by John Boyle | Jun 3, 2021 | Biking the Region, NJ, The Circuit
On June 5th we will explore New Jersey’s newest Circuit Trail in Burlington County, NJ: the 5.5 mile section of the Delaware River Heritage Trail between Crystal Lake Dam and Roebling Park will become a segment of the East Coast Greenway. We’ll start in...
by John Boyle | May 24, 2021 | News, Biking in Philly, Biking the Region
Ruti is a text-based bike-routing application developed by DVRPC and AG Strategic Design that you can use to easily get biking directions on your smartphone. To sign up for the service go to ruti.bike/register. The app will send you a text message and the phone number...
by John Boyle | May 14, 2021 | News, Biking in Philly, Biking the Region
Highway Design Manuals set standards for roadway design and traffic engineers adhere to them. However, they are also sometimes used as a defense to not build innovative bicycle or pedestrian infrastructure (“If it’s not in the manual then I cannot do it.”). Outdated...
by John Boyle | Apr 29, 2021 | News, Biking the Region, Safe Routes Philly, Vision Zero
Bicycle Coalition Vision Zero organizer Lor Song remembers being harassed by the police for riding a bicycle. Being a professional bike messenger for 10 years, he’s had his fair share of police harassment, including one instance where he was stopped by police...
by John Boyle | Apr 21, 2021 | News
You’ve seen them, groups of young teens on BMX bikes popping wheelies on a street near you. Some of these cyclists have become masterful at trick riding, like this amazingly athletic video posted by @bikeliferex on East Market St.: View this post on Instagram A...
