by Bicycle Coalition | Jan 11, 2021 | Biking in Philly, Featured
Lor Song (He/Him) is the newest member of the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia’s policy team, coming on board as our new Transportation Community Organizer. Lor comes from a first-generation Hmong family that immigrated to the United States in 1975. As...
by Randy LoBasso | Dec 10, 2020 | Featured, Biking in Philly, News
Bicycle Coalition staff members Stephanie Fenniri and Randy LoBasso recently discussed our latest grant-funded infrastructure project, the Lil’ Philly Safety Village, a bicycle traffic park for teaching children and adults how to ride bicycles and learn about...
by Randy LoBasso | Nov 25, 2020 | Biking in Philly
After nearly a decade of waiting, plans to redesign Spring Garden Street, making it safer for bicyclists, pedestrians and motorists, are finally moving forward. The City unveiled its virtual open house on Wednesday, asking Spring Garden Street users to watch a video,...
by Randy LoBasso | Nov 23, 2020 | News, Biking in Philly, Biking the Region, The Circuit
It’s been more than two weeks since the presidential election has been called for now-President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. One of the most famous spectacles of the post-election hellscape is former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s...
by Randy LoBasso | Nov 16, 2020 | Biking in Philly
Bike shops are allowed to remain open through the City of Philadelphia’s new pandemic guidelines, the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia confirmed with the Philadelphia Department of Public Health on Monday. The City of Philadelphia issued new guidelines...
by Sarah Clark Stuart | Nov 13, 2020 | News, Biking in Philly, Vision Zero
By our own analysis, the 2020 pandemic created conditions that resulted in a 60 percent increase in fatalities over 2019. This development heightens the challenge facing Philadelphia to make dramatic strides toward eliminating traffic crashes that cause fatalities...