by Sarah Clark Stuart | Sep 18, 2014 | Action Center, Biking in Philly, Featured
For the time being, 22nd Street will have no lane markings. At-Large Councilman Bill Greenlee has rejected two different pavement marking plans prepared by the Streets Department that would have made 22nd Street safer for all users, including motorists. As... by Bicycle Coalition | Aug 11, 2014 | Action Center, Biking in Philly, Featured
A few weeks ago, 22nd Street between Spring Garden Street and Fairmount Avenue was milled and prepared for resurfacing. The City’s 2012 Pedestrian/Bicycle Plan calls for a bike lane for this stretch of 22nd Street, and the Streets Department is prepared to... by Sarah Clark Stuart | Jul 11, 2014 | Action Center
In light of the very scary prospect of the Highway Trust Fund running out of money in August or September, key House and Senate Committees each voted out bills yesterday, moving a rescue package closer to reality. Don’t know what the Highway Trust Fund is?... by Sarah Clark Stuart | Jun 26, 2014 | Action Center, Featured
Today Congress is considering an amendment that would kill the Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP), the main federal source of money for bicycling and walking projects. Two years ago, Congress passed a bill known as MAP-21, which provided more local control over... by Sarah Clark Stuart | Jun 23, 2014 | Action Center, Biking in Philly, Biking the Suburbs, Featured, The Circuit
Periodically, the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) issues a four year capital transportation budget (Transportation Improvement Program or TIP) for the five Pennsylvania counties. It provides detail on which transportation projects will be funded... by Bicycle Coalition | May 13, 2014 | Action Center, Biking in Philly, Featured
Early Saturday morning, 38-year old Antonio (Tony) Sandoval Aparecio was killed while bicycling through the intersection of 2nd and Girard in Northern Liberties. He had just left Johnny Brenda’s, where he had worked as a cook for many years. The intersection at...