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 Outdated...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...
by John Boyle | Apr 19, 2021 | Action Center, Biking in Philly, Biking the Region, research, Vision Zero
The Federal Highway Administration is accepting public comments on the long overdue rewrite of the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). The manual is an important document as it standardizes signs and lane marking across the nation. However the existing...
