Thank You to Our Members

On behalf of the Board of Trustees of the West Windsor Bicycle and Pedestrian Alliance, we would like to thank our membership for their support and encouragement in our first year. We would also like to thank the members of our Advisory Board for helping us build an effective grass-roots 501(c)(3) organization focused on our mission of promoting bicycling and walking in West Windsor Township and neighboring communities.

Our primary focus in 2006 was advocacy on bicycle and pedestrian issues, with a focus on access, mobility and safety. Through a series of “West Windsor Walks,” we brought many dangerous bicycle and pedestrian conditions to light, yielding much-needed results. The roadway on the dangerous “S” curve on Alexander Road near the D&R Canal now has improved lane striping and overhead lighting, interim steps while we continue to advocate for the inclusion of sidewalks and bikelanes at this location. We were also able to obtain approval from the County and the State for a mid-block crosswalk at the dangerous pedestrian crossing on Clarksville Road linking the Avalon Watch apartment complex on one side of the roadway with the Village Shoppes and commuters’ bus stop on the other side.

There are many other dangerous pedestrian and bicycle conditions in our township, and we intend to continue to work to find solutions to make West Windsor Township a more bicycle and pedestrian friendly community. In 2007 we will also develop and produce a bicycle and pedestrian map of the township and once again sponsor events like National Trails Day in June, the Pedals for Progress bicycle collection in June, and a Walk to School Day in October.

We have also just published our Annual Report, available on our web site We encourage members and interested newcomers to participate in the West Windsor Bicycle and Pedestrian Alliance; to offer input on improving bicycle and pedestrian access, mobility and safety; and to get involved with our efforts.

We invite members and non-members to our first annual membership meeting on Thursday, February 8th at 7:30 PM at the Senior Center in the West Windsor Township Municipal Center. To learn more about the WWBPA, please visit our Web site or e-mail us at wwbikeped@gmail.com

We look forward to a productive year ahead. Please join us!

The Officers of the Board
Ken Carlson, Meg Chicco, Susan Conlon, Chris Scherer, Sandy Shapiro

Annual Membership Meeting Thursday February 8

The West Windsor Bicycle and Pedestrian Alliance (WWBPA) will hold its
Annual Membership Meeting on Thursday February 8 at 7:30 p.m. The
meeting will cover a review of the organization's recently published
Annual Report, which highlights the inception of the organization, and
successful advocacy initiatives and events in 2006. Goals and
initiatives for the organization in 2007 will also be covered.
Trustees will also be elected at this meeting.

The meeting will be held at the Senior Center in the West Windsor
Township Municipal Complex on Clarksville Road. For more information
and copy of the 2006 Annual Report please go to the WWBPA Web site.

WWBPA Meeting Thursday January 11 @ 7:30 p.m.

The West WIndsor Bicycle and Pedestrian Alliance meets Thursday, January 11, at 7:30 p.m. in Room A in the township municipal building. All are welcome to attend.

2007 Bicycle Film Festival

The Bicycle Film Festival is now accepting film, video submissions.
Deadline for entries is February 17th 2007.

Over 35,000 people attended the Bicycle Film Festival in 2006 in New York, LA, Minneapolis, Chicago, London, SF, Sydney, Tokyo, and Milano.

Go to the Bicycle Film Festival site for more info and entry form;
The dates for the festival for 2007, including New York City screeings, will be posted on the site in early February.

West Windsor Bicycle & Pedestrian Alliance

New Year of Trail building on the Rogers Preserve


A group of volunteers made a lot of progress today working on existing and new trails at the Rogers Preserve (located off of Clarksville Road with entrances on Landing Lane and Cranbury Rd.). Among the volunteers were Friends of West Windsor Open Space (FOWWOS) Trustee and arborist Ron Slin, FOWWOS and WWBPA Trustee Ken Carlson, WWBPA and FOWWOS member Roger Alig, WWBPA member, Ace Miller, and WWBPA member and Girl Scout leader, Carey Bloom and seven girls from Girl Scout Troop 600.

The group made significant improvements to the existing trail that runs from Cranbury Road to the sidewalk between Sherbrooke Dr. and Landing Lane, including raking the trail, lining the trail with deadfall, and picking up litter. Ron, Ken, Roger, and Ace taught the girl scouts the basics of trailbuilding and then they were off blazing a new trail. The girls developed an awesome trail that connects the first trail we worked on today to the trail that leads to Grovers Mill Pond. Girl Scout Troop 600 has taken on trailbuilding and trail maintenance on the Rogers Preserve Trails this year to earn their Girl Scout Bronze Award.

Hikers can now walk on the Rogers Preserve Trails from Grovers Mill pond to Cranbury Road, cross Cranbury Road (carefully), walk down Stobbe La and Joanne St. down Millstone Road and wind up on the Millstone River Trail. They then can take the Millstone River Trail to its end on Melville Rd, walk down Yeger Road to Cranbury Rd and then on to Clarksville Rd, and back to the Rogers Preserve for a great trail circuit- all in West Windsor!