by Sarah Clark Stuart | Jul 16, 2022 | News, Biking in Philly, Biking the Region, Connecting Greater Philadelphia Bicycle Network
Editor’s Note: This is the second blog post in a series about the history of the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia. This is an updated/edited version of a similar post written by Randy LoBasso in 2017. All mistakes are welcome to be corrected! After...
by Nicole Brunet | Jul 15, 2022 | News, Biking in Philly, Vision Zero
PennDOT rolled out two safety improvements to West Philadelphia earlier this year. One project is to extend the Chestnut Street parking protected bike lane from 34th to 63rd Street. The other project will be on Market Street from 30th to 34th Street and it will begin...
by Sarah Clark Stuart | Jul 14, 2022 | Biking in Philly, Biking Outside The Region, Biking the Region, News, Vision Zero
With enormous disappointment, we have to report that HB140, the parking separated bike lane legislation that we have been working on since 2018, was dealt a big blow in the waning days of the spring 2022 session of the Pennsylvania legislature. As last reported, we...
by Nicole Brunet | Jul 13, 2022 | News, Biking in Philly, Connecting Greater Philadelphia Bicycle Network, Vision Zero
North West Philadelphia has a high concentration of roads on the high injury network. From Roosevelt Blvd, Henry Ave, Germantown Ave, and Lincoln drive there are a lot of examples of how road design perpetuates speeding, traffic fatalities, and severe injuries. ...
by Nicole Brunet | Jul 8, 2022 | News, Biking in Philly, Vision Zero
(PHILADELPHIA) – After almost 10 years of studies, evaluations, planning meetings, promises and commitments to make Washington Avenue safer, Mayor Kenney’s Vision Zero commitment to reduce traffic violence on city streets has been dealt a huge setback. What...
by Sarah Clark Stuart | Jun 22, 2022 | News, Biking in Philly
Since 1972, the Bicycle Coalition has been advocating for high quality bicycle infrastructure throughout Greater Philadelphia. We have a promising future continuing to advocate for equitable access to safe mobility, and for federal, state and local investment in...
