by Sarah Clark Stuart | May 14, 2020 | News, Biking in Philly, Vision Zero
Construction was one of the businesses allowed to restart this week in Philadelphia. So, we expect the spring paving season to begin soon. We mapped the roads that are slated to be repaved by either PennDOT or the City and the planned new or upgraded bike lanes. On...
by Randy LoBasso | May 5, 2020 | Action Center, Biking in Philly
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney has calculated that the City has a gap of $649M that needs to be closed before City Council can adopt a FY21 budget before June 30, 2020. $649M is 12 percent of the City’s overall budget. The Mayor is proposing to close the gap by...
by Amanda Ruffner | May 1, 2020 | Biking in Philly, Biking the Region, Featured, News, We Bike PHL
Dear Community Members: We are excited to announce a new chapter for this community. With the help of an advisory group made up of seven amazing community members, the Bicycle Coalition is relaunching our initiative to bring more gender diversity to local cycling... by Sarah Clark Stuart | May 1, 2020 | News, Biking in Philly, Vision Zero
Note: When Mayor Kenney’s revised FY21 budget is published and analyzed, we will publish another blog post about that budget’s potential impact on Vision Zero and bicycle infrastructure and the Bicycle Coalition’s position. One of the many long...
by Randy LoBasso | Apr 27, 2020 | Biking in Philly
It feels like a year ago, but the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia created an essential worker survey in (…checks notes) early April, asking what else our organization could do to satisfy some needs of those using bicycles to get to and from their jobs...
by Randy LoBasso | Apr 21, 2020 | Biking in Philly
Our friends at Neighborhood Bike Works just announced their Bikes for Neighbors program, where they will be connecting local essential workers with bicycles during the COVID pandemic. Neighborhood Bike Works (NBW), located on Lancaster Avenue in West Philadelphia, is...
