by Nicole Brunet | May 27, 2022 | Biking in Philly, Biking Outside The Region, Biking the Region, Vision Zero
Thank you to everyone who took action in support of Parking Protect Bike Lanes and HB 140 this week. Unfortunately, Senator Langerholc did not include HB 140 in the list of bills he submitted on Wednesday, May 25th for the Thursday session. However, opportunity is not...
by Nicole Brunet | May 26, 2022 | News, Biking in Philly, Vision Zero
In a blow to Vision Zero, after years of community engagement and despite a controversial compromise already made by the Kenney Administration, the proposal to make Washington Avenue safer is on the verge of collapse. District Council Member Kenyatta Johnson is...
by Nicole Brunet | May 23, 2022 | News, Biking in Philly, Biking Outside The Region, Biking the Region, Vision Zero
Take action NOW to ask the members of the Senate Transportation Committee and Senate leadership to schedule the bill for a committee vote ASAP. In April, safety advocates across the Commonwealth sent over 1000 emails into the Senate Transportation Committee asking for...
by Nicole Brunet | May 20, 2022 | News, Bike Month, Biking in Philly
Bicycle commuting is recovering from the pandemic—up 29% since 2020, but still not recovered to 2019 levels. (PHILADELPHIA) – 2022’s Bike to Work & Wherever Day celebration, group ride and press conference is sponsored by Independence Blue Cross, with free...
by Nicole Brunet | May 19, 2022 | News, Bike Month, Biking in Philly, Vision Zero
18th Annual Philadelphia Ride of Silence was on May 18th, 2022 and ended with the ceremonial bike lift in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art (PHILADELPHIA) – Close to two hundred people showed up to honor the 12 cyclists killed in the Delaware Valley last...
by Sarah Clark Stuart | May 18, 2022 | News, Biking in Philly, Vision Zero
Wednesday, May 18th the Philadelphia Parking Authority (PPA) announced the new Bicycle Lane Enforcement Initiative. As part of Mayor Kenney’s Vision Zero Program, the initiative calls for the targeted assignment of 8 new Bike Lane Enforcement Officers who will focus...
