Safe Routes to School

Walk to school day is October 6 and many schools in our area have scheduled events. During walk to school day, groups of school children across the country will be walking and biking to school.  [...]

This year back to school means getting out of the pajamas and out of the house! Besides shopping for new clothes and supplies, and planning school schedules– planning how to get to school [...]

Greater Mercer TMA (GMTMA) announced the winners of the eighth Safe Routes to School Bookmark Design Contest. Third through fifth graders in Mercer and Ocean County were asked to create a [...]

Every year on April 22 we celebrate Earth Day. The event is getting bigger every year, including a significant youth movement. Who hasn’t heard of Greta Thunberg and her pleas for climate action? [...]

Spring is finally here and not a moment too soon! More and more people and their children will spend time outdoors, biking, walking, rolling, and skating.  We’ve seen so many children roller [...]

Greater Mercer TMA’s (GMTMA) eighth 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 [...]

As the coordinator for Safe Routes to School programs, Greater Mercer TMA works with schools and towns on a variety of Safe Routes to School (SRTS) programs.  Our latest effort, an updated and [...]

Although the Covid-19 lockdowns led to huge reductions in traffic and fewer car crashes this spring, the crashes became deadlier in some cities as drivers sped on quieter roads.  In New York City [...]

Fall is here and we already had a taste of the nice, crisp mornings and evenings, maybe a little too cool for some of us who like it a little warmer. We are now looking forward to seeing the [...]

The pandemic has caused major disruptions in the daily life of children and they are experiencing these changes in different ways. Some may be excited to return to school, while others may be [...]