Carol Jafferjee over at Jafajems decided that the only thing missing from the cool line of state and city themed pillows was a Montclair pillow. So she had one made, and included a panoply of local landmarks, businesses (her own included, of course) parks, and more. Hurry and you can still get one in time for Christmas!

Montclair’s planning board passed this Bike Ordinance, which will voted on at a future council meeting. Says Mayor Jerry Fried, “It’s a very common sense move and it was pretty unanimous, possibly with Cary Africk being the only one who voted against it.”
Says Africk, “I am against it because it is so inappropriate at this time of fiscal crisis for the town. It is a matter of priorities. The mayor needs to look at the budget. He needs to look at our $200MM plus in debt.”
Fried says the ordinance is next being looked at in January. It does require some indoor protected storage for a certain number of bicycles. “It’s not terribly restrictive and is just baby steps away from vehicle use,” says Fried, adding that several progressive towns and cities have taken steps like this and studies show there are higher property values in places that are bike and pedestrian-friendly.
Download the ordinance here and tell us what you think.

What began as a nightmare commute in the morning, has resumed as commuters on both NJT trains and DeCamp buses faced delays. On Clever Commute, passengers talked of half-hour delays due to a disabled train. Those on the 33 and 66 buses meanwhile, were sending messages such as these below.

[Decamp-33-66] 555pm 33 is nowhere in sight… How is the traffic today?

[Decamp-33-66] At 5.15 westbound rt 3 backed up from 17 5:13

High school kids at Glen Ridge will perform MacBeth, a musical, next spring, with a twist that’s not going down too well with some. Read on, in BaristaKids.