by Randy LoBasso | Jul 7, 2020 | Action Center
There’s never been a better time to support Senate Bill 565. Why? Because it’s t-h-i-s-c-l-o-s-e to passing the full Senate, and t-h-a-t-m-u-c-h-c-l-o-s-e-r to becoming Pennsylvania law! The legislation, which would allow PennDOT to build parking-protected...
by Naida Elena Montes | May 28, 2020 | Connecting Greater Philadelphia Bicycle Network, Action Center, Biking in Philly, Biking the Region
Before COVID-19 forced us all into stay-at-home orders and shut down the economy, we brought together over 200 people from the public and private sectors, planners and community members to share goals, priorities and strategies for the Vision Zero Philadelphia...
by Randy LoBasso | May 5, 2020 | Action Center, Biking in Philly
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney has calculated that the City has a gap of $649M that needs to be closed before City Council can adopt a FY21 budget before June 30, 2020. $649M is 12 percent of the City’s overall budget. The Mayor is proposing to close the gap by...
by John Boyle | Apr 9, 2020 | News, Action Center, Biking the Suburbs, NJ, The Circuit, Vision Zero, Wellness
On April 7th, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy issued an Executive Order to close trails in all State and County Parks. This order gives municipalities the option to remain open at their discretion and many (but not all) of them are doing the same. The Bicycle...
by Sarah Clark Stuart | Mar 22, 2020 | News, Action Center, Biking in Philly, Biking the Region
Governor Wolf’s most recent updated the (March 21 at 5:45pm) list of businesses that can/can’t stay open during the COVID-19 crisis now lists bike shops as bicycle repair businesses that can stay open. Sales are not permitted. Thank you to all bike shops...
by Ashley Vogel | Feb 6, 2020 | News, Action Center, Biking in Philly, Biking the Region, Featured, Vision Zero
On Wednesday, February 5th, we celebrated the victory of Senate Bill 565 passing Committee and heading to the full Senate. This means that we are closer than ever before to getting protected bike lanes and pedestrian plazas written into the state vehicle code. The...
