by Randy LoBasso | Sep 24, 2015 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Uncategorized
As you’ve heard by now, when Pope Francis arrives in Philadelphia on Saturday, he’ll be handed his very own Breezer bicycle, courtesy of Advanced Sports International, a Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia sponsor. The bike, presented in a ceremony from... by Randy LoBasso | Sep 18, 2015 | Biking in Philly, Biking the Suburbs
The 2014 American Community Survey results are out! And they’re…so-so. This year’s survey found that the number of Philadelphians who regularly commute to work has fallen from 2.3 percent in 2013 to 1.9 percent in 2014. We are still the most-biked big city in the... by Randy LoBasso | Sep 18, 2015 | Biking in Philly, research
The U.S. Census Bureau released its 2014 American Community Survey this morning detailing, in part, U.S. cities’ bike commuting populations—and for Philadelphia, there’s both good news and bad. First, the details: The American Community Survey is a yearly survey done... by Randy LoBasso | Sep 18, 2015 | Biking in Philly, Featured, The Circuit
In light of a recent report of a woman being assaulted and harassed along the Schuylkill Banks Trail, the Schuylkill River Development Corporation is urging anyone who has a similar experience on the trail to contact the police immediately. They have also called for... by Sarah Clark Stuart | Sep 16, 2015 | Biking in Philly
We received this email from the Parks and Recreation Department this afternoon. Advisory Alert: As part of Philadelphia Parks & Recreation and PennDOT’s ongoing renewal of the 1600 – 1800 blocks of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, cyclists are advised that beginning... by Randy LoBasso | Sep 4, 2015 | Biking in Philly
Everyone agrees something needs to happen on Washington Avenue. And for the last two years, few could agree on what those changes should look like. On Thursday evening, about 200 people met at the Rock Dance School at Broad and Washington to, we hoped, bring an end to...