by Randy LoBasso | Dec 7, 2018 | Bicycle Coalition Youth Cycling, Biking in Philly, Featured
The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia is expanding into Fairmount Park with the opening of its first park-based cycling education and community center. Housed in the historic Sedgley Porter House on Lemon Hill, the center will act as a community hub for all of... by Randy LoBasso | Dec 6, 2018 | Biking in Philly, Crash, Featured, Vision Zero
By Sarah Clark Stuart and Randy LoBasso Early one morning on a dry, cold November day, the driver of a garbage truck took the life of Emily Fredricks, a 24 year-old woman on her way to work while riding on the Spruce Street bike lane. In the difficult days and weeks... by Bicycle Coalition | Dec 6, 2018 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
By Benjamin Harris Earlier this month the Bicycle Coalition began a pilot with the City of Philadelphia to tackle illegal closures of our sidewalks, bike lanes, and streets, and asked our supporters to report problems with disruptions. See the original post here for... by Randy LoBasso | Dec 4, 2018 | Biking in Philly, Featured
The long suffering 15th and 13th Neighborhood Bikeway project is going to stretch into its fifth year because line striping was not accomplished this fall as long planned. The edge lines separating parked cars from moving traffic on 13th and 15th Streets in South... by Randy LoBasso | Dec 4, 2018 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
The Streets Department has decided to install minimal protection on 27th Street leading to the South Street Bridge. The flex-posts going in on 27th Street, which are supposed to be installed this month, will be a bare minimum measure and, given the area in which they... by Randy LoBasso | Nov 28, 2018 | Action Center, Biking in Philly, Featured, Uncategorized, Vision Zero
By Benjamin Harris With Autonomous vehicles becoming a reality across the country, the auto industry and Silicon Valley are pushing lawmakers to free them from state safety standards. Sponsors of Senate Bill 1885 the AV START ACT, also known as the Automated Vehicle...