by Randy LoBasso | Dec 2, 2015 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia is teaming with Thomas Jefferson University and presenting sponsor AAA for the first-ever Vision Zero Conference in Philadelphia on December 3. Vision Zero is based on the concept that road crashes are not accidents, but... by Randy LoBasso | Dec 1, 2015 | Action Center, Biking in Philly, Featured
As we told you before Thanksgiving, Mayor-Elect Jim Kenney is holding town hall meetings all this week. Last night was the first, at Central High School on Olney Avenue. And if you didn’t make it, you’ve got the rest of the week to catch up with the future mayor of... by Randy LoBasso | Nov 24, 2015 | Biking in Philly, Featured, research
With 426 miles of on-street bike lanes, Philadelphia leads the United States’ big cities with the most bike lanes per square mile, according to a recent article in Triple Pundit. At 4.3 miles of bike lane per square mile, Philadelphia comes in with more miles of... by Randy LoBasso | Nov 24, 2015 | Biking in Philly, Biking the Suburbs, research
In the just-released Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission’s 2012-2013 Household Travel Survey, 3.8 percent of Philadelphians reported using a bicycle as their primary means of transportation to work—nearly double what a recent American Community Survey... by Randy LoBasso | Nov 18, 2015 | Biking in Philly, Connecting Greater Philadelphia Bicycle Network, Featured
The corner of 13th and Spruce in Philadelphia has not been kind to cyclists lately. For starters, construction recently began on a new Marriott on the corner, replacing a formerly empty Parker Hotel. And for bicyclists riding north on 13th Street, the buffered bike... by John Boyle | Nov 17, 2015 | Biking in Philly, Uncategorized
The Streets Department will be working this week to re-establish the edge line as an interim improvement on Washington Avenue. Edge line striping is a safety measure that will clearly define the vehicular travel lanes in the areas where they are most faded. The line...