Jersey a safe walkable and bikeable state!

 

—Sheree Davis
NJ Department of Transportation Bicycle and Pedestrian Program Coordinator