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Educational, Nonprofit & Advocacy Organizations
Consultant Information & Technical Assistance
State & Federal Agencies
Bikes on Transit Policies
New Jersey Transportation Management Associations (TMA)
Educational, Nonprofit & Advocacy Organizations
Active & Safe Routes to School
www.goforgreen.ca/asrts/home_e.html
Active & Safe Routes to School is a national program encouraging the use of active modes of transportation to and from school.
American Trails
www.americantrails.org/
The mission of American Trails is to lead the nation toward the creation and implementation of a comprehensive trails infrastructure that meets the recreation, health, and travel needs of all Americans.
America Walks
americawalks.org/
America Walks is a national coalition of local advocacy groups dedicated to promoting walkable communities. The mission of America Walks is to foster the development of community-based pedestrian advocacy groups, to educate the public about the benefits of walking, and, when appropriate, to act as a collective voice for walking advocates.
Bicycle Federation of America
www.bikefed.org/
The Bicycle Federation of America works to create bicycle-friendly and walkable communities. In order to better call attention to its work on pedestrian (as well as bicycle) related issues, the BFA now operates as the "National Center for Bicycling and Walking."
Bicycle & Pedestrian Information Center
www.bicyclinginfo.org/
Good outreach and promotion plants the seeds for initiating change by creating awareness about the importance of bicycling and bicycle-friendly communities.
- www.bicyclinginfo.org/cps/checklist.htm
The Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center offers a bicycling scorecard that allows people to determine how bikeable their community is.
BikeToWork
biketowork.itelcom.com/#bill
This site provides information for people who bike to work or are considering
doing so.
Critical Mass
criticalmasshub.com/
Critical Mass is a monthly bicycle ride assert cyclists' right to the road.
The idea started in San Francisco in September 1992, and quickly spread
to cities all over the world. This site attempts to be the most complete
guide to local Critical Mass sites around the globe. Critical Mass has a
very different flavor from city to city; there's a big variety in size,
respect of traffic laws (or lack thereof), interaction with motorists, and
intervention by police. The site provides links to the various Critical
Mass groups throughout the country.
East Coast Greenway
www.greenway.org
This is an advocacy organization that is trying to establish a continuous
multi-use greenway along the entire East Coast. Some of this greenway has
already been established. The site gives brief information about the greenway
as well as future plans and maps.
Environmental Grantmakers Association
www.ega.org/
The EGA is a voluntary association of foundations and giving programs concerned
with the protection of the natural environment.
Greenways, Inc.
www.greenways.com/
A multidisciplinary environmental planning and landscape architectural firm
that specializes in providing consulting services to government agencies,
for-profit corporations and nonprofit organizations.
National Center for Bicycling and Walking
www.bikewalk.org/
The National Center for Bicycling & Walking (founded as the Bicycle
Federation of America) has been working for more bicycle-friendly and walkable
communities.
New Jersey Bicycle and Pedestrian Resource Project
policy.rutgers.edu/tpi/pedbike/
Developed by Rutgers University's Voorhees Transportation Policy Institute
(http://policy.rutgers.edu/tpi), this project is in the process of establishing
an information clearinghouse and technical resource center to identify significant
bicycle and pedestrian policies, planning activities, implementation and
construction of projects throughout the state. It provides advisory assistance
to NJDOT and other public agencies and organizations on pedestrian and bicycle
topics and issues. Additionally, the project provides educational resources
and directed research on the issues confronting the development and construction
of bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure.
Surface Transportation Policy Project
http://www.transact.org/
The goal of The Surface Transportation Policy Project is to ensure that
transportation policy and investments help conserve energy, protect environmental
and aesthetic quality, strengthen the economy, promote social equity, and
make communities more livable. They emphasize the needs of people, rather
than vehicles, in assuring access to jobs, services, and recreational opportunities.
Victoria Transport Policy Institute
http://www.vtpi.org
Contains a wealth of papers on various subjects dealing with transportation.
Along with papers on pedestrian and bicycle issues, this website also offers
papers on other subjects such as: problem solving, evaluating impacts and
problems, solutions, optimal pricing, automobile dependency and transportation
diversity, sustainable transportation, land use and parking management,
public transit, transportation equity, and humor. There is also an extensive
list of transportation planning links, with a section of links devoted to
pedestrians and bicycles.
Voorhees Transportation Policy Institute (VTPI)
http://policy.rutgers.edu/tpi
VTPI works to provide technical expertise, research, and outreach to regional,
county and local governments and organizations working to implement, improve,
and/or expand their pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure.
Walkable Communities, Inc.
http://www.walkable.org/
A non-profit corporation organized for the express purposes of helping whole
communities, whether they are large cities or small towns, or parts of communities,
i.e. neighborhoods, business districts, parks, school districts, subdivisions,
specific roadway corridors, etc., become more walkable and pedestrian friendly.
Consultant Information & Technical Assistance
Alta Transportation Consulting
www.altaplanning.org
Alta Transportation Consulting is one of the leading firms in the United States in the fields of bicycle, pedestrian, and trail planning and design. Alta provides a full range of services from master plans, corridor plans, design, and engineering, and sign plans, plan updates and technical assistance, rail trail studies, and school safety studies. This site is a good representation of this firm and what it does.
Dero Bike Rack Co.
www.dero.com
This is a company that makes all kinds of innovative and creative bicycle racks for all occasions and locations. Site contains numerous pictures of bicycle racks as well as descriptions of how they work.
