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...
by Sarah Clark Stuart | Mar 30, 2022 | Biking in Philly, Biking the Region, Vision Zero
After nearly a year since HB140 was passed out of the House in March 2021, the Parking Protected Bike Lane and Plaza bill is finally going to get a hearing in front of the Senate Transportation Committee on April 4, 2022. This hearing is not a voting hearing,...
by Sarah Clark Stuart | Mar 24, 2022 | News, Biking in Philly, Vision Zero
Last weekend, PennDOT reopened the Chestnut Street Bridge, restoring one of the five bridges that connect West Philadelphia to Center City and vastly improving the bicycle connection. Closed since August 2019, the Chestnut Street Bridge is now re-opened with a brand...