by John Boyle | Jul 9, 2020 | Biking in Philly, Bike Share, Biking the Region, News, research, Vision Zero
Hey, remember 2019? Highlights included shark attacks at the Jersey Shore, the de-aging of Robert Deniro and … professional sports? But for Philadelphia bicyclists it was the opening the Ben Franklin Bridge Ramp, the long-awaited improvements to Spruce and Pine...
by Amanda Ruffner | Jul 9, 2020 | Biking in Philly, News
Interview & article by Trinh V. Hoang Lack of representation is something so prominent across all fields, industries, and sports. When it comes to cycling, the predominant narrative centers a white male in bib shorts and a jersey on his road bike. This singular...
by Amanda Ruffner | Jul 9, 2020 | News, Bike Share, Biking in Philly
Lor Song (He/Him), comes from a first-generation Hmong family that immigrated to the United States in 1975, to escape the Vietnam War in Laos. As a West Philly native, he built his roots as a breakdancer (Breaker) in Philadelphia and eventually made it to MTV’s...
by Amanda Ruffner | Jul 9, 2020 | News, Bike Share, Biking in Philly
Dear Indego community, BBSP partners, and Philly: I am Alejandro Utria, the new Bilingual Community Liaison for the Better Bike Share Partnership (BBSP) team based at the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia. I am happy to be recruited into BBSP’s national...
by John Boyle | Jul 2, 2020 | Biking in Philly, News, The Circuit
This week, the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation began construction on a two mile central segment of the Delaware River Trail — much like the segment that exists between Spring Garden and along Penn Street. The trail will be a two-way cycle track with an...
by John Boyle | Jun 30, 2020 | The Circuit, Biking in Philly, Biking the Region, News, NJ
Despite the ongoing pandemic, trail development has continued throughout the region. It’s actually turning out to be the busiest construction season in years. Expect a lot of (socially-distanced) ribbon cuttings between this summer and the fall of 2021....