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Over 130 cyclists throughout the state attended representing bicycle clubs, shops, advocates, retailers, manufacturers, and other individuals committed to a bicycle-friendly New Jersey. According to the New Jersey Bicycle Coalition’s Jim Nicholson, “ From the comments we have received on the day and since, it was a huge success. It was certainly a day to remember, and a day to be repeated next year.” For more details including the agenda and speaker directory, visit http://www.njbikesummit.org/index.asp.
Posted by krsteele04 on March 18, 2010
Tags: summit, njbike.org, nj, new jersey bicycle coalition, new jersey, conference, bike summit 0 comments | View comments Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia Wins $23 Million for Trails
This multi-jurisdictional project, called Generating Recovery by Enhancing Active Transportation in Pennsylvania and New Jersey (GREAT-PA/NJ), will help complete a network of biking and walking trails throughout the region, focused on connections to urban hubs in Philadelphia and Camden. The Bicycle Coalition and PEC assembled the proposal along with Mayor’s Office of Transportation and Utilities and Mayor Nutter’s Metropolitan Caucus. The proposal received letters of support from more than 52 elected officials, institutions and non-profit organizations, including all four senators and eight members of congress in the region. For more info visit the BCGP blog.
Posted by adam@peoplepoweredmovement.org on February 23, 2010
Tags: trails, tiger, philadelphia, pa, nj, funding, camden, bicycle coalition of greater philadelphia, bcgp 0 comments | View comments |
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he first New Jersey Bicycle Summit was a sold-out event held Saturday February 27th, 2010. Featured speakers included Andy Clarke, Executive Director of the League of American Bicyclists; Tim Blumenthal, Executive Director of Bikes Belong; Jeff Miller, President/CEO of the Alliance for Biking and Walking; and L. Grace Spencer, NJ Assemblywoman.
The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia and the Pennsylvania Environmental Council (PEC) worked with six counties and agencies in Pennsylvania and New Jersey to secure $23 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary Grant Program.
