Tag: bicycle safety
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Rosedale Road roundabout opens a year after pedestrian fatality
Rosedale Road, which was closed for nearly two months for the installation of a traffic-calming roundabout, was opened to motorists Aug. 25, according to Princeton officials. The roundabout has been installed in the middle of the intersection on Rosedale Road and General Johnson Drive, which is the entrance to the Johnson Park School, a grade K-5…
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Rosedale Road roundabout project nears completion a year after pedestrian fatality
Work is nearly complete on a traffic-calming roundabout on Rosedale Road at General Johnson Drive, according to Princeton officials. The roundabout is being installed in the middle of the intersection on Rosedale Road. General Johnson Drive is the entrance to the Johnson Park School, which accommodates children in grades K-5. One set of rectangular rapid…
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Vision Zero Task Force formed to reduce traffic crash injuries, fatalities
Traffic accidents claimed the lives of three pedestrians and injured 78 people in Princeton between 2015 and 2019 – but if the Vision Zero Task Force has its way, pedestrian deaths and serious injuries will be a thing of the past. The Princeton Council has authorized the creation of the Vision Zero Task Force, which…
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Traffic speeds on eight county roads in Metuchen will soon reduce to 25 miles per hour
METUCHEN – It has been a decade in the making, with a bit of persistence from Metuchen Borough Council President Linda Koskosi over the past two years, as borough officials move forward to reduce traffic speeds on eight county streets to 25 miles per hour. The second reading and public hearing on amending an ordinance…
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Sharrows are first step toward bicycle safety in Metuchen
METUCHEN — Bicyclists and motorists are now sharing the road through sharrows on Route 27. The New Jersey Department of Transportation [DOT] has been placing sharrows — line markings in the middle of motor vehicle lanes that indicate the road needs to be shared by vehicles and bicyclists — as part of the Route 27…
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North Brunswick cops ‘adopted’ by third grade students discuss bicycle safety
NORTH BRUNSWICK – All of the students in Francesca Del Borrello’s third grade class at the Livingston Park Elementary School raised their hands when asked if they have a bicycle. They all kept their hands up when asked if they ride their bikes. However, the hands quickly went down when asked if they always wear…
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Metuchen resident calls on honest effort for pedestrian/bike safety in borough
I read with amazement and disbelief the front page headline in the Jan. 31 edition of the Criterion Sentinel, “Safety for bicyclists, pedestrians remains a priority in Metuchen.” It is hard to accept this assertion as credible and sincere, as the borough has chronically and blatantly neglected road and sidewalk issues that have severely imperiled these…
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Safety for bicyclists, pedestrians remains priority in Metuchen
METUCHEN — Bicyclists and motorists will continue to share the road after pavement markings known as sharrows are placed on Route 27 and on Amboy Avenue. A sharrow is a shared lane bicycle marking, which indicates that motorists and cyclists must share the road and that bicyclists are permitted to use the full lane. A…