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Governor Christie (photo: IowaPolitics.com) 2011 won’t be remembered as a good year for smart growth legislation in New Jersey. Environmentalists are currently fighting the Legislature’s most recent assault on smart growth—S3156/A4335 (Sarlo/Couhtino)—which simultaneously encourages sprawl development and threatens the state’s drinking water. The legislation delays implementation of the state’s Water Quality Management Plan [...]  NHTSA's data shows a decrease in fatalities per vehicle mile traveled. In New York, Connecticut, and many other parts of the country, travelling by foot has gotten more dangerous. A recent analysis from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported that pedestrian fatalities in car crashes rose by 4.2% between 2009 and 2010. [...] NJ's lame duck legislature is still hard at work. Photo: runran As New Jersey’s lame duck legislature hobbles towards January, there are still a few important items on their agenda: In late August, Sen. Barbara Buono (D-Middlesex) introduced a resolution to combat a proposed rule change that could weaken environmental protections in the state. [...] The South Jersey area needs safe biking and walking routes, and we’re helping put them there. Along with the William Penn Foundation and a number of local partners in southern New Jersey and Pennsylvania, the TSTC has been working to improve safety for South Jersey roads and create a network of regional trails radiating [...] Between 2003 and 2010, there were 1,003 pedestrian fatalities and 40,150 pedestrian injuries in New Jersey. Rutgers University’s recent “2011 Pedestrian Safety Tracking Report” provides an in-depth analysis of these pedestrian-vehicle crashes—here are some of their most interesting findings: In addition to its analysis, the Rutgers report contains lots of valuable data visualizations. [...] A new analysis from Tri-State has found that between 2001 and 2010, 8,281 bicyclists were involved in crashes in eight Southern New Jersey counties (Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Ocean and Salem). During this period there were 63 bicyclist fatalities. Based on bicyclist crashes per capita, TSTC found that Cape May County [...] Patty Woodworth, Action Wheels Bike Shop owner and Anthony Preziosi, Gloucester County cyclist, discuss the need for pedestrian and bicyclist-focused road safety improvements with Mayor Harry R. Riskie of Woodbury, NJ. Last Friday, Tri-State Transportation Campaign joined Action Wheels Bike Shop, Mayor Harry R. Riskie of Woodbury, NJ, the Bicycle Coalition of Greater [...] Every district in the State Legislature is up for grabs on Nov. 8. With every seat in the NJ State Legislature up for grabs in the Nov. 8 election, Tri-State Transportation Campaign assembled a brief survey to get a feel for where each candidate stands on transportation and land use issues in NJ. [...] NJ Transit wants to hear from riders. As part of its ”Year of the Customer,” the agency has been rolling out efforts to acquire feedback from its customers. To complement the “SCORE Card” initiative, NJ Transit is holding public forums “to hear about your experiences.” According to the agency, “the forums will give customers the opportunity to [...] |
 
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