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Sidewalks along Park Place are treacherous to navigate, becoming so narrow to a degree that they practically disappear. | Photo: Janna Chernetz Ideally, crosswalks in an urban center should be the more visible international style (also known as a “zebra” or “ladder” crosswalk) and should include accessible curb ramps. | Photo: Janna [...] A bike lane in Newark | Photo: Newark Department of Engineering [An eagle-eyed reader has pointed out that Vineland is technically the largest city in New Jersey; Newark is actually the most populous. Thanks for the spot!] Yesterday, Newark announced that it had adopted a complete streets policy, making the roads of New [...] Student interns at the Greater Newark Conservancy take a break from surveying the city for this photograph. “We know what Newark looks like standing still, and we know that change is needed. With all the diversity in the city, it’s important that we try to work together. Let’s get it together—let’s move Newark.” [...] Transit and freight rail can be powerful tools for development. Seeking to maximize those tools, NJ in 2008 established the Urban Transit Hub Tax Credit, which provides tax credits for businesses that use freight rail and those that develop housing, plan large expansions, or relocate within a half-mile of transit hubs in nine cities. [...] Reworked Newark plans Taking to the streets with cameras and imagination, 45 Newark high school interns participated in a two-day exercise with TSTC to re-envision downtown Newark as a “great place” for residents and visitors. The exercise is a result of an on-going partnership with the Greater Newark Conservancy’s Newark Youth Leadership Project. [...] The new Speedway Elementary School was built near two busy roads and the Garden State Parkway. As previously reported in MTR, the new Speedway Elementary School was built along two very busy roadways and near ramps for the Garden State Parkway, without a playground or safe access to a large park across the [...] Speedway Elementary School in Newark (seen under construction in this photo) is at the intersection of two major roads that feed into and off of the Garden State Parkway. We learn some of our most important lessons in elementary school: how to share, how to read, how to study. For the students slated [...] This time, it's personal: Widening Route 21 would impact properties on the west side of the road (on the left in the photo) — including my house. The following is a first-person account by TSTC general counsel Kyle Wiswall. Tri-State often works with victims of unnecessary road projects. But this is the first [...] In parts of Newark, walking to and from school can mean dealing with unsafe traffic, violent crime, and a general lack of infrastructure. Many communities that receive federal Safe Routes to School grants are looking to encourage more students to walk and bike to school through programs like the “walking school bus.” However, [...] Mayor Cory Booker and Newark residents meet for the Brick City Bike Collective's first ride. (Zoe Baldwin contributed to this story.) Founded in June, the Brick City Bike Collective (BCBC) recently hit Newark’s streets, with Mayor Cory Booker joining the group for its first ride on August 7th. Since the middle of the [...] |
 
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