Celebrate Earth Month by Riding Your Bike
This week we are celebrating Earth Day. This year’s theme is “Invest in our planet and build healthy cities, countries and economies.” The Earth Day 2022 theme is focused on engaging more than 1 [...]
In Land Use, Safe Routes, Safe Routes to School, Transportation, Transportation & Land Use, Uncategorized, walk and bike to school
Posted 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 [...]
In Bicycling, Bike to work, Land Use, Safe Routes, Safety, Transportation & Land Use, walk and bike to school, Walking
Posted 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 [...]
Meet Our New Colleague Jacob
Jacob joined the GMTMA team last summer. Here is what he has to say: What is your job at GMTMA? I am a Transportation Planning Associate, focusing on bike and pedestrian safety. What attracted [...]
In Climate Change, Electric Vehicles, Land Use, NJ Smart Workplaces, Policy, Transportation & Land Use
Posted A Changemaker’s Guide to Electric Vehicles
This week’s installment of Greater Mercer TMA’s Get In, We’re Going Electric series is intended to act as a resource for municipalities, planners, and community changemakers in making the [...]
In Climate Change, Design, Electric Vehicles, Land Use, Policy, Transportation, Transportation & Land Use, Uncategorized
Posted The Everyman’s Guide to EVs
New Jersey is leading the charge on the East Coast for electric vehicle adoption with its goal to reach 330,000 electric vehicles (EVs) in the state by 2025. This article is the first [...]
ADA Celebrates 30 Years: What More Can We Do to Make Access to Transportation Better for All Americans?
Last week the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) celebrated 30 years. On July 26, 1990, President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act into law. The law prohibits [...]
In Design, Land Use, NJ Smart Workplaces, Policy, Public Health, Safe Routes to School, Transit, Transportation, Transportation & Land Use, Walking
Posted Greater Mercer TMA Awards Businesses, Schools and Municipalities for Leadership in Sustainability and Safety and Mayor Shing-Fu Hsueh at the Annual Meeting and Luncheon
Greater Mercer Transportation Management Association (GMTMA), the Regional Transportation Management Association for Mercer and Ocean counties held its Annual Meeting and Luncheon at the Hyatt [...]
In Bicycling, Climate Change, Design, Land Use, Policy, Public Health, Transit, Transportation, Transportation & Land Use, Walking
Posted Committing to Reduce Emissions
A recent Smart Growth America article highlights the ways in which cities can commit to reducing emissions and steps mayors can take to achieve the Climate Actions Agenda goals. Some of the steps [...]
In Bicycling, Design, Land Use, Policy, Public Health, Safety, Transportation, Transportation & Land Use, Walking
Posted Active Transportation and the Health of Our Communities
Project for Public Spaces (PPS) released a new report, The Case for Healthy Places, in December 2016 in which they highlight key areas that support healthy placemaking. According to PPS one’s [...]