Graber USA
www.graberproducts.com
This company makes bike racks and bike parking devices. The website includes pictures and descriptions of many of their products, including an interesting bike parking device called the "bike bank".
State & Federal Agencies
Centers for Disease Control
"Kids Walk-To-School"
www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/kidswalk/
Official site for the CDC's "kids walk-to-school" program. The site contains information and brochures about promoting this program in individual communities.
Federal Highway Administration
Improving Conditions for Bicycling and Walking
safety.fhwa.dot.gov/fourthlevel/pdf/intro.pdf
A best practices report that provides information on pedestrian and bicycle projects that have been recognized for increasing walking and bicycling and improving user safety in communities across the US.
Federal Highway Administration
Office of Intermodal and Statewide Programs Bicycle and Pedestrian Program
www.fhwa.dot.gov/hep10/biped
Offers a number of useful documents and links dealing with pedestrian and bicycle issues on a national level. Most of these documents deal with the implications of TEA-21 on bicycle and pedestrian issues. This site also has a list of pedestrian and bicycle coordinators by state. Address, phone numbers, fax, and email are all listed.
National Park Service
Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program
www.ncrc.nps.gov/rtca/index.htm
The mission of the Program is to help citizens and community leaders plan and advance locally-led conservation projects that link together parks, schoolyards, open spaces and residential areas with safe, quiet greenways; recycle abandoned railways into trails that link neighborhoods and communities; preserve open spaces for generations to come.
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
National Transportation Library
www.bts.gov/NTL/subjects/ped-bike.html
Offers a number of papers and publications dealing with pedestrian and bicycle issues. Most of these can be downloaded in pdf form.
The New Jersey Department of Transportation
www.state.nj.us/transportation/
NJ DOT Bicycle & Pedestrian Website
www.state.nj.us/njcommuter/html/bikewalk.htm
This page provides information on the State's Bicycle & Pedestrian Master Plan, bicycling clubs, maps and routes, safety information, and rules and regulations.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/pedbimot/ped/
This site contains indexes to various government pedestrian safety documents. These documents cover the following areas: general information, children, older adults, impaired pedestrians, diversity, research.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/pedbimot/bike/
This site contains indexes to various government bicycle safety documents. These documents cover the following areas: general information, children, older adults, impaired pedestrians, diversity, research.
Bicycle Safety
www.state.nj.us/transportation/publicat/FUNPACK_/game/
Bike Compatible Roadways & Bikeways: Planning & Design Guidelines
www.state.nj.us/transportation/publicat/bike_guidelines.htm
Pedestrian Compatible: Planning and Design Guidelines
www.state.nj.us/transportation/publicat/pedest_guide.htm
New Jersey's Statewide Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan
www.bikemap.com/RBA/
The New Jersey Department of Transportation has undertaken this project, designed to:
- establish and maintain contact with constituents and advocacy groups with an interest in bicycle and pedestrian issues;
- establish and maintain an information clearinghouse and technical resource that identifies significant bicycle and pedestrian policies, planning activities, implementation and construction of projects throughout the state, and provides advisory assistance to the Department and other public agencies on pedestrian and bicycle topics;
- provide education and training to those who are charged with implementing these policy objectives, so they have a clear understanding of the benefits to be derived from these policies, are instructed in appropriate technical knowledge and skills, and work collaboratively to achieve the common goal; and
- provide clarification on legal and technical issues by researching key concerns and by writing summary reports with recommendations that will ultimately lead to policies that support effective practices for pedestrian and bicycle travel.
Bikes on Transit Policies
- NJ Transit Buses and Trains
www.njtransit.com/cs_ride_bike.shtm - PATCO Trains
www.drpa.org/patco/bike.html - PATH Trains
www.panynj.gov/path/pathrules.htm - SEPTA Trains
www.septa.org/riding/bike.html
New Jersey Transportation Management Associations (TMA)
Transportation Management Association Council of New Jersey
www.transportationchoices.com/driveless.htm
- Cross County Connection
www.transportationchoices.com/
Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester & Salem Counties
Greentree Executive Campus, 2002 D Lincoln Drive West
Marlton, NJ 08053
Tel 856.596.8228 / Fax 856.983.0388 - Hudson Transportation Management Association
hudsontma.org/
Hudson County
Suites 118-120, 150 Warren Street
Jersey City, NJ 07302
Tel 201.432.2200 / Fax 201.946.9390 - Hunterdon Area Rural Transit
www.hart-tma.com/
Hunterdon County
Victorian Plaza, One East Main Street
Flemington, NJ 08822
Tel 908.788.5553 / Fax 908.788.1662 - Meadowlink Ridesharing
www.meadowlink.org/
Bergen & Urban Passaic Counties
201 Route 17 North
East Rutherford, NJ 07070
Tel 201.939.4242 / Fax 201.939.2630 - Greater Mercer TMA
www.gmtma.org/
Mercer County
15 Roszel Road
Princeton, NJ 08540
Tel 609.452.1491 / Fax 609.452.0028 - Keep Middlesex Moving
www.kmm.org/
Middlesex, Monmouth & Ocean Counties
2nd Floor, 100 Bayard Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Tel 732.745.4490 / Fax 732.745.7482 - Ridewise of Raritan Valley
www.ridewise.org/
Somerset County
166 West Main Street
Somerville, NJ 08876
Tel 908.704.1011 / Fax 908.704.1494 - TransOptions Commuter Services
www.transoptions.org/
Morris, Sussex, Warren, Suburban Essex, Passaic & Union Counties
2 Ridgedale Avenue Suite 200
Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927
Tel 973.267.7600 / Fax 973.267.6209