by Amanda Ruffner | Sep 21, 2022 | Biking in Philly, News
The 2022 Philly Bike Expo will be held October 29 and 30 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. Over its more than a decade of history, the Philly Bike Expo has developed into one of the nation’s largest consumer-facing bike shows. It’s much more than a trade show...
by John Boyle | Sep 12, 2022 | News, Biking in Philly, Biking the Region, NJ, The Circuit
If you have ever done an online marketing search for “e-bikes” in the past year you know the consequences. Your social media account gets barraged by a blizzard of e-bikes ads with features like a 100-mile range and a boost torque of 60 Nm. Most of them...
by Nicole Brunet | Sep 9, 2022 | News, Biking in Philly, Crash, Vision Zero
Crash Not Accident Logo and Pledge created by Transportation Alternatives NYC The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia and Families for Safe Streets Greater Philadelphia officially request the renaming of the Accident Investigation Division within the...
by Nicole Brunet | Sep 8, 2022 | News, Biking in Philly, Crash, Vision Zero
Recently, some of our staff joined friends of Vijay “Jay” Mohan to replace the ghost bike placed in his memory at the intersection of Ridge Ave. and Girard Ave. in Philadelphia. Jay was riding his bike on Sunday, May 10th, 2015 through the intersection of...
by John Boyle | Aug 25, 2022 | News, Bike Share, Biking in Philly, research, Scooters
It’s that time of the year again. Since 2005, our annual Bike Counts are critical to demonstrate the growth of our cycling community and support the Bicycle Coalition’s ongoing efforts to advocate for safer streets. Our counts are qualitative; looking at...
by Sarah Clark Stuart | Aug 25, 2022 | News, Biking in Philly, Crash, Vision Zero
Yesterday, the District Attorney’s office dropped its charges against Jorge Fretts, the driver who killed Emily Fredricks on November 28, 2017. Despite dashcam and onstreet footage showing that Mr. Fretts did not use his turn signal when he turned right from...
