B. R. A. K. E. S. Group of Westfield NJ Bikers Runners And Kids Expect Safety

Contact: B.R.A.K.E.S. at PTO Westfield Board of Education 302 Elm Street Westfield, NJ 07090 Phone: 908-789-4420

For meetings of the B.R.A.K.E.S. Group call Westfield BOE for information.

Proposed  Westfield Bike Map   surveyed and first distributed in 2000, posted as Google Map overlay in 2007

Walk To School Day,  October 11, 2012 from The Westfield Leader Suburban News article Westfield Patch article

* * new * * 2010 law in NJ requires motorists to STOP for pedestrians   Republican  press release     Democratic  press release       town website

Safety Tips   for drivers and pedestrians from Westfield Police Department

Annual Westfield Walk to School Day and The Walking School Bus   article  in The Westfield Leader October 2, 2008

Common Ground - A Leadership Conference to Advance Walking, Biking, and Healthy Community Design held February 6, 2004 Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy Conference Report May 2004 , see page 26 for B.R.A.K.E.S. presentation

NJ Department of Transportation Success Stories: Westfield B.R.A.K.E.S.   read the story

Police will issue 'tickets' to kids wearing helmets (for free treats) now through October   article  in The Westfield Leader June 10, 2010

Winning Poster Contest Entry  1999

B.R.A.K.E.S. report to the Westfield P.T.O.  1998-99

Debating the dumping of leaves in the streets  pictures

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