by Sarah Clark Stuart | Mar 12, 2015 | Biking in Philly, research
Late last year, the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia called upon the city to increase its paving budget in our alarming Safer Streets report, which showed Philadelphia falling far behind out peer cities on issues like bike and street infrastructure. Today,... by Sarah Clark Stuart | Mar 5, 2015 | Biking in Philly, Uncategorized
It’s a good day to bone up on the City’s paving budget to better understand what this means for bike lanes and road conditions. Mayor Nutter is scheduled to give his budget address to City Council later this morning, and we’re going to be listening... by Randy LoBasso | Mar 4, 2015 | Bike Share, Biking in Philly, Connecting Greater Philadelphia Bicycle Network, Featured, Vision Zero
Six of Philly’s seven Democratic mayoral candidates came out to Next Great City’s mayoral forum on sustainability issues on Tuesday night and guess what: bicycling was a huge issue for the candidates on stage. The event was covered by a number of Philly news outlets,... by Randy LoBasso | Feb 24, 2015 | Biking in Philly, Featured
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’re probably well aware that the Democratic National Convention is coming to Philadelphia in 2016. Already, you’ve probably read stories detailing the role former Governor Ed Rendell played in getting the convention here,... by Randy LoBasso | Feb 20, 2015 | Biking in Philly, Biking the Suburbs, Featured, The Circuit
In a wide-ranging interview with PlanPhilly, acting-PennDOT Secretary Leslie Richards highlighted the Circuit trails as some of the projects that can be better utilized with funds accrued from 2013’s passage of Act 89 in the Capital. “Act 89 will give us some... by Randy LoBasso | Feb 12, 2015 | Action Center, Biking in Philly
Lisa Nutter is getting some much-deserved press in the bicycle world this week. Amid a League of American Bicyclists announcement that Philadelphia’s first lady will be speaking at the National Forum on Women & Bicycling in March — specifically on gender...