New Jersey Bike and Ped News for Monday, August 4th, 2008

New Jersey Bicycle and Pedestrian News Digest for Monday, August 4th, 2008

34 Articles / Links


Headline

Experts: Bike, pedestrian safety an uphill battle
Gloucester County Times • Thursday, July 31, 2008
http://tinyurl.com/6f274o


NJ Bike/Ped News

Officials to work at making a Brick road intersection safer
Asbury Park Press • Thursday, July 31, 2008
http://tinyurl.com/6zdscd

Speed tables placed in Brick neighborhood (read comments)
Asbury Park Press • Friday, August 1, 2008
http://tinyurl.com/5syqhd

New trail opens up 2.5 mile stretch
The Trenton Times • Sunday, August 3, 2008
http://tinyurl.com/6enupo

Denville bridge project will close roads in August
Daily Record • Thursday, July 31, 2008
http://tinyurl.com/5dmhwy

Deaths prompt focus on rail safety in Manville
The Courier News • Sunday, August 3, 2008
http://tinyurl.com/5ecs4r

Small-town chaos
The Star-Ledger • Thursday, July 31, 2008
http://tinyurl.com/6fl7av

Route 1 road work on schedule
The Home News Tribune • Saturday, August 2, 2008
http://tinyurl.com/5w6omy

Morristown in running for cycling hall of fame
The Courier News • Sunday, August 3, 2008
http://tinyurl.com/63xj2s

Hoboken cyclist in NYPD uproar is back on job
The Jersey Journal • Thursday, July 31, 2008
http://tinyurl.com/6e7kud

Doctors: Texting while walking dangerous
Courier-Post • Thursday, July 31, 2008
http://tinyurl.com/6opbz6


Crash Report

Two pedestrians were sent to hospital after being hit by vehicle
Courier-Post • Monday, August 4, 2008
http://tinyurl.com/6nlsvd

Man struck by tractor-trailer in Piscataway, hospitalized in serious condition
The Home News Tribune • Saturday, August 2, 2008
http://tinyurl.com/6fn3cv

Bicyclist injured in accident in Long Beach Township (read comments)
Asbury Park Press • Thursday, July 31, 2008
http://tinyurl.com/5pqnnk
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Woman bicyclist in trauma center after being struck on Long Beach Blvd
Press of Atlantic City • Wednesday, July 30, 2008
http://tinyurl.com/6ogd9m

Pedestrian hit by vehicle in Cape May
South Jersey News Online • Wednesday July 30, 2008
http://tinyurl.com/5vvs6l

IMPROPER PASSING: Truck hits cyclist on one-lane bridge
Courier-Post • Thursday, July 31, 2008
http://tinyurl.com/6d5m57

Follow-up: Progress in recovery of 6-year-old hit-run victim
The Jersey Journal • Thursday, July 31, 2008
http://tinyurl.com/5cnzxx


Opinion

Editorial: Pathway funding going off course
Asbury Park Press • Friday, August 1, 2008
http://tinyurl.com/585dgb

Editorial: Protect pedestrians, bicyclists by building safer roads
The Home News Tribune • Saturday, August 2, 2008
http://tinyurl.com/5er723

Editorial: Be aware of foot and pedal power
Gloucester County Times • Monday, August 4, 2008
http://tinyurl.com/6gx76n

Letter: Route 18 work should include sidewalks
The Home News Tribune • Saturday, August 2, 2008
http://tinyurl.com/6hojyn

Editorial: HITS & MISSES, HIT: Pedals blooming (last entry)
The Home News Tribune • Saturday, August 2, 2008
http://tinyurl.com/5znanb

Letter: Intelligence is best bike safety measure
The Record • Saturday, August 2, 2008
http://tinyurl.com/6x78fm


Beyond New Jersey

Man testifies he shot boy after feeling threatened
Courier-Post • Friday, August 1, 2008
http://tinyurl.com/6jv7rw

Police and a Cyclists’ Group, and Four Years of Clashes
The New York Times • Monday, August 4, 2008
http://tinyurl.com/5gnpwl

Op-Ed: Struck by New York
The New York Times • Thursday, July 31, 2008
http://tinyurl.com/6dj9jo

Op-Ed: Put the brakes on these bicyclists
The Daily News • Wednesday, July 30, 2008
http://tinyurl.com/6gpakd

Whalley Suggestions Don’t Impress DOT (read comments)
New Haven Independent (Connecticut) • Wednesday, July 30, 2008
http://tinyurl.com/6dxpex

Last Thursday becomes nearly carfree, naturally
Bike Portland Blog • Friday, August 1, 2008
http://tinyurl.com/5pvpv5

Emeryville firm pays employees to bike
San Francisco Chronicle • Wednesday, July 30, 2008
http://tinyurl.com/6jmr88

Hit-and-run driver who struck 19 ruled insane
AP via Press of Atlantic City • Friday, August 1, 2008
http://tinyurl.com/6psp8u

Risking Life and Limb, Riding a Bike to Work in L.A.
WSJ via Yahoo News • Friday, August 1, 2008
http://tinyurl.com/5q5kp9


Fun / Humor

Bikers strip for eco demonstration
AP via The Jersey Journal • Monday, August 4, 2008
http://tinyurl.com/587jtm