by Sarah Clark Stuart | Jul 2, 2019 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
Anyone who rides around Philadelphia knows that many of the protected bike lanes need help. Desperately. And this is the kind of job that the Vision Zero Maintenance Crew created by Mayor Kenney in his FY19 budget is supposed to tackle. We conducted a count of broken... by Randy LoBasso | Jun 28, 2019 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
This week many of our community members, especially those in the bike courier and racing communities, have been grieving the loss of Robyn Hightman, who is the 12th cyclist killed in New York in 2019. If you feel sad, angry, or frustrated about the lack of protections... by Sarah Clark Stuart | Jun 27, 2019 | Biking in Philly, Featured, The Circuit, Vision Zero
The Spring Garden Street Greenway (SGSG) — a key segment of both the Circuit and the East Coast Greenway — looks a lot like it did four years ago when $800,000 was awarded to the City of Philadelphia to begin its transformation. This is not OK, and as the... by Ashley Vogel | Jun 27, 2019 | Biking in Philly, Featured, The Circuit, Women Bike PHL
By Sam Klugherz As one of the largest urban parks in the country, Fairmount Park is home to many of Philadelphia’s greatest attractions. More specifically, the section of the space that is west of the Schuylkill river commonly known as West Fairmount Park harbors... by Sarah Clark Stuart | Jun 26, 2019 | Biking in Philly, Biking the Suburbs, Connecting Greater Philadelphia Bicycle Network
The confluence of the paving season kicking into high gear and the rapidly approaching Pennsylvania General Assembly’s “summer break” (the day the state’s FY20 budget is passed, the House & Senate go out of session until September) is... by Randy LoBasso | Jun 26, 2019 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
A bill that would give Pennsylvania cities and townships more flexibility to design and install parking-protected bike lanes and pedestrian plazas passed the state House on Wednesday. House Bill 792, which passed 200-1, was sponsored by Rep. David Maloney (R-Berks)...