Back to School Planning – the Active Way
August is National Back to School Month! When we think of back to school, getting supplies, backpacks, and clothes come are top concerns. Besides shopping for new clothes and supplies, and [...]
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Posted Get Your Kids Interested in Planning, Safety, and/or Air quality this Summer!
It’s summer and kids are out of school, spending time at camps or at home looking for fun things to do. Most children are spending time outdoors running and biking with their friends in the [...]
In Bicycling, Public Health, Safe Routes to School, Transportation, walk and bike to school, Walking
Posted Gearing up for a Summer with Bike and Pedestrian Safety in Schools
As the school year winds down, whether children get to school on two feet, two wheels or four, the GMTMA Safe Routes to School Coordinators are there to greet them and share helpful safety tips [...]
Greater Mercer TMA recognizes local students in Safe Routes to School Bookmark Design Contest
In celebration of NJ Bike and Walk to School Month, GMTMA announced the winners of its Safe Routes to School Bookmark Design Contest. Third through fifth graders in Mercer and Ocean County were [...]
Happy Bike Month! We Hope You Celebrate with Us
Every year in May we celebrate Bike Month. The League of American Bicyclists established May as National Bike Month in 1956. It’s a way to encourage safe bicycling for work, pleasure, and [...]
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Posted Slow Down – Children at Play
In keeping with our themes for the last few weeks, we’re writing about Spring safety this week. Spring is here and more and more adults and their children spend time outdoors, biking, walking, [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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 [...]
Walk to School Day – Safety Tips and Walking School Bus App
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. [...]