by Nicole Brunet | Jul 15, 2022 | News, Biking in Philly, Vision Zero
PennDOT rolled out two safety improvements to West Philadelphia earlier this year. One project is to extend the Chestnut Street parking protected bike lane from 34th to 63rd Street. The other project will be on Market Street from 30th to 34th Street and it will begin...
by Nicole Brunet | Jul 13, 2022 | News, Biking in Philly, Connecting Greater Philadelphia Bicycle Network, Vision Zero
North West Philadelphia has a high concentration of roads on the high injury network. From Roosevelt Blvd, Henry Ave, Germantown Ave, and Lincoln drive there are a lot of examples of how road design perpetuates speeding, traffic fatalities, and severe injuries. ...
by Nicole Brunet | Jul 8, 2022 | News, Biking in Philly, Vision Zero
(PHILADELPHIA) – After almost 10 years of studies, evaluations, planning meetings, promises and commitments to make Washington Avenue safer, Mayor Kenney’s Vision Zero commitment to reduce traffic violence on city streets has been dealt a huge setback. What...
by Nicole Brunet | Jun 17, 2022 | News, Biking in Philly, Vision Zero
The official launch of the Reimagine the Benjamin Franklin Parkway planning effort was announced Tuesday, June 14 by Philadelphia Parks & Recreation (PPR), the Office of Transportation, Infrastructure, & Sustainability (OTIS), and international design firm,...
by Nicole Brunet | Jun 16, 2022 | News, Biking in Philly, Vision Zero
Thursday, June 16th Council Member Squilla’s bill #220523 to update the parking and loading on Washington avenue, from 4th to 11th St. was approved by City Council excluding Council Member Oh. We want to thank all the supports who submitted testimony today; Will...