by John Boyle | Mar 9, 2023 | Biking the Region, News, NJ, The Circuit
At the February 23rd Board meeting, the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) announced the award winners for the 9th round of the Regional Trails Program. Eight projects were announced in Pennsylvania ($645,000) and two in New Jersey ($190,000). Only...
by John Boyle | Mar 3, 2023 | Biking Outside The Region, Biking the Region, News, Vision Zero
The only acceptable number of traffic deaths is zero. We are saddened by the loss of a 16 year-old teenager who was struck and killed by a driver while trying to cross Route 539 on the Union Transportation Trail (UTT) in Monmouth County, NJ during the AM Rush Hour on...
by John Boyle | Feb 22, 2023 | Biking the Region, News, The Circuit
We lost one of the champions of Circuit Trails last week, former Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Executive Director, Elissa Garofalo. If you looked at a trail map of Eastern Pennsylvania 20 years ago you probably couldn’t imagine walking or...
by John Boyle | Feb 7, 2023 | News
I wear a bicycle helmet. Wearing a helmet is a good idea, and we encourage everyone to wear one. For falling and other low-speed crashes, bicycle helmets reduce the chance of a brain injury by more than 50%. With statistics like that, why wouldn’t NJ pursue...
by John Boyle | Jan 18, 2023 | Biking in Philly, Biking the Region, E-bikes, News, NJ, Scooters, The Circuit
On February 1st, the Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA) will switch bicycle and pedestrian access from the south walkway to the north walkway in preparation for the final phase of the Ben Franklin Bridge Suspension Span and Anchorage Rehabilitation Project. The...