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 John Boyle | Apr 19, 2021 | Action Center, Biking in Philly, Biking the Region, research, Vision Zero
The Federal Highway Administration is accepting public comments on the long overdue rewrite of the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). The manual is an important document as it standardizes signs and lane marking across the nation. However the existing...
by John Boyle | Apr 13, 2021 | News, Action Center, Biking in Philly, Biking the Region, NJ, The Circuit
On Tuesday, DVRPC’s Regional Technical Committee considered and advanced three Circuit Trails-relevant action items to the DVRPC Board that included 17 Circuit Trails Projects totaling more than 4 million dollars of funds for planning, design and construction....
by Randy LoBasso | Sep 21, 2020 | Biking in Philly, Action Center, Biking Outside The Region, Featured
We’ve just learned that tomorrow morning, the Pennsylvania Senate is — again — going to consider an amendment that will make it much harder for bike lanes to be installed in Philadelphia. This amendment threatens not only Philadelphia, but the entire...
by John Boyle | Aug 10, 2020 | News, Action Center, Featured, NJ, research
During the COVID-19 pandemic, New Jersey residents, like people all over the country, are increasingly accessing the streets as a means to safely get out of the house to exercise to maintain their physical and mental health. In urban neighborhoods, bicycling and...
by Sarah Clark Stuart | Jul 23, 2020 | Action Center, Biking in Philly, Biking the Region, Vision Zero
Much to our disappointment, SB565 was not brought up for a final vote during the PA Senate’s last three sessions days during the week of July 13. This happened in spite of over 1500 emails sent to Senators all around the Commonwealth asking that the bill be...