Bicycle Pedestrian Planning & Safety

Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning & Safety

Cross County Connection provides programs and services that can help communities become a safer and more welcoming place for bicyclists and pedestrians. The TMA’s planning staff, many of whom are licensed NJ Professional Planners, understand the needs of local governments.

Cross County Connection can help with:

  • Bicycle & Pedestrian/ Road Safety Audits
  • Conducting bicycle and pedestrian plans and studies
  • GIS mapping and data analysis
  • Public outreach
  • Sitting on advisory and steering committees

Services are not limited to plans. Cross County Connection can also help          with getting bicycle and pedestrian projects funded, establishing bike share systems and more!

Bicycle and pedestrian safety audits

Cross County Connection conducts bicycle and pedestrian safety audits to address safety issues of immediate concern. These short-term audits focus on a specific area such as an intersection or a section of a roadway corridor. Governments requesting audit assistance will receive a detailed report that is a valuable tool when seeking grant funding.
The audits consist of:
  • An assessment of existing conditions in a chosen location, including crash analysis
  • A walk along the audit site with community stakeholders to identify safety issues
  • A meeting to discuss findings and potential infrastructure, program and policy recommendations
  • A summary report

As part of selected Road Safety Audits, Cross County Connection will conduct a pedestrian safety awareness campaign to educate pedestrians and motorists on traffic laws in an effort to change behaviors that lead to pedestrian crashes and fatalities. Cross County Connection works with local municipalities and their police departments to prepare and conduct campaigns in locations where safety is a concern.

Grant Assistance

Cross County Connection is available to help local governments identify grant opportunities and prepare a strong application. The grant process can sometimes be confusing, but Cross County Connection has the experience to help identify eligible projects, answer questions that arise along the way and write an effective grant application.
Cross County Connection’s grant services include:
  • Identification of infrastructure grant funding opportunities
  • Sharing of best practices in prepping applications
  • Grant application review and suggestions for improvement
  • Providing supporting data and analysis to strengthen applications
  • Grant-writing assistance (membership service only)
Cross County Connection also offers the Bike/Ped Grant Help desk. Call our office at (856) 596-8228 and staff will answer your questions regarding grant requirements and guidance.
Check out Cross County Connection’s SOUTH JERSEY BICYCLE & PEDESTRIAN FUNDING GUIDE to learn more and get started!

Bike Share

Cross County Connection has assisted counties and municipalities with establishing bike share programs through research on best practices, staying informed on the fast-developing technologies and bike share models, as well as working directly with communities on the technical aspects associated with starting a program.
Cross County Connection has experience with helping communities establish a low-cost bike share option known as a “bike library,” which recycles old bikes and reintroduces them into the community. A community bike library uses volunteer mechanics to repair abandoned or unwanted bikes. The bikes are then lent to members, much like books in a traditional library.
Cross County Connection provides templates for the important procedural and legal documents vital to the start-up of a bike library program, including:
  • Bike share program policies
  • Registration forms and membership agreements
  • Liability waivers
  • Municipal resolutions of support
  • Potential website content

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