by Randy LoBasso | Nov 13, 2015 | Biking in Philly, Biking the Suburbs, Crash
Reminder: Sunday is World Remembrance Day, and we encourage you to join in the remembrance of those killed in traffic violence, using the below Thunderclap and hashtag. Speaking of which, we were pretty disappointed in a PhillyVoice article that overtly blamed... by Randy LoBasso | Nov 6, 2015 | Biking in Philly, Biking the Suburbs
The Philadelphia Inquirer put together a nice spread about the new Manayunk Bridge. “Trails have proven to be economic drivers in the region, said John Boyle, research director for the Bicycle Coalition. A 2009 study – the most recent data – found the... by Randy LoBasso | Nov 6, 2015 | Biking in Philly
The upcoming M. Night Shyamalan movie, Split, will be filming in Philadelphia next week, and will partially block the Pine Street bike lane in Center City, according to a member of the film crew. The filming begins at 10pm on Tuesday, Nov. 11 and will not end until... by Randy LoBasso | Nov 6, 2015 | Biking in Philly, The Circuit
On Thursday, advocates, nonprofit organizations and city officials met, at the behest of Councilman Kenyatta Johnson, to discuss safety on the Schuylkill River Trail. As the Bicycle Coalition has written over the past couple months, there have been reports on social... by Randy LoBasso | Nov 2, 2015 | Bike Share, Biking in Philly, The Circuit
[Editor’s note: This Week in Bicycling was postponed last week due to the Bicycle Coalition’s partaking in the Manayunk Bridge opening Friday morning, and our subsequent Goodbye Party for our now-former Executive Director, Alex Doty. So, for one week only, This Week... by Randy LoBasso | Nov 1, 2015 | Biking in Philly, Biking the Suburbs, Connecting Greater Philadelphia Bicycle Network, The Circuit
Dozens—maybe hundreds? I’m not great at estimating crowds—of people came out to stand over the Schuylkill River on Friday, celebrating the opening of the long-awaited Manayunk Bridge. Connecting Manayunk to Bala Cynwyd, the city to the suburbs, it is now the longest,...