by John Boyle | May 24, 2021 | News, Biking in Philly, Biking the Region
Ruti is a text-based bike-routing application developed by DVRPC and AG Strategic Design that you can use to easily get biking directions on your smartphone. To sign up for the service go to ruti.bike/register. The app will send you a text message and the phone number...
by Lor Song | May 19, 2021 | Vision Zero, Biking in Philly, News, Safe Routes Philly
Later today, bicyclists from around the city, region, state, country, and world will participate in the Ride of Silence, a bicycle ride that takes place once a year to remember those cyclists who’ve been killed while on their bicycle. We long for the day where a...
by John Boyle | May 14, 2021 | News, Biking in Philly, Biking the Region
Highway Design Manuals set standards for roadway design and traffic engineers adhere to them. However, they are also sometimes used as a defense to not build innovative bicycle or pedestrian infrastructure (“If it’s not in the manual then I cannot do it.”). Outdated...
by Sarah Clark Stuart | May 14, 2021 | News, Action Center, Biking in Philly, Vision Zero
On May 4th, the Bicycle Coalition joined together with 23 other Philadelphia non-profits as part of the Livable Communities Network to advocate for a better city budget — and now we need your help. Budget season is upon us and we need you to add your voice and...
by Lor Song | May 14, 2021 | News, Biking in Philly, Vision Zero
The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia invites the Philadelphia region’s cycling community to join us for the 8 mile Ride of Silence this year on Wednesday 19th at 6:45pm. This is a slow pace group ride, for all experienced level cyclists, will begin at...
by Sarah Clark Stuart | May 12, 2021 | News, Biking in Philly, Crash, Vision Zero
We learned today that the 74 year old killed on April 24th at Eakins Oval was Heather Ann Peters, a Bicycle Coalition member since 2012. The obituary in the Inquirer and here describe her life. “Dr. Heather A. Peters — sinologist, anthropologist,...
