by Randy LoBasso | Jul 13, 2016 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
Everyone has a role to play in making our streets safer, and at the Bicycle Coalition we feel we have a unique opportunity to both inform all road users of the laws of the road—and to make sure we’re representing bicyclists in this effort. That’s why we just rolled... by Randy LoBasso | Jul 1, 2016 | Biking in Philly, Featured
Late last year, the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia created our “Bike Lane Toolkit,” an online tool that allowed Philadelphia citizens to look up their Councilmanic District, then send their Councilperson a letter showing support of lanes in that district.... by Randy LoBasso | Jun 29, 2016 | Biking in Philly, Featured
The 5th Street Tunnel has long been both a really fun, and really scary, route for cyclists—and that’s about to change a little. After more than a year of meetings and planning, the 5th Street Tunnel’s bike lane will be protected with delineator posts after it opens... by Randy LoBasso | Jun 28, 2016 | Biking in Philly, Featured
University City District, a partnership of institutions, small businesses and residents dedicated to community revitalization, is looking for suggestions. They want to know where you think bike racks should be installed in University City. The group is crowdsourcing... by Randy LoBasso | Jun 20, 2016 | Action Center, Biking in Philly, Featured
In a crowded Mayor’s Reception Room this morning, Mayor Jim Kenney signed the so-called “soda tax” into law, which will help raise funds to both fund Pre-K for Philly’s schoolkids, and capitalizing a new bond fund, which will help pay for the repair of city recreation... by Bicycle Coalition | Jun 17, 2016 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Safe Routes Philly
For many students in Philadelphia, the last two weeks of May can only mean one thing: Senior Project. It’s a time when students across the city must scramble to find their way through new situations – leaving the classroom behind in favor of two-week internships...