by Sarah Clark Stuart | Oct 8, 2015 | Biking in Philly, Biking the Suburbs, Featured
[Editor’s note: This is the first of several blog posts about the Manayunk Bridge Trail, which will open on October 30th.] In less than a month, the Manayunk Bridge trail will open to great fanfare. This long awaited re-purposing of a SEPTA bridge (originally... by Randy LoBasso | Oct 7, 2015 | Biking in Philly, Connecting Greater Philadelphia Bicycle Network, Featured
Earlier this year, some of our friends on social media brought a concern to our attention: The 5th Street Tunnel is dark, scary, and the standard bike lane is potentially dangerous. And was there anything the Bicycle Coalition could do about it? The tunnel, a... by Bicycle Coalition | Oct 2, 2015 | Biking in Philly, Connecting Greater Philadelphia Bicycle Network, Featured
Open Streets Was a Hit! The Pope was here last weekend. The streets were largely closed to cars. It was awesome. After the Bicycle Coalition’s Katie Monroe wrote a story for Philly.com pointing out the beauty of Philly’s closed (to cars) streets last Friday, the rest... by Randy LoBasso | Oct 2, 2015 | Biking in Philly, Uncategorized
Back in April, we told you about how awareness cones were actually making a small difference at 20th and Market in Philadelphia. For too long, cars pulling into the tiny Trader Joe’s parking lot in Center City were blocking the bike lane along that street, making the... by Randy LoBasso | Sep 29, 2015 | Biking in Philly, Featured
In July, Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia research director John Boyle noted that Pope Francis’ visit to Philadelphia marked an “amazing, once in a decade opportunity for Philadelphia to host its first open streets event.” Well, the Pope Weekend came and... by John Boyle | Sep 29, 2015 | Bike Share, Biking in Philly, Biking the Suburbs, Featured
“These bike lanes came just in time…We now have another way for people to access the visit of the Pope this weekend.” That was what Camden County Freeholder Jeffrey Nash told a crowd on Thursday September 24th, as the city of Camden, New...