Leigh Ann Von Hagen

On my bicycle or wishing I was. Urban Planner + health. Many working hours @Bloustein. Emotional support human to my cats.

[Andy Boenau @Boenau]

Odds of a child getting kidnapped are ~1 in a million.

Odds of a child born in 2021 dying in a traffic crash are ~1 in 93.

Parents act like these stats are reversed. Paranoid about rare kidnappings and naive about the common driving.

(Natl Safety Council tracks this stuff)

[Andy Boenau @Boenau]

If journalists covered crime the way they cover traffic crashes:

[NJ BPRC @njbikeped]

The 11th edition of MUTCD includes new signs that provide regulatory guidance on how drivers must interact with bicyclists on the roadway.

Learn more about the new signs and how they work with #NJSafePassing

https://t.co/Od3NyhIJn8

[Safe Routes NJ @SafeRoutesNJ]

Thank you to everyone who attended the 2024 NJ Safe Routes Academy during the NJ Bike & Walk Summit! Over 100 participants joined our interactive sessions. Missed it or want a recap? Check out the slides: https://t.co/DSpM0Zcox7. Share your feedback: https://t.co/4JDhZAa9S2.

[Leigh Ann Von Hagen @lalavhp]

Another excellent article from @KMRalph

[Kelcie Ralph, PhD @KMRalph]

🚨New article🚨

Q: Do engineering instructors teach induced travel?

A: Some do. Most don't. Lots of different reasons.

Many said they would teach it IF there were teaching materials. So I shared mine (link below) Feel free to use, modify, + share.

🧵Thread for more

[Sam Balto @CoachBalto]

It is devastating talking to parents who spend hours advocating for safety around their children's school, attend meetings, get signatures, surveys, encourage walking/biking with weekly events & so much more for an engineer to just crush any progress.

[City of Jersey City @JerseyCity]

To improve traffic & pedestrian safety, the JC Dept of Infrastructure held a Traffic Calming Pop-Up Event along Monticello on the Westside. Areas were painted with the help of the community to allow safer crossings at the intersections between Fairview & Fairmont Ave. #visionzero

[Leigh Ann Von Hagen @lalavhp]

@Kenmcld Agree, but so many local gov’t in my state don’t have the capacity to spend federal $$$. Even the best towns will take 10 years to spend grant money. What’s your take?

[Brent Toderian @BrentToderian]

What if this kind of change was business-as-usual for cities? It would save lives & reduce crashes for everyone, improve public health & livability, decrease pollution & climate change emissions through increased walkability, & much more.

It wouldn’t take much. Just leadership.

[Leigh Ann Von Hagen @lalavhp]

Excellent news. This also goes along with NYC’s wider bike lanes pilot projects.

[NYC DOT @NYC_DOT]

E-Cargo bikes are the future of deliveries!

Today we announced that we've authorized the use of e-cargo bikes on our streets & established key safety standards including new rules designed to make deliveries safer & more sustainable by reducing the number of large trucks in NYC.

[Steven Fulop @StevenFulop]

We are going to work to expand this citywide for school zones and high pedestrian areas - we have been a national leader in #VisionZero to eliminate car related fatalities on our streets and making the streets safer for pedestrians

[Leigh Ann Von Hagen @lalavhp]

@IrishDocsEnv Thank you for sharing our research from across the pond.

[Leigh Ann Von Hagen @lalavhp]

Temporary demonstration pop up bike lane results published!We found a 21% reduction in average speeds for right-turning vehicles, based on over 9,000 motor-vehicle trajectories.

[Elsevier Transport @Transport_ELS]

This Journal of Urban Mobility article analyzes the effect of a bicycle lane on traffic speeds. https://t.co/AyU7gRJIPp

[Leigh Ann Von Hagen @lalavhp]

@CamBomb @EngineerDustin They were installed for a temporary demonstration project. Part of the findings showed the effectiveness of temp projects.

[Leigh Ann Von Hagen @lalavhp]

@Transport_ELS Thanks for sharing our research!

[Leigh Ann Von Hagen @lalavhp]

@EngineerDustin Thanks for sharing our research! LMK if you have any questions.

[Leigh Ann Von Hagen @lalavhp]

A hero? Aw, thanks! Grateful to @SJ_Program for recognizing my work in creating safer & healthier walking & bicycling environments. Your resources & guidance are crucial for communities striving for improvement. Excited to continue working with SJ for a more sustainable future!

[Sustainable Jersey @SJ_Program]

New Sustainability Hero: Congratulations Leigh Ann Von Hagen, Managing Director, Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center and Adjunct Professor, Rutgers University

▶Read more: https://t.co/KiODoyqjrF

#SJHero #completestreets #SJhealthgold

[Leigh Ann Von Hagen @lalavhp]

@SJ_Program @VTC_Rutgers @blousteinschool @SafeRoutesNJ @NJBikeWalk @njbikeped Thank you, Sustainable Jersey! Your recognition is incredibly meaningful to me. I look forward to collaborating with you further to build a greener, more sustainable future for everyone.

[Brent Toderian @BrentToderian]

NEW STUDY: “Results suggest that children are eight times more likely to die when struck by a SUV compared to those struck by a passenger car.”

Speed kills, but so does size. https://t.co/4aSYIYzxiR