by Randy LoBasso | Jan 22, 2021 | Biking in Philly
Philadelphia’s first raised-protected bike lane will probably open this spring and, on Thursday, several staff members from the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia went to check it out. The lane, which will go 1.3 miles, will eventually become a key corridor...
by Randy LoBasso | Apr 13, 2018 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
The Streets Department announced today that work on the North American Streetscape Project, which includes roadway resurfacing, line striping and bike lanes, will begin on Monday, April 16. The project will go from Girard to Indiana Streets and also includes the...
by John Boyle | Aug 1, 2017 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
Coming soon to North American St: construction. But when the dust clears in 2020, a new boulevard will be in place. Complete with greenery specially designed to retain water runoff (green infrastructure) and bike lanes. North American Street is one of three projects...
by Randy LoBasso | Jul 26, 2017 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
Tonight, the Philadelphia City Planning Commission will unveil the final designs for the upcoming American Street protected bike lane. The last public information about this project noted that it would be Philadelphia’s first center-lane, raised protected bike lane...
by Randy LoBasso | Jun 23, 2017 | Biking in Philly, Connecting Greater Philadelphia Bicycle Network, Featured
All these years later, two Philly neighborhoods will get protected bike lanes. On Thursday, Council passed two bicycle-related bills—one for a parking protected bike lane on West Chestnut Street between 45th and 34th Streets; and one for a raised center-lane protected...
