by John Boyle | Jun 16, 2017 | Biking the Suburbs, The Circuit
The Chester Creek Trail is popular. So popular that the trail’s three parking areas are often filled to capacity, even on weekdays. A recent survey conducted by the Friends of the Chester Creek Trail indicated that 84 percent of the respondents arrive by car.... by John Boyle | Jun 14, 2017 | Crash, Featured, Uncategorized, Vision Zero
Editor’s note: We’ve set up an email campaign for the city to enact changes on JFK now. Click here to take action. There will also be a Memorial Walk in Peter’s honor on Thursday, June 29. RSVP here. Peter Javsicas, a longtime Transit, Complete Streets advocate... by John Boyle | May 26, 2017 | Biking the Suburbs, Featured, Uncategorized
New Jersey was one of the first states in the nation to adopt a Complete Streets policy and has successfully compelled 134 municipalities and 8 counties to adopt their own policies. But adopting policies through resolutions is one thing and physically creating safer... by John Boyle | May 25, 2017 | Biking the Suburbs, Connecting Greater Philadelphia Bicycle Network, Featured
After an 11 year advocacy effort, PENNDOT has finally eliminated the Bikeway Occupancy Permit (BOP) and replaced it with Bike Lane Request/Approval Letters. The BOP, which had been law up until now, required a municipality that wanted a new bike lane to maintain any... by John Boyle | May 23, 2017 | Bike Share, Biking in Philly, Featured, Uncategorized
According to the US Census 2015 American Community Survey Philadelphia still has the highest bike commute rate among the 10 largest cities in the US, at 2.2 percent although in the past few years the City of Chicago has slowly chipped away at Philadelphia’s lead (1.8...