by Bicycle Coalition | Aug 21, 2017 | Biking in Philly, Featured
By SJ Punderson On a busy August evening at the bottom of the Philadelphia Art Museum steps, the Bicycle Coalition’s Ashley Vogel met up with cyclists from around the city for a ride to the Mann Center in Fairmount Park. The film Hidden Figures was shown on the big... by John Boyle | Aug 16, 2017 | Biking in Philly, Biking the Suburbs, Featured, Uncategorized
It’s official. Today, the Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA) Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the contract for the construction of the Ben Franklin Bridge walkway ramp. The total cost of the project is expected to be over $9 million. The project... by Randy LoBasso | Aug 15, 2017 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
The proposed Lombard-South-27th Street safety project was rejected by apparent “near neighbor” concerns late last month, but the Bicycle Coalition has continued working with cyclists, neighbors, neighborhood organizations, and the city, to figure out a compromise and... by Randy LoBasso | Aug 11, 2017 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
I put out a video on Monday explaining that the West Chestnut Street protected bike lane’s striping has begun. Since then, the Bicycle Coalition has gotten a lot of emails and messages about the lane, and people have been riding the lane. I know it’s confusing,... by Randy LoBasso | Aug 8, 2017 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
Striping for the West Chestnut Street parking-protected bike lane began on August 7, 2017 — right on schedule. To mark (and explain) the occasion, we created the below video.... by Randy LoBasso | Aug 8, 2017 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
Readers of this blog know that even though Councilman Kenyatta Johnson recently wrote a letter against the Lombard Street portion of a proposed South Street-27th Street-Lombard Street protected bike lane project in West Center City, we have continued our efforts to...