by John Boyle | Oct 18, 2018 | Biking in Philly, Featured, research, Vision Zero
According to the Office of Transportation and Infrastructure Systems (oTIS), the City of Philadelphia added and improved 33 miles of on-road bike infrastructure (bike lanes and sharrows) in 2017. Included in this number are approximately 4 miles of new bike lanes and... by Randy LoBasso | Oct 18, 2018 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
Editor’s Note: Bicycle Coalition Executive Director Sarah Clark Stuart is also the Chair of the state of Pennsylvania’s Pedalcycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee. As such, she has made the following legislative issues priorities for the committee, the... by Randy LoBasso | Oct 17, 2018 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
Half blocks of 22nd Street and South Street are receiving flex-posts to better protect cyclists from parked cars, with more to come. On Wednesday, a crew was seen installing plastic flex-posts on 22nd Street, for a half block, between South Street and Rodman Street.... by Randy LoBasso | Oct 10, 2018 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
Philadelphia needs to transform its transportation network at a scale large enough to drive 100 traffic deaths each year down to zero, and get a significantly larger number of people to bike, walk, or take transit as their primary means of conveyance around the city.... by Randy LoBasso | Oct 2, 2018 | Biking in Philly, Connecting Greater Philadelphia Bicycle Network, Featured, Vision Zero
Governor Tom Wolf announced new funds for alternative transportation projects throughout the state, including several projects in the Greater Philadelphia Region. The one that first caught our eye is a new protected bike lane project on Market Street, between Sixth... by Leonard Bonarek | Oct 1, 2018 | Biking in Philly, Biking Outside The Region, Biking the Suburbs, Connecting Greater Philadelphia Bicycle Network, Featured, The Circuit
The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia will be well represented at this year’s Philly Bike Expo. An event that has grown substantially every year, the Expo is a combination “bike show” and networking/learning opportunity, and will be back with...