by Randy LoBasso | Dec 11, 2019 | Biking in Philly
No one likes riding their bicycle through trash, plastic bags, and leaves. But that’s exactly what everyone traveling along the 4400 block of the Chestnut Street protected bike lane was enduring. So the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia planned a cleanup of...
by Randy LoBasso | Nov 13, 2019 | Biking in Philly, Vision Zero
Families for Safe Streets Greater Philadelphia, the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia, the City of Philadelphia and advocates for safer streets will gather on the North Apron of City Hall on November 17th to participate in the international World Day of...
by Randy LoBasso | Nov 8, 2019 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
Members of the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia spent last Friday afternoon staked out at 11th and Federal Streets in South Philadelphia with three missions. First of all, we wanted to get cyclists’ and pedestrians’ impressions of the work-in-progress 2-way...
by Ashley Vogel | Nov 6, 2019 | Biking in Philly, Featured
By Alex Demko-McDonough On Saturday, November 16th, the Annual Cranksgiving Ride charity event will return to Philadelphia for its ninth consecutive year. Starting at Penn Treaty Park and wrapping up at the venerable Tattooed Mom, the 9th Annual Cranksgiving Ride will... by Randy LoBasso | Nov 5, 2019 | Action Center, Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
The Pennsylvania Senate is in session for seven more days in 2019, and if we want to get House Bill 792 passed before the end of the year, it’s imperative we keep the pressure on our legislators. House Bill 792 would allow for more protected bike lanes to be built in... by Sarah Clark Stuart | Oct 31, 2019 | Biking in Philly, Featured, The Circuit
The City of Philadelphia and the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation recently unveiled plans for a new park over I-95 in Old City. This new piece of infrastructure will create 12 acres of green space that will become “The Park at Penn’s Landing.” ...