Comments on: NJ Pedestrian and Bike Deaths Drop, But State is Still "Skimping on Sidewalks"

By: Where the Sidewalk Continues… « Mobilizing the Region

Where the Sidewalk Continues… « Mobilizing the Region — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:14:04 +0000

[...] could help the state make real progress on reducing pedestrian and cyclist fatalities, a goal it hasn’t been able to meet. This entry was written by Zoe Baldwin and posted on October 16, 2008 at 12:12 pm and filed [...]

By: NJ Highlighted at National Bike and Pedestrian Conference « Mobilizing the Region

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 18:40:42 +0000

[...] safety initiative that has invested in key urban corridors (see MTR # 539). A recent TSTC report, Skimping on Sidewalks 2008, lists several ways NJDOT could do even better, and continue to set a national standard. This [...]

By: JK

JK — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 22:29:04 +0000

This article would be more useful if it also included the change in pedestrian and cycling injuries. An authoritative Harvard Medical School study, circa 2000, found that half of the reduction in homicides and traffic fatalities nationally were from improvements in emergency medicine. In New York City the rate of pedestrian deaths has plummeted much faster than injuries — though the city has made big progress reducing both.

By: Larry

Larry — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 13:57:58 +0000

Unfortunate that the data since Whitman set that goal indicate no change at all and general worsening since she left office. Does the fact that every individusal who becomes NJ Attorney General gets a ticket for excessive speed indicate a broader attitudinal problem in the state? Feds should cut penalize states whose safety records do not improve.

By: Damien Newton

Damien Newton — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 00:14:14 +0000

How weird it is to read that NJ is cutting funding for bike/ped. Deep down Kris knows that now is the time to push the envelope on bike/ped with gas prices pushing more people out of the car. To increase the subsidy to car drivers now is an even bigger waste of funds than usual.