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The town is a multiple safe streets awards winner… No! Really?
BikePed infrastructure benefits the community AND local businesses, services, security and the environment.
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The extent of Red Bank’s multi-million $ Broad Walk “development”
bicycle parking facility. These consumer-level products are commonly
known as ‘Wheel Wreckers” and are highly portable with a small truck
Just strolled by the new One Globe Court on one of Red Bank’s more historic streets.
Once again concerned about the safety of this largely wooden building and also when apartments are going to be on sale. Given the glut of “luxury apartments” in the town I suppose a delay is inevitable.
But my main concern today is the encroachment beyond the property line and immediately up to the sidewalk which is also compromised by an overhang and the massive utility poles set in the sidewalk which must surely reduce its specification below Complete Streets and ADA requirements.
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| One Globe Ct, August 2026, sidewalk security measures looking rather battered and well… unsafe… |
The Planning/Zoning boards approval of this development was a travesty. Yes, I attended all the meetings and listened to all the reports, even the “traffic engineer’s” rather imaginative submission…
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| One Globe Court September 2025… Don’t mention cladding, fire resistance or utility overload… |
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| Red Bank heritage “ghost signage” ground up without record under One Globe Court – June 2024 |
Most days I monitor fatalities on NJ roads, compiled from the NJ State Police website. I report via @njcrash.bsky.social on Bluesky
Basic trend for this year means that more than 10people/week die on NJ streets, every single victim killed either in or being hit by a car, bus or truck. Worse, pedestrian and cyclist deaths are up on this time last year.
8/18/2026: 334 dead in 229 days on New Jersey roads in 2026, including 98peds + 11cyclists
Every single victim killed either in or being hit by a car, bus or truck
Pedestrian and Cyclist deaths on NJ streets are now continuing to trend worse than in 2025
#visionzero #bikeped #safestreets— NJCrash💥 (@njcrash.bsky.social) August 18, 2026 at 10:06 AM
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The VNA site at the town’s northern gateway. Just wait until Rail v2.00…
Red Bank has the highest crash/mile rate in Monmouth County.
The town has several awards for road safety. You might wonder how?
Meanwhile in Red Bank NJ, “accidents” will happen…
The only way most of us know is if they’re posted on Fb
Getting data on these cases is impossible, even in incidents involving KSIs
Walking or biking in the town is at least 5x more lethal than similar trips in Europe…
#bikeped #zerovision— 🌹ᴀʟᴀɴ ᴇ ʜɪʟʟ🌹 (@alanehill.com) August 10, 2026 at 10:25 AM
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Say what you like about bicycle and pedestrian safety; safe crosswalks, bike lanes, helmets, high viz, walkability, Complete Streets, etc., these are merely sinecures imposed on us by murderous drivers.
It does not change the fact that greatest perpetrator of deaths and serious injuries on the roads are the drivers of motor vehicles; cars, trucks, buses, etc.
The recent hysteria over bike and ebike regulation is infuriating, dumb, and counter-productive.
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