As we ring out 2025, join us in a quick look back at the year. Here’s how the WWBPA, in big and small ways, continued to transform West Windsor into a community that’s more inviting for all those who want to walk, run and bicycle.
- We spread the word to more than 1,000 people at the farmers market and other public events, listening to concerns and sharing information about fun places to walk and bicycle. We continue to hand out our walk/bike map. If you need one, come find us at the market beginning in May or at one of our events.
- We talked safety in the high schools with our “tag the bag” campaign. Working with their PTSAs, we handed out 450 reflective tags for students’ backpacks, all in an effort to make our teens more visible to drivers. Watch for this in other schools during 2026.
- We walked the walk. And biked it as well. Our weekly walking group is well-established but is always open to anyone who wants to join in. Just an hour! Our other events included the annual Learn to Bike class for children, the Ride of Silence to honor those injured or killed while cycling, and our Martian Ride to celebrate West Windsor’s starring role in the 1938 version of “War of the Worlds”. We taught bike skills in the Jefferson Park neighborhood. And our hardy trail maintenance crew once again volunteered more than 100 hours to keep trails through the woods clear for your walks and runs. (Email [email protected] if you’d like to join the crew, even just one time.)
- We advocated, and we listened. We reach out often to local and county officials. County Executive Dan Benson accepted our invitation to speak at the WWBPA’s annual meeting in March, and he discussed a number of county projects that will affect West Windsor. We also worked with Mercer County and other stakeholders to find a compromise on the county’s first-ever protected multi-use path, which is carved out of Edinburg Road and created a safe route to the east entrance of Mercer County Park.
- We scored wins. Our elected officials added “no turn on red” signs on Penn Lyle Road at Clarksville Road, lowered the speed limit on a section of Alexander Road to 25 mph, allocated $900,000 for biking and walking infrastructure in the current budget, and ended the year by awarding nearly $800,000 in contracts for three larger projects that will be built in 2026. Because of our initiative and funds, both West Windsor and Mercer County installed road signs in the township that reinforce a state law requiring 4 feet when passing cyclists and other vulnerable road users.
- We are making a difference. Congratulations go to the WW-P School District as a whole plus Maurice Hawk Elementary School for earning Bronze in New Jersey’s Safe Routes to School program. Dutch Neck Elementary and Village School were awarded “First Steps”. This is the first time that WW-P has been recognized by the Safe Routes to School Program — and we will help make sure it continues.
2026 marks the WWBPA’s 20th year of transforming West Windsor into a welcoming and safe community for all who walk, run and bike. We need you! Become a dues-paying member and help us continue the transformation. Then tell your friends and neighbors so they can learn more about us.
Tags: bicycling, nighttime visibility, pedestrian safety, walking