by Sarah Clark Stuart | Aug 6, 2020 | News, Biking in Philly
The Bicycle Coalition learned yesterday that the Kenney Administration has decided not to spend a portion of the revenue it receives from the Philadelphia Parking Authority to convert 8,000 meter poles into bike racks, despite bike parking being in short supply...
by John Boyle | Aug 5, 2020 | News, Biking in Philly, The Circuit, Vision Zero
The Philadelphia Streets Department has announced its virtual public meeting for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive Bridge Rehabilitation Project. The Department is accepting feedback on the project through August 21, 2020. You can visit the website to look at the...
by Amanda Ruffner | Jul 30, 2020 | News, Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
By Katie Burns, Development Fellow On Sunday, July 26, about 500 community members embarked on a twelve-mile bicycle ride that started at Dell Music Center in Fairmount Park, looped City Hall, and ended at Laurel Hill Cemetery in honor of the four lives taken this...
by John Boyle | Jul 30, 2020 | Vision Zero, Biking in Philly, Biking the Region, News
Sam Ozer’s tragic death at the intersection of Henry Ave and Barnes St. was preventable. Henry Ave in Northwest Philadelphia is one of the most dangerous roads in Philadelphia, responsible for 10 traffic deaths in the past five years, according to PennDOT data....
by Sarah Clark Stuart | Jul 23, 2020 | Action Center, Biking in Philly, Biking the Region, Vision Zero
Much to our disappointment, SB565 was not brought up for a final vote during the PA Senate’s last three sessions days during the week of July 13. This happened in spite of over 1500 emails sent to Senators all around the Commonwealth asking that the bill be...
by Sarah Clark Stuart | Jul 22, 2020 | Biking in Philly, The Circuit
On July 21, ten organizations sent a letter of support for the Wissahickon Gateway Trail project to the Philadelphia Art Commission, SEPTA and the Office of Transportation, Infrastructure and Sustainability. This letter was sent because the trail’s fate is tied...