by Nicole Brunet | May 1, 2024 | News
It’s a question we hear a lot. Countless reports have shown that physical separation increases bike ridership and reduces serious and fatal crashes, so it seems like these lanes should be a priority, but there are only 12 state roads and 3 scheduled with parking...
by Nicole Brunet | Apr 26, 2024 | News
On Monday, April 22, the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia joined AARP and other organizations in a walk audit of North Broad between Spring Garden and Fairmount Ave. There were representatives from the Streets Department, including Commissioner Kristin del...
by Nicole Brunet | Apr 25, 2024 | Biking in Philly, Crash, News, Vision Zero
Earlier this month, family and friends of Mario D’Adamo III Esq, members of Families for Safe Streets, Greater Philadelphia, the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia, and Friends of FDR park came together to remember Mario D’Adamo on what would have been his 38th...
by Nicole Brunet | Apr 18, 2024 | News, Vision Zero
Edited Mon, May 13, 2024, to reflect the current slate of public hearings (listed at the end of this blog). In March, Mayor Parker released her first proposed City Operating and Capital Budgets. We combed through it with an eye to Vision Zero funding, and attended the...
by Nicole Brunet | Apr 4, 2024 | News, Vision Zero
Even one traffic fatality is unacceptable — especially for a Vision Zero city — and yet Philadelphia ended 2023 with record high pedestrian and bicyclist deaths. No one wants this year to follow that terrible trend, and we’ve been closely monitoring...