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 [...]
Traffic fatalities are an unacceptable and preventable public health epidemic, and should be eliminated, according to the Greater Mercer Public Health Partnership’s new Vision Zero policy, adopted January 2, 2019. The Greater Mercer Public [...]
Happy New Year! It’s time to leave 2018 behind and plan for another full year, with new hopes and plans. We accomplished a lot last year; we launched a redesigned website, began work on the Greater Mercer Trail Network Plan study to help create [...]
Yes, it is another record-breaking year. The number of Americans traveling for the holidays this year is a record 112.5 million according to the new AAA travel forecast. Driving is very popular again this year; 101.1 million Americans will be [...]
