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... 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....