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In a video and advertisements, AARP New Jersey has asked Representative LoBiondo to support national complete streets legislation, as well as local pedestrian safety improvements. AARP New Jersey has released a video urging Representative Frank A. LoBiondo (NJ-2) to co-sponsor the “Safe and Complete Streets Act of 2011″ (H.R. 1780/S.1056) and to [...] [UPDATE: Gov. Cuomo has signed the bill.] NY Governor Andrew Cuomo announced today that he would sign a Complete Streets bill (S5411.A/A8366) that will make roads safer. The move was hailed by advocates because it will save lives and encourage walking and cycling, leading to environmental and public health benefits. Hundreds of New Yorkers are [...] A national complete streets law would help address dangerous roads for walking, such as southern NJ's Black Horse Pike. Throughout the nation, we are living with the legacy of outdated roads, many of which can be downright hostile to those who travel them. For more than half a century, our infrastructure has been [...] Legislatively, it was a surprisingly good year in Albany for sustainable transportation and smart growth issues. Six good bills successfully navigated the Legislature’s gauntlet, one bad bill was killed, and now, real success for the season lies in the Governor’s pen. The key to sustainable transportation is a well-funded, interconnected system that provides people [...] Jersey City is the largest municipality in the state to adopt a Complete Streets policy. Jersey City and Ridgewood are the latest municipalities in New Jersey to adopt local Complete Streets policies saying that roads should be designed and built with pedestrians, cyclists, and transit riders in mind, reports NJ Future’s Jay Corbalis. There [...] Yesterday, the NYS legislature put its weight behind the campaign to build safer streets and communities in New York State—both the Assembly and the Senate unanimously passed a state Complete Streets bill (S5411.A and A8366). The bill is now headed to Governor Cuomo’s desk for signature into law. Click to ask Gov. Cuomo [...] [Update 6/16: New Yorkers: Please take a few minutes to call Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (518-455-3791) and your State Assemblymember to say you support A8366, the Complete Streets bill.] In the eleventh hour of the Albany legislative session, there is good news about the Complete Streets bill to make roads safer for all: On Sunday [...] Nine people were killed or injured while walking or cycling at the intersection of Alexander St. and Monroe Ave. in Rochester between 2006-08, making it one of the most dangerous intersections in upstate New York. As the fate of the NYS complete streets bill (S5411) hangs in the balance in Albany, Rochester residents [...] Tri-State’s newest report, Older Pedestrians at Risk, finds that older pedestrians continue to be far more likely to be killed while walking than their younger neighbors. In addition, the tri-state region continues to have a much higher older pedestrian fatality rate than the rest of the country. Between 2007 and 2009, 433 pedestrians aged [...] Click to tell Albany to support a complete streets law. With less than a month left in Albany’s legislative session, advocates continue to fight for complete streets legislation (S5411) to ensure that roads throughout the state are designed for everyone who uses them. On TSTC’s website, New Yorkers can now e-mail Governor Cuomo and [...] |
 
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