by Randy LoBasso | Sep 20, 2018 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
If you ride a bus or a bike on Chestnut or Market Streets in Center City, you probably know, all too well, that the painted “Bus/Bike Only” designations on the street may as well be translucent. And in some cases, they are! Either way, no one respects the lanes as... by Randy LoBasso | Sep 19, 2018 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Uncategorized, Vision Zero
After more than a month of negotiations and re-scheduled court hearings, flex-posts were installed at 13th and Spruce Street Streets today, to better the bike lane in front of the new Fairfield Marriott Hotel. The issue began this past spring after the hotel... by John Boyle | Sep 18, 2018 | Biking in Philly, Biking the Suburbs, Featured
Last week the Census Bureau released the 2017 American Community Survey (ACS),showing a bump to 2.6 percent mode share in Philadelphia. The latest ACS release showed that the number of Philadelphia bicycle commuters increased 19.3 percent from 14,397 in 2016 to 17,180... by Sarah Clark Stuart | Sep 13, 2018 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
The family of Emily Fredricks, who was killed by a Gold Medal trash truck while bicycling on the Spruce Street bike lane on November 28, 2017, made an important announcement that they had reached a settlement of $6 Million with the owners of the Gold Medal company.... by Randy LoBasso | Sep 11, 2018 | Biking in Philly, Crash, Featured, Vision Zero
A 9-year-old girl was riding her bicycle on Monday night in North Philadelphia when she was struck by the driver of a Cadillac SRX Crossover. Police are still looking for the driver. We all need your help in finding the person responsible for this crime. Here... by Randy LoBasso | Sep 10, 2018 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia held a series of ‘car counts’ last month, to start the data gathering practice pertaining to Spruce and Pine Streets through Center City. As many know, Spruce and Pine Streets are not safe enough and there is a plan to...