Although the week started with some rain, by Wednesday the sun was out and the weather was perfect for biking.  The Bike to Work Week and Bike Month participants logged over 1,800 miles and over 340 rides, and seemed to have a great time doing [...]

The initiative is Commissioner Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti’s vision for how she wants the NJDOT to be regarded by all of the agency’s stakeholders, both internally and externally, and includes a plan to promote the great work at the Department. [...]

Every year, Greater Mercer TMA organizes a Safe Routes to School Bookmark Design Contest. This year third through fifth graders in Mercer and Ocean County were asked to create a bookmark design with the theme “Create your own Superhero! What [...]

For Bike Month we like to hear from people participating in the challenge and bike commuters. This year we decided to ask one of the longtime sponsors and a Princeton fixture, a few things about the shop and the people running it. If you live in [...]

While Earth Day is still fresh on everyone’s mind, we wanted to take a minute to share a few ways we can all go green and reduce our carbon footprint. Next year it will be the 50th anniversary of Earth Day and the Earth Day Network’s goal is to [...]

According to the AAA Foundation, more than 80 percent of drivers believe it is unacceptable to text behind the wheel yet more than a third of the same respondents admitted to reading texts while driving.  Our devices are part of everyday life, [...]

Spring is finally here!  And there’s no time like springtime to get out for a walk!  If you’ve been driving the kids to school, toss aside your keys, and have the family lace up their sneakers and head out the door for a walk to school. An [...]

A recent Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) report shows that the U.S. pedestrian deaths hit a 28-year high last year.  The GHSA estimates that from 2008 to 2017, pedestrian fatalities increased by 35% and since 2013 the number of [...]

Greater Mercer TMA’s (GMTMA) sixth 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. Students can show their ideas to save the planet [...]

You probably know by now that sitting all day comes with a high risk of heart disease. “Sitting is the new smoking” they say. And while the science is not in agreement on all issues– some studies say sitting for 8 hours is bad for you even [...]