by Randy LoBasso | Oct 26, 2018 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
By Ben Harris Along with other cities like Pittsburgh, Boston, and Washington DC, Philadelphia has been awarded $2 million as part of the Bloomberg American Cities Climate Challenge. Bloomberg Philanthropies, a foundation for former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s... by Randy LoBasso | Oct 25, 2018 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia introduced Vision Zero to all the mayoral candidates in 2015 (plus, all the City Council candidates who would meet with us), and we were encouraged to see the Kenney Administration roll out its Vision Zero plan in 2016.... by Sarah Clark Stuart | Oct 25, 2018 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
This past June, the City of Philadelphia installed its first parked car protected bike lane in Center City along JFK Boulevard and West Market Street between 20th and 15th Streets. This event was a milestone as it took nearly 10 years from the first conceptual studies... by Randy LoBasso | Oct 25, 2018 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
An idea to change loading zone rules first proposed by the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia is being introduced as legislation in Philadelphia City Council on Thursday. The plan, detailed here, would change the rules for creating loading zones on streets with... by Sarah Clark Stuart | Oct 22, 2018 | Biking in Philly, Featured
After a 15-month waiting period for the Philadelphia Water Department to finish a project, the Philadelphia Streets Department and the Office of Transportation, Infrastructure and Sustainability announced to neighborhood groups that the City will install the South and... by Randy LoBasso | Oct 18, 2018 | Biking in Philly, Biking the Suburbs, Featured, The Circuit
Approximately 80 people came to the Northwest Circuit Trails Open House at the Manayunk Brew Pub on Tuesday, September 25, to discuss upcoming trail projects coming to Northwest Philadelphia and close suburbs. There are numerous trail and canal projects underway...