The county just confirmed that bike lanes are officially part of the Grove Street redesign. Thank you for pushing this project forward when they tried to settle for a median instead. Keep a close eye on the construction phase to ensure the final layout reflects our commitment to safe streets.
March 6, 2014
Final supporters
Recently, an idea was put forth to redo Grove Street, in Haddonfield, NJ.
Haddonfield designed the project for Grove Street, offering a design to add bike lanes, or to add a center median. The county has chosen the median, stating that the scope of the project is limited to “beautification and traffic calming”. This is a mistake.
Haddonfield, and all of Camden County, has a unique position in the bicycling world. Located next to one of the most bike friendly cities in America,(Philadelphia has the most bicycle commuters per capita of any US city),as well as offering great public transportation to and from the city, it has great potential to take the increasing support of biking as a form of transportation and become an example of how smaller communities can also benefit from biking. Biking not only allows residents a healthy form of transportation, but bike lanes and bike friendly streets have been proven to increase sales in local businesses. By pushing to build biking infrastructure now, you will be ahead of the curve as biking continues to rise in popularity as an alternative form of transportation.
We understand the need to calm traffic on Grove Street, as it is an arterial road from Route 70, however we believe that bike lanes are an effective way to achieve this goal. They will not only help to calm traffic, but it will make the street safer for bikers and pedestrians using the trails. It is also our understanding that Camden County has a Complete Streets policy, and that forgoing bike lanes would contradict this important policy.
The most interesting thing about the project is lack of accordance with Camden County’s new Complete Streets Policy. In short, a complete street policy is a resolution to “provide safe and accessible accommodations for existing and future pedestrian, bicycle, and public transit facilities”. Many cities and counties across the country are adopting these policies as a way to encouraging alternate forms of transportation. The decision to build a center median goes against this policy, first by ignoring the option to build bike lanes, and then again by creating a street that actually makes the road less bike-able than it currently is!
Please let Camden County know that you want bike lanes!
Updates
January 15, 2014
The county officials are still ignoring our push for bike lanes in favor of a median. Email your local representative today to tell them why a median does not improve safety for cyclists.
January 15, 2014
The momentum we have built proves that the county cannot ignore our demand for safe transit on Grove Street. Post this link on your Facebook page today and email your local representative to demand they prioritize bike lanes over a median.
11 Comments
I advocate the bike as an efficient, healthy, and locally under-appreciated medium for transporting oneself from place to place. More bike lanes, more bicyclers, less pollution, more exersize, more outdoors, better world.
Go green! We need the bike lane. It will encourage more children to exercise ridind to and from school.
It's time to take biking seriously as a mode of transportation and make it safe.
need bike lanes!!!
I live off grove street and would much rather have bike lanes
Get it together, Haddonfield!!
Bad idea Haddonfield!
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The county just confirmed that bike lanes are officially part of the Grove Street redesign. Thank you for pushing this project forward when they tried to settle for a median instead. Keep a close eye on the construction phase to ensure the final layout reflects our commitment to safe streets.
March 6, 2014
Final supporters
Recently, an idea was put forth to redo Grove Street, in Haddonfield, NJ.
Haddonfield designed the project for Grove Street, offering a design to add bike lanes, or to add a center median. The county has chosen the median, stating that the scope of the project is limited to “beautification and traffic calming”. This is a mistake.
Haddonfield, and all of Camden County, has a unique position in the bicycling world. Located next to one of the most bike friendly cities in America,(Philadelphia has the most bicycle commuters per capita of any US city),as well as offering great public transportation to and from the city, it has great potential to take the increasing support of biking as a form of transportation and become an example of how smaller communities can also benefit from biking. Biking not only allows residents a healthy form of transportation, but bike lanes and bike friendly streets have been proven to increase sales in local businesses. By pushing to build biking infrastructure now, you will be ahead of the curve as biking continues to rise in popularity as an alternative form of transportation.
We understand the need to calm traffic on Grove Street, as it is an arterial road from Route 70, however we believe that bike lanes are an effective way to achieve this goal. They will not only help to calm traffic, but it will make the street safer for bikers and pedestrians using the trails. It is also our understanding that Camden County has a Complete Streets policy, and that forgoing bike lanes would contradict this important policy.
The most interesting thing about the project is lack of accordance with Camden County’s new Complete Streets Policy. In short, a complete street policy is a resolution to “provide safe and accessible accommodations for existing and future pedestrian, bicycle, and public transit facilities”. Many cities and counties across the country are adopting these policies as a way to encouraging alternate forms of transportation. The decision to build a center median goes against this policy, first by ignoring the option to build bike lanes, and then again by creating a street that actually makes the road less bike-able than it currently is!
Please let Camden County know that you want bike lanes!
Updates
January 15, 2014
The county officials are still ignoring our push for bike lanes in favor of a median. Email your local representative today to tell them why a median does not improve safety for cyclists.
January 15, 2014
The momentum we have built proves that the county cannot ignore our demand for safe transit on Grove Street. Post this link on your Facebook page today and email your local representative to demand they prioritize bike lanes over a median.
11 Comments
We need to make roads safe for all modes of transportation if we're going to reduce the # of cars on the road, encourage people to ride for their own health and that of the environment. Make Grove Street a shining example and statement for the area!
I advocate the bike as an efficient, healthy, and locally under-appreciated medium for transporting oneself from place to place. More bike lanes, more bicyclers, less pollution, more exersize, more outdoors, better world.
Go green! We need the bike lane. It will encourage more children to exercise ridind to and from school.
It's time to take biking seriously as a mode of transportation and make it safe.
need bike lanes!!!
I live off grove street and would much rather have bike lanes
Get it together, Haddonfield!!
Bad idea Haddonfield!
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We need to make roads safe for all modes of transportation if we're going to reduce the # of cars on the road, encourage people to ride for their own health and that of the environment. Make Grove Street a shining example and statement for the area!