by Leonard Bonarek | May 22, 2019 | Action Center, Biking in Philly, Biking the Suburbs, Featured, Vision Zero
On Thursday May 30 from 4-6pm, PennDOT will be presenting its newly updated Bike/Ped Master Plan, and there are several ways to get involved and make sure your input is heard: Attend the Open House in Harrisburg: 400 North St, Harrisburg PA, 17120 (no RSVP necessary)... by Randy LoBasso | May 22, 2019 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
A few bicyclists were flabbergasted on Tuesday when a work crew showed up at the Fairfield Hotel at 13th and Spruce to uninstall the flex posts designed to keep motor vehicles out of the bike lane in front of the hotel. Those posts, which travel about a fifth of a... by John Boyle | May 21, 2019 | Biking in Philly, Biking the Suburbs, Featured, The Circuit
Today the Delaware River Port Authority has set the date and time for the opening of the Bicycle and Pedestrian ramp on the Camden side of the Ben Franklin Bridge. Join the Delaware River Port Authority and the Circuit Coalition for event on June 4th. For updates... by Randy LoBasso | May 16, 2019 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
Philadelphia has an election next week and issues of traffic safety, paving, protected bike lanes and general street usage are at the forefront of numerous campaigns. At a recent mayoral debate co-sponsored by Bicycle Coalition partner AARP PA, the candidates were... by Sarah Clark Stuart | May 16, 2019 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
The single biggest roadblock to safe streets and Vision Zero in Philadelphia and Pennsylvania is an outdated section of the Pennsylvania Vehicle Code. Section 3354 of Title 75 requires that cars park 12 inches from a curb on state roads, thus making it difficult for... by Randy LoBasso | May 13, 2019 | Biking in Philly, Crash, Featured, Uncategorized, Vision Zero
The 2019 Ride of Silence—an annual 10-mile bike ride throughout Philadelphia to raise awareness of cyclists’ rights and to honor those cyclists killed in traffic crashes—will take place Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at 6:45pm on the Philadelphia Art Museum steps. Five...