by Randy LoBasso | Nov 16, 2020 | Featured
Sunday, November 15 was World Day of Remembrance for Victims of Traffic Violence. World Day of Remembrance looked different this year, as it was marked around the globe amidst a pandemic, but many organizations, including Families for Safe Streets Greater...
by Randy LoBasso | Nov 16, 2020 | Biking in Philly
Bike shops are allowed to remain open through the City of Philadelphia’s new pandemic guidelines, the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia confirmed with the Philadelphia Department of Public Health on Monday. The City of Philadelphia issued new guidelines...
by Randy LoBasso | Nov 12, 2020 | Biking in Philly, Biking Outside The Region, Biking the Region, Biking the Suburbs
In his effort to force more community input from registered community organizations when bike lanes are installed in Philadelphia, Senator John Sabatina seems to have forgotten one thing: To get community input. Earlier this year, the Philadelphia state Senator sought...
by Randy LoBasso | Nov 10, 2020 | Crash
More than 120 people have been killed in Philadelphia traffic violence in 2020 –a more than 50 percent increase over 2019. On Sunday, November 15, Families for Safe Streets Greater Philadelphia will hold our annual World Day of Remembrance in Philadelphia, to...
by Randy LoBasso | Oct 30, 2020 | Biking in Philly
The times are trying. But we’ve got free bike lights and, at the very least, they’ll help you get through these times safer. With daylight savings time ending, we’re getting ready for our annual Bike Light Giveaway. We usually hand out 200-300 bike lights the Monday...