by Randy LoBasso | Feb 6, 2018 | Biking in Philly, Featured
The Philadelphia Eagles won the Super Bowl on Sunday, and on Thursday the City of Philadelphia will hold a Victory Parade to celebrate the win. The parade is planned from Broad and Pattison in South Philadelphia to the Art Museum in Center City. With the Eagles Parade... by Randy LoBasso | Feb 5, 2018 | Biking in Philly, Featured
An ordinance to create a new protected bike lane along Island Avenue in Southwest Philadelphia will be introduced on February 14th. The lane will be put in between Enterprise and Penrose on Island Avenue, and is being introduced by Councilman Kenyatta Johnson. Read... by Sarah Clark Stuart | Feb 2, 2018 | Biking in Philly, Featured, The Circuit
We’ve heard from some our readers and social media followers wondering why the newest section of the Schuylkill River Trail doesn’t connect over the railroad tracks to Christian Street. Unfortunately, CSX forbids any new at-grade crossings (after allowing... by Randy LoBasso | Feb 1, 2018 | Bike Share, Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
On Tuesday, the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia and Philadelphia 3.0 co-hosted a meeting at Project H.O.M.E. to discuss the history of “bike politics” in Philadelphia and what private citizens can do in their communities to make changes. The event was free... by John Boyle | Jan 31, 2018 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Uncategorized, Vision Zero
As a feeder route to the Vine Street Expressway, Callowhill Street between 2nd and 6th Streets is as wide as 76 feet with 3 to 5 lanes of traffic. This creates a barrier for bicycle- and pedestrian-travel along or across. The City of Philadelphia asked the Delaware... by Randy LoBasso | Jan 31, 2018 | Biking in Philly, Featured, The Circuit
This morning, the Schuylkill Banks path extension from South to Christian Street opened. “The moment has finally arrived,” noted the Schuylkill River Development Corporation in a tweet on Wednesday. “South to Christian is OPEN for use!” The long-awaited opening of...