by John Boyle | Dec 21, 2017 | Crash, Featured, Vision Zero
On the morning of November 29th, Emily Fredricks was killed on a bicycle when the driver of trash truck failed to yield as he was turning right. Just three weeks later, Becca Refford was suffered serious injuries when a right turning box truck failed to yield. Much of... by John Boyle | Dec 8, 2017 | Biking in Philly, Biking the Suburbs, Connecting Greater Philadelphia Bicycle Network, Crash, Featured, Uncategorized
Earlier this year, SEPTA approved the purchase of 45 multi-level rail cars to relieve congestion on its busiest regional rail lines. The first cars will begin arriving in late 2019 and the delivery should be complete in 2020. This is great news for people who want... by John Boyle | Dec 4, 2017 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Uncategorized, Vision Zero
One of the many problems with bike lanes in Philadelphia is at the intersection. Nearly all bike lanes against the curb combine with motor vehicle right turn lanes at intersections, creating what are called “Mixing zones.” Mixing zones require right... by John Boyle | Nov 15, 2017 | Biking the Suburbs, Featured, Uncategorized
This week SEPTA is holding public hearings on the Environmental Impact Study for the Route 100 Norristown High Speed Line extension from King of Prussia to the Valley Forge Casino. The Bicycle Coalition attended one of those meetings on Monday and testified on better... by John Boyle | Nov 9, 2017 | Biking the Suburbs, Connecting Greater Philadelphia Bicycle Network, Featured, research, The Circuit
Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) has completed their Level of Traffic Stress Connectivity and Analysis for the PA Suburban Counties. Level of Traffic Stress (LTS) is a bicycle comfort index methodology for streets and paths developed by Peter Furth...