by Randy LoBasso | Dec 24, 2016 | Biking in Philly, Cadence Youth Cycling, Featured, Vision Zero
Editor’s Note: Over the next week, the Bicycle Coalition will be showcasing our Year-in-Review, which is also available at BicycleCoalition2016.org Mayor Jim Kenney was elected in 2015 after making several promises to the Bicycle Coalition in meetings, at our... by Randy LoBasso | Dec 23, 2016 | Biking in Philly, Featured, research, Uncategorized
According to the City of Philadelphia, 16.2 miles of new bike lanes were installed in 2016 by the Philadelphia Streets Department and PennDOT. Additionally, nearly seven miles of lanes were upgraded to a higher bicycle facility, including the first parking-protected... by Randy LoBasso | Dec 23, 2016 | Biking in Philly, Biking the Suburbs, Featured
Editor’s Note: Over the next week, the Bicycle Coalition will be showcasing our Year-in-Review, which is also available at BicycleCoalition2016.org Early on in 2016, the Bicycle Coalition got some welcome news: Sarah Clark Stuart would be taking over as... by Randy LoBasso | Dec 20, 2016 | Biking in Philly, Connecting Greater Philadelphia Bicycle Network, Featured
Protected bike lanes save lives. We created this video to better show why protected bike lanes could work on streets around Philadelphia, including Spruce and Pine Streets. The city has begun receiving funding to install 15 miles of protected bike lanes. Here’s... by Randy LoBasso | Dec 15, 2016 | Biking in Philly, Connecting Greater Philadelphia Bicycle Network, Featured
Almost as soon as the City of Philadelphia announced it would begin working on a protected bike lane network this past April as part of carrying out Mayor Kenney’s pledge to install 30 miles of protected bike lanes over five years (first proposed by the Bicycle... by Sarah Clark Stuart | Dec 13, 2016 | Biking in Philly, The Circuit
We received two important updates from the City of Philadelphia today about the SRT trail closure announced December 5th, due to repair work on a fallen retaining wall. Earlier this week, we brought to the City’s attention that the trail was not being opened...