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	"author_name": "Glassboro Community Group",
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	"title": "Safe Streets for Glassboro",
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	"description": "Dear Mayor Wallace and Council, We, the undersigned, urge you to make our streets safer and more accessible for everyone to use, regardless their age, ability, or mode of transportation. We believe that Glassboro’s streets aren’t safe or accommodating enough for pedestrians, cyclists, children, the elderly, and people experiencing disability. In particular, school age children and young adults can’t safely travel to school on foot or bike. This increases car dependency, which worsens traffic congestion and pollution, and costs parents unnecessary time in transit and being stuck in traffic. Our current reliance on speed limits, stop signs, and painted crosswalks to calm traffic and protect people doesn’t do enough. We need better street design. We believe that the following improvements would make a significant difference: Separated bike lanes: Bike lanes that are physically separated from car traffic provide a safe and comfortable way for people to bike. Maricopa Assocation of Governments Raised intersections: Raised intersections help reduce traffic speeds and make it easier for pedestrians to safely cross the street. With proper traffic calming measures, they can also replace stop signs. National Association of City Transportation Official Continuous sidewalks: Sidewalks that are unbroken and connected, running along the entire length of a street or block. This means that pedestrians do not have to step into the street to cross driveways or intersections, which can be dangerous and less accessible for people experiencing disability. Not Just Bikes Raised crosswalks: Raised crosswalks make it easier for pedestrians to see and be seen by drivers, and they can help reduce traffic speeds. Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning Roundabouts: Roundabouts (a.k.a. traffic circles) are a proven way to reduce traffic accidents while improving traffic flow—and a cheaper alternative to traffic lights. They make streets safer for pedestrians and cyclists by calming traffic and increasing visibility. Remington and Vernick Engineers We ask the Borough to make the following actions: Partner with the NJ Safe Routes to Schools Program to support active travel by youth. Have Borough engineers study traffic and pedestrian safety—with an emphasis on streets near schools, downtown, Rowan University, and transit stops—and recommend the above improvements where needed. Coordinate with the appropriate level of government to ban 18-wheeler trucks from Route 322 between Bowe Boulevard and Main Street (through Rowan campus). Put up signage by Inspira Hospital directing trucks to take the new Dr. Leo McCabe Bypass instead of continuing into Glassboro on Route 322. We believe that these improvements would make Glassboro safer, walkable, more sustainable, and more prosperous. We urge you to take action to make our streets safe for all.",
	"url": "https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/safe-streets-for-glassboro"
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