March 2022 - Greater Mercer TMA

In Land Use, Safe Routes, Safe Routes to School, Transportation, Transportation & Land Use, Uncategorized, walk and bike to school

Posted March 25, 2022

Making it Safe for All to Share the Roads in Mercer County

Making it Safe for All to Share the Roads in Mercer County Last week, we talked about some of our favorite walkable and bikeable places in Mercer County and Ocean County. You can read more [...]

By Justine Recio

In Bicycling, Bike to work, Land Use, Safe Routes, Safety, Transportation & Land Use, walk and bike to school, Walking

Posted March 18, 2022

Improving Biking and Walking in Mercer County and Ocean County

Improving Biking and Walking in Mercer County and Ocean County In 2017, 53% of Americans reported they would prefer to live in a walkable, bikeable neighborhoods than one with larger [...]

By Greater Mercer TMA

In Bicycling, Climate Change, Public Health, Safe Routes to School, Walking

Posted March 11, 2022

4 Ways Schools Can Encourage Physical Activity

There are only a few days left until we Spring Forward, which got us thinking about Step into Spring, our yearly campaign to encourage active transportation among school children. Why do we care [...]

By Greater Mercer TMA

In Safe Routes, Safe Routes to School

Posted March 4, 2022

The Ninth Annual SRTS Bookmark Contest is Underway

Greater Mercer TMA’s (GMTMA) ninth annual Safe Routes to School Bookmark Design contest is now underway. The contest is open to Mercer and Ocean County students in third through fifth grade are [...]