by John Boyle | Dec 7, 2018 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
By Benjamin Harris On December 11th, the Office of Transportation and Infrastructure System (oTIS) will hold an open house and the final workshop for this phase of the Roosevelt Boulevard Route for Change Program, in an effort to help shape the long-term future of... by John Boyle | Oct 30, 2018 | Action Center, Biking the Suburbs, Connecting Greater Philadelphia Bicycle Network, Featured, The Circuit
Earlier this year, Bicycle Coalition members in New Jersey took some time out to contact their elected officials about the millions of dollars in federal Transportation Alternatives money the New Jersey Department of Transportation was about to give back to the... by John Boyle | Oct 18, 2018 | Biking in Philly, Featured, research, Vision Zero
According to the Office of Transportation and Infrastructure Systems (oTIS), the City of Philadelphia added and improved 33 miles of on-road bike infrastructure (bike lanes and sharrows) in 2017. Included in this number are approximately 4 miles of new bike lanes and... by John Boyle | Sep 27, 2018 | Biking the Suburbs, Featured, research
Last week we looked at the 2017 American Community Survey data, which showed that the number of bike commuters in Philadelphia increased by 20 percent. This week we reviewed data for the suburban Counties. In December, the Census Bureau will release 5-year data, which... by John Boyle | Sep 18, 2018 | Biking in Philly, Biking the Suburbs, Featured
Last week the Census Bureau released the 2017 American Community Survey (ACS),showing a bump to 2.6 percent mode share in Philadelphia. The latest ACS release showed that the number of Philadelphia bicycle commuters increased 19.3 percent from 14,397 in 2016 to 17,180...