by John Boyle | Sep 17, 2021 | News
Earlier this month, we lost a long-time friend of the Bicycle Coalition, Dr. Ken Steif. Ken was a brilliant Geo-Spatial Analyst who used his knowledge to take on urban planning and policy through GIS analysis to make cities better, more equitable places. Even more...
by John Boyle | Aug 26, 2021 | Biking in Philly, research
Aaaah… September! The kids are back in school and the grown-ups have got hurricane watches and Bicycle Coalition bike counts.Our annual Bike Counts are critical to demonstrate the growth of our cycling community and support the Bicycle Coalition’s ongoing...
by John Boyle | Aug 10, 2021 | News, Biking the Region, The Circuit
If you have wandered on to the new section of the Pennypack Trail north of the Byberry Trailhead you have encountered the gate locked shut at County Line Road in spite of the fact that PENNDOT has installed an excellent pedestrian crossing. The gate is shut because...
by John Boyle | Aug 2, 2021 | News, Biking the Region, The Circuit
The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) is accepting public comments for the 2022-2025 New Jersey Transportation Improvement Program (NJ TIP). The Draft NJ TIP is currently open for public review and comment until August 23, 2021, at 5:00 PM (EST). ...
by John Boyle | Jul 28, 2021 | News, Biking in Philly, Biking the Region, Scooters, The Circuit
The Ben Franklin Bridge Trail had a problem you probably didn’t even know about: E-bikes were banned from the trail. ‘ This wasn’t necessarily a big issue (the DRPA police were aware of e-bikes on the trail, and were not actively enforcing the rule),...
