NJ Bike & Walk Coalition

06/06/2026

Celebrate National Trails Day on Saturday, June 6, with a guided walk and community visioning session focused on the future Bloomfield segment of New Jersey’s newest state park, a nine-mile greenway connecting eight municipalities in Essex and Hudson counties.

📆 Date: Saturday, June 6
⏰ Time: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
📍 Location: ~ 44 Willet St, Bloomfield

NATIONAL TRAILS DAY WALK 🥾
The approximately one-mile walk will begin promptly at 9:30 a.m. and take participants from Willet Street to Walnut Street and back while discussing how this former rail corridor is being transformed into a multimodal recreation and transit corridor featuring native plantings and community gathering spaces.

Advance registration is recommended, but not required: bit.ly/NationalTrailsDayBloomfield

VISIONING & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SESSION 🗣️
The New Jersey Bike & Walk Coalition, in partnership with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, will host a community visioning and engagement session from 9 a.m. to noon at Willet Street. Advance registration is not required. Participants may stop by at any time during the event to learn about the project or share their ideas.

WHAT TO WEAR 👔
Closed-toe shoes are required to participate in the walk. Sunscreen, water and long pants are recommended. The walk will cover a variety of surfaces, including railroad ballast (crushed stone), asphalt and dirt. Some portions of the walk may involve passing through tall grass or other vegetation.

Children aged 12 and older are welcome when accompanied by an adult.

Pets are not permitted.

ABOUT NEW JERSEY’S NEWEST STATE PARK 🌳
Development of New Jersey’s newest state park will take place in phases over time and will require sustained investments to implement the full vision of a nine-mile linear park. The park will provide outdoor recreation and alternative transportation opportunities to more than 1.5 million residents in the surrounding area, over 16% of New Jersey’s population. Construction of the nearly one-mile Newark segment of the park is underway and is expected to open in spring 2027.

🔗 Learn more: https://dep.nj.gov/greenway/

06/04/2026

Saturday is National Trails Day! 🌳🚲👟

These are just a few of the amazing NJ trails talked about at our Annual Summit!

What’s your favorite NJ trail? Tell us below 👇

AND join us this Saturday to celebrate National Trails Day w/ + !

🗓️Saturday, June 6
⏰ 9 AM–12 PM
📍 44 Willet Street, Bloomfield
👉 : bit.ly/NationalTrailsDayBloomfield

06/03/2026

❗️It’s World Bicycle Day and we need your help❗️

We rode and rallied in front of the State House to call for A Better E‑Bike Law that protects riders and distinguishes low‑speed e‑bikes from e‑motos.

NOW we need YOU to TAKE ACTION before this law goes into full effect next month‼️

🚨 Call AND Write your legislators TODAY. It only takes a few minutes, but your voice will make a real difference!
👉Learn More and Take Action: njbwc.org/ebike-resource

06/02/2026

Excited to celebrate National Trails Day this Saturday! Come join us, it’s free!

📆 Date: Saturday, June 6
⏰ Time: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
📍 Location: ~ 44 Willet St, Bloomfield

RSVP and more info: bit.ly/NationalTrailsDayBloomfield
Psst there will be FREE ICE CREAM for the first 60 people!

05/26/2026

We had a great Ride and Rally but there is still work to be done before the E-Bike Law goes into effect this JULY. You can help create A Better E-Bike Law for NJ from anywhere. Call and Write your legislators TODAY and tell your friends! All info and our easy to send letter can be found on our E-Bike Resource Center: njbwc.org/ebike-resource/

After a statehouse rally against the states new e-bike law, organizers said they're working to amend the law or replace it it with one that targets the faster, more dangerous e-bikes.

05/26/2026

Summer is fast approaching, the sun is shining ☀️, meaning more bikes, more e-bikes, and more teens out riding e-bikes/e-motos around town. While the new E-Bike Law doesn’t take effect until July all riders AND drivers need to be safe! Come learn the best way to do that this season.

Join this important digital classroom:
🗓️Thursday, May 28
🕢 7:30-8:30pm

Hear the latest updates on the new E-Bike Law and learn about great training resource options that EVERY bike rider should know.

Registration if free but required:
👉njbwc.org/education/

Second image: Look out for our flyer!

05/19/2026

‼️THURSDAY- Come get the law we NEED! Join us to RIDE and RALLY For a Better E-Bike Law. 🚲⚡‼️

We only have until JULY but together we CAN change this law! Help stand up for your community and protect low-speed e-bikes (max 20mph).

RIDE & RALLY‼️
🗓 Thursday, May 21st
⏰ RIDE 11am | RALLY 11:30am
👉RSVP: bit.ly/ride-rally

Whether or not you can join this week ✍️ WRITE AND ☎️ CALL your legislator TODAY!
There is still time to make a real difference!

Tell your friends, tell your neighbors, tell everyone.
We have letter to sign and all their numbers.
👉All Info Here: njbwc.org/ebike-resource/

PS: Don’t live in NJ? Share this with everyone you know that does! What happens here could become the blueprint for your states.

05/12/2026

"Half of all trips in the United States are less than four miles" Great article by our partners at East Coast Greenway Alliance

Happy Bike Month!

https://usa.streetsblog.org/2026/04/30/commentary-this-bike-month-lets-pedal-more-to-cut-pain-at-the-pump

As gas prices set record highs, biking is a cost-effective (and fun!) alternative

05/06/2026

Join us in Trenton to RIDE and RALLY for a Better E-Bike Law‼️

🗓 Thursday, May 21st
⏰ MEET 10:30am, RIDE 11am, RALLY 11:30am

The current law creates barriers and burdens, plus misses the REAL safety issues w/ e-motos.
TOGETHER we can change this law!

📢We’re calling for:
1. NO driver’s license/insurance/registration for low-speed e-bikes, under 20mph
2. Safety regulations for high-speed devices, over 20mph

Many New Jersyans rely on low-speed e-bikes and need your support!

👉RSVP Here: bit.ly/ride-rally
🙏Please complete the waiver on the registration form before joining the ride

LET’S RIDE + RALLY!

PS: Need more info on the law? Visit our E-Bike Resource Center—link in bio

05/06/2026

Thank you Governor Mikie Sherrill for officially proclaiming May as Bike Month and New Jersey Walk and Bike to School Month!
Let's Ride! 🚲🎉🚲🎉

Governor Mikie Sherrill has officially proclaimed May as Bike Month, as well as New Jersey Walk and Bike to School Month. During this time, schools, municipalities, and community organizations statewide will organize activities that encourage walking and biking. Bike to Work Week in 2026 is schedule...