by Leonard Bonarek | Jul 31, 2019 | Biking the Suburbs, Connecting Greater Philadelphia Bicycle Network, Featured
As a member of the PA Suburban Bike Lanes Working Group, the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia was on hand last week when DVRPC announced that PennDOT will build about six miles of new bike lanes in the four PA counties that surround Philadelphia. While this... by Leonard Bonarek | Jul 30, 2019 | Biking the Suburbs, Connecting Greater Philadelphia Bicycle Network, Featured
With our recent publication of PennDOT’s 5-Year Paving Plans for Philadelphia’s suburban counties, BCGP has received many questions about the process. In response, we’ve documented the Frequently Asked Questions, and created a form to propose bike... by Leonard Bonarek | Jun 26, 2019 | Biking the Suburbs, Connecting Greater Philadelphia Bicycle Network, Featured, The Circuit, Vision Zero
Earlier this week we breathlessly reported that the “Level of Traffic Stress” (LTS) analysis and map had been updated by Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission, with the much-awaited inclusion of New Jersey roads. The map has a lot of great new... by Leonard Bonarek | Jun 25, 2019 | Biking Outside The Region, Biking the Suburbs, Featured, research, The Circuit
In 2017, the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) performed a “Level of Traffic Stress” (LTS) analysis of the five Pennsylvania counties in the Philadelphia region. Using a multi-faceted set of data (road widths, shoulders, bike lanes,... by Leonard Bonarek | Jun 13, 2019 | Biking in Philly, Biking the Suburbs, Crash, Featured, Vision Zero
The “Dutch Reach” is now an official part of the PA Driver’s Manual (page 93). The Dutch Reach is a technique whereby a driver is trained to open the car door with their right hand (or left, if exiting on the passenger side of the car), which forces...