by John Boyle | Mar 21, 2023 | Action Center, Biking in Philly, Biking Outside The Region, Biking the Region, News, Vision Zero
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is currently working on a plan to improve transportation across the state. The 12-Year Program (TYP) is Pennsylvania’s official mid-range planning tool. It lists statewide planned projects and assigns funding to...
by Nicole Brunet | Mar 10, 2023 | Biking in Philly, Biking the Region, News
The City announced on Friday, March 10th that Martin Luther King Drive Bridge, located between MLK Drive and Eakins Oval, will begin reconstruction activities and close completely to all users on Monday, March 27th. The Schuylkill River Trail beneath the bridge will...
by Sarah Clark Stuart | Mar 10, 2023 | Biking in Philly, News
Earlier this month, PennDOT announced that it had issued a “notice to proceed’ (NTP) to its general contractor to begin the $328.9 million project to create a cap over I-95 between Chestnut and Walnut Streets from Front Street to the Delaware River...
by Nicole Brunet | Mar 10, 2023 | Biking in Philly, News, Vision Zero
Earlier this week, the City of Philadelphia announced the “Chinatown Stitch: A Project to Reconnect Philadelphia to Vine Street.” The announcement included a new $1.8M grant from Reconnecting Community Pilot Program (RCP) to accelerate the planning...
by Nicole Brunet | Mar 2, 2023 | Biking in Philly, News, Vision Zero
Mayor Kenney released his final budget proposal as Mayor of Philadelphia today that shows continued investment in better streets to increase efficiency, safety and mobility. Included in these investments are: $33.9 million for traffic engineering improvements $2.5...
by Nicole Brunet | Feb 24, 2023 | Biking in Philly, News, Vision Zero
The City of Philadelphia’s office of Transportation, Infrastructure, and Sustainability (oTIS) announced an improvement plan for the current 13th Street bike lane. The project will stretch from South street to Spring Garden street and create a separated...
