by Sarah Clark Stuart | May 14, 2021 | News, Action Center, Biking in Philly, Vision Zero
On May 4th, the Bicycle Coalition joined together with 23 other Philadelphia non-profits as part of the Livable Communities Network to advocate for a better city budget — and now we need your help. Budget season is upon us and we need you to add your voice and...
by Sarah Clark Stuart | May 12, 2021 | News, Biking in Philly, Crash, Vision Zero
We learned today that the 74 year old killed on April 24th at Eakins Oval was Heather Ann Peters, a Bicycle Coalition member since 2012. The obituary in the Inquirer and here describe her life. “Dr. Heather A. Peters — sinologist, anthropologist,...
by Sarah Clark Stuart | Apr 26, 2021 | News, Biking in Philly
As this weekend’s death of a 74-year-old person on a bicycle at the intersection of Spring Garden, Kelly Drive and Eakins Oval reinforces, the bicycle infrastructure on the Oval is inadequate to protect the lives of bicyclists. Currently, the parking lane in...
by Sarah Clark Stuart | Apr 25, 2021 | Biking in Philly, News, Vision Zero
As we learned late yesterday from reports by the Inquirer, Fox 29 and NBC10, a woman on her bicycle was killed while crossing over Kelly Drive from Spring Garden to Eakins Oval. Our sincerest sympathies to her family and friends. This is a crash that should have been...
by Sarah Clark Stuart | Apr 22, 2021 | News, Vision Zero
We reviewed Mayor Kenney’s FY22 proposed budget to see what is in store for Vision Zero. Despite $700 million the City received in federal stimulus relief, it’s not good news. Mayor Kenney’s 2016 Vision Zero Executive Order declared his intent to...
