West Windsor Bicycle and Pedestrian Alliance

6 safer road crossings are coming soon

Tuesday, July 14 by silvia

Those pedestrian-activated yellow flashing lights are being installed at 6 more crucial crossings around town.

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Tags: crosswalk, pedestrian safety, rapid flashing beacon, RRFB, walkability, walkable community
Posted in Advocacy, Safe Routes to School, Safety, visibility, Walkability |

A look back at all we accomplished in 2025

Tuesday, December 30 by silvia

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Tags: bicycling, nighttime visibility, pedestrian safety, walking
Posted in Advocacy, Bike Skills, Edinburg Road, Farmers' Market, Penn-Lyle Road, Safe Routes to School, Speed limits |

Congratulations to WW Safe Routes to School winners

Saturday, August 16 by silvia

The WWBPA congratulates the West Windsor Regional School District for several of its schools earning Safe Routes to School (SRTS) recognition for 2025.

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Tags: Maurice Hawk Elementary School
Posted in Safe Routes to School |

Safer crossings near schools are coming, thanks to the WWBPA

Wednesday, July 17 by silvia

West Windsor Council on Monday moved forward on several bicycle and pedestrian improvements requested by the West Windsor Bicycle and Pedestrian Alliance.

Tags: bicycling, bike safety, biking, pedestrian, safety, walking
Posted in Advocacy, Safe Routes to School, Safety |

Safer routes to school: Southfield Road improvements

Monday, February 28 by silvia

West Windsor recently made two dangerous crossings between Grover Middle School and Village Elementary School safer, and a group of 9^th graders couldn’t be happier.

As middle schoolers, their First Lego League team (Extraordinary Engineers), with some advice from the West Windsor Bicycle and Pedestrian Alliance and Greater Mercer TMA’s Safe Routes to School program, had offered township officials a plan to boost safety at two crosswalks on Southfield Road. They were motivated by friends who told them about the challenges of walking and biking to school as well as a 12-year-old boy who was hit by a motorist in 2017 while biking to summer camp at Grover.

Tags: rapid flashing beacon, Safe Routes to School, walking
Posted in Advocacy, Safe Routes to School |

WWBPA Annual Mtg – Public

Thursday, March 12 by joegorun

On Thurs, March 12, 7pm the WWBPA will be holding it’s annual membership meeting at WW municipal building Main Meeting Room A and is open to the public. Find out what we’ve accomplished in 2019 and what is planned for 2020. Have any concerns or ideas to improve the community? Come and share with us.

Posted in Advocacy, Annual meeting, Bicycle-Friendly Community, Capital Budget, Farmers' Market, Health, Membership, Princeton Junction train station, Roundabouts, Safe Routes to School, Scholarships, Speed limits, Sustainability, Trails, Uncategorized, Walkability |

Safer Pedestrian Crossing of Clarksville at Hawk

Monday, November 24 by JerryFoster

What would you do? You’re walking at night, from the station to home north of Clarksville – up Scott Ave, through school grounds and the parking lot to the intersection of Clarksville and Hawk Drive.

There’s no marked crosswalk, but there is a streetlight. Or, you could go to the painted crosswalk at the opposite edge of school grounds, but there is no street light and no way to manually activate the blinking crosswalk lights that are set on a timer for the students.

Also, you’d then have to walk back to Hawk Drive to continue home.

What would you do? Cross under the street light without a painted crosswalk or at the painted crosswalk without light? See the picture for an approximation of the differences.

Please join us at the Twp Council meeting tonight, Monday November 24, 2014, to ask for an improved painted crossing with a streetlight, pedestrian-activated warning lights and turning on the existing speed display signs at all times, not just during school times.

