by Patrick Monahan | May 10, 2022 | News, Biking in Philly, Crash, Vision Zero
The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia invites the Philadelphia region’s cycling community to join us for the 7 mile Ride of Silence this year on Wednesday, May 18th. This is a slow paced group ride, for all experienced level cyclists. We will gather at the...
by Patrick Monahan | Apr 21, 2022 | News, Biking in Philly, Biking the Region, Connecting Greater Philadelphia Bicycle Network, The Circuit
PennDOT’s press release from yesterday, April 20: Governor Tom Wolf and PennDOT Secretary Yassmin Gramian today announced the approval of funding for 64 projects to improve transportation alternatives and enhance mobility and public accessibility across the...
by Sarah Clark Stuart | Apr 18, 2022 | News, Biking in Philly, Vision Zero
After over two years of persistent advocacy, the Eakins Oval bike lane in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art is finally protected with a “new to Philadelphia” bike lane separator: the K71. Infrastructure progress is not easy to come by in...
by Sarah Clark Stuart | Apr 14, 2022 | News, Biking in Philly, Biking the Region, Vision Zero
Thank you to everyone who took action on PA’s Parking Protected Bike Lane bill! The response was amazing! Nearly 1000 safety advocates sent 15000 emails to Senate Transportation Committee members. The Pittsburgh Gazette and Capital Star ran an editorial...
by Sarah Clark Stuart | Apr 8, 2022 | News, Biking in Philly, Vision Zero
To get pumped for the 2022 Vision Zero PHL Conference, we are hosting two mobile workshops on Friday, April 29. The workshops will feature guest speakers from oTIS, Streets and PPA who will describe the projects. The mobile workshops are free to all registered...
by Sarah Clark Stuart | Apr 6, 2022 | Action Center, Biking in Philly, Biking the Region, News, Vision Zero
After waiting for 12 long months, the Senate Transportation Committee held a hearing on the bill that would allow parking protected bike lanes in Pennsylvania (HB140). The Bicycle Coalition and Bike Pittsburgh have been advocating for this bill since the legislation...