Wissahickon Gateway Project Update
The Philadelphia City Planning Commission (PCPC) and its engineering partner Michael Baker held a community meeting in East Falls last week to get feedback about plans to upgrade the Wissahickon Transportation Center, redevelop parcels between it and the movie...Sneak Peek into PennDOT Suburban Bike Lane Pilots
As we reported in March and September, the “death” of the Bicycle Occupancy Permit has paved the way (sorry for the pun) for making bike facilities less onerous to get installed in the PA suburbs. PennDOT decided that simply modifying its bike lane...NJ TIP: Update
Well, we can report that the FY2018 Transportation Improvement Program for New Jersey (NJ TIP) is no longer a “draft.” Unfortunately, that is about the end of the good news for walking and biking advocates in New Jersey after yesterday’s DVRPC...Read moreType of Incident: Bicycle Accident
Incident Number: 17-20411
Date of Incident: 9-20-2017On September 20, 2017 at 7:45 PM the Upper Merion Township Police were dispatched to a report of a bicycle crash at the intersection of First Avenue and Moore Road in the King of Prussia section of the township. Upon arrival they found an unconscious male lying face down in the street. He was in the curbside lane on First Avenue and tangled up in his bicycle. A motorist that came upon him did not know what happened to him and called 911. He was taken to Penn Presbyterian Hospital where he remains in critical, but stable condition. The police are asking for anyone who may have information about what happened to please call the Upper Merion Police Traffic Safety Unit at (610) 265-3232.