Tags: Clarksville Road, crosswalk, hawk drive, hawk elementary school, nighttime safety, pedestrian safety, unmarked crosswalk
Posted in Advocacy, Clarksville Road, Complete Streets, Pedestrian, Safe Routes to School, Safety, Uncategorized |

Update: Sidewalks on Cranbury Rd making progress due to community pressure

Wednesday, July 31 by ezeitler

Residents of Cranbury Rd and others concerned about safe streets for children, pedestrians, bicyclists and drivers came to the West Windsor Township council meeting on July 22nd to show support for sidewalks on Cranbury Rd. Organizing the group has been Sarah Thomson and Samirah Akhlaq-Rezvi, two residents of Cranbury Rd. At the meeting, a number of residents shared stories of unsafe conditions on the road and their call for sidewalks to build a safer, healthier and more community oriented street. Members of the West Windsor Bicycle and Pedestrian Alliance were on hand to support the residents.

The concerns of the residents were heard by the Council. All five council members voiced support for sidewalks on Cranbury Rd and for funding an engineering study to see what options are available. The Township is also interested in applying for a competitive state grant to fund the sidewalks. Some council members agreed that due to the urgency of the issue, there is sufficient funding in the capital budget to build sidewalks even before a grant from the state is approved.?Mark Shallcross was present to photograph all the folks speaking as well as the great signs they brought!?The?meeting?and?organizing?have been covered by the West Windsor Plainsboro News in?this past weekend’s paper.

Do you support sidewalks on Cranbury Rd? There are a number of ways you can help to make sidewalks happen.

Attend: There will be a public meeting with Mayor Hsueh to discuss Township and community plans for sidewalks at 10 AM on Saturday, Aug 10th at the Municipal Building at the corner of Clarksville and North Post Roads. All are encouraged to come to the meeting to show their support and maintain the momentum for action.

Write: Sarah and Samirah are seeking volunteers to write letters describing concerns about safety on Cranbury Rd and support for sidewalks to accompany the Township’s grant application to the state. These can be emailed to the WWBPA and we will pass them along to Sarah and Samirah for inclusion in the Township’s application. We can also pass along your info to Sarah and Samirah if you’d like to get more involved with the community group organizing for sidewalks on Cranbury Rd.

Photos by Mark Shallcross.

Posted in Advocacy, Bicycle routes, Bikeability, commuter, Complete Streets, Cranbury Road, Pedestrian, Safe Routes to School, Safety, Walk to School, Walkability |

Hawk Elementary Celebrates Walk to School Month

Saturday, October 22 by JerryFoster

Maurice Hawk Elementary School Principal Denise Mengani, Assistant Principal Patricia Buell and?the Hawk led students, their parents and WWBPA trustees for the Walk to Hawk event on October 18th, part of the International Walk to School month festivities.

We had a beautiful sunny day for the walk.? About 45 students and their parents went on the walk, which started at the West Windsor municipal center and ended at Maurice Hawk Elementary School.? WWBPA trustee Stacey Karp gave each child an “I walked to school today” sticker and everyone helped make sure all the students arrived safely at school.

We want to extend our thanks to the? West Windsor police officers who stopped traffic at several crossings so that the group could stay together.? Ms. Mengani allowed us to address the parents to we could share some of the improvements WWBPA has advocated for around town, as well as promote our upcoming events.

Tags: maurice hawk elementary, Safe Routes to School, walk to hawk, walk to school, walking, west windsor police
Posted in Advocacy, Health, Safe Routes to School, Safety, Walk to School, Walkability, West Windsor Walks |

New Bike Ped Curricula Guide

Monday, March 14 by sandy

The Safe Routes to School National Partnership announced the release a new publication, Bicycle and Pedestrian Curricula Guide: Making the Case for Bicycle and Pedestrian Youth Education.

The guide, created through a contract from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is intended to give Safe Routes to School practitioners, teachers, school administrators and others the necessary background information to fully understand the positive benefits of teaching bicycle and pedestrian education in the classroom, and to provide these audiences with easy access to currently available curricula. The guide and its accompanying inventory are organized into descriptive categories that will help in choosing the right curriculum for specific classroom needs.

Tags: bicycle, bike safety, pedestrian, Safe Routes to School, safety, walking
Posted in Safe Routes to School |