by Bicycle Coalition | Jun 18, 2018 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Uncategorized
By Katrina Janco On Saturday, June 23rd, the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Orchard Project will partner to host Petal Pedal, a ride exploring orchards in Fairmount Park and Strawberry Mansion. The Philadelphia Orchard Project, or POP,... by Sarah Clark Stuart | Jun 13, 2018 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
We attended the Market-JFK Vision Zero Safety Project Steering Committee earlier this week. The meeting was convened by Philadelphia’s Office of Transportation and Infrastructure Systems, and included major property owners and stakeholders along the Market and... by Randy LoBasso | Jun 13, 2018 | Action Center, Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
The Bicycle Coalition has been traveling to Harrisburg for the past couple years to advocate for statewide legislation that would slow down motor vehicle drivers, making streets safer for all road users. One of these bills is Senate Bill 172 – a speed camera... by Randy LoBasso | Jun 12, 2018 | Biking in Philly, Biking the Suburbs, Featured, The Circuit
There will be a public meeting about the future of the Cresheim Trail in Montgomery County at the Springfield Township Administration Building on Thursday, June 21st. The Cresheim Trail is a multi-use trail that begins in Philadelphia and is currently under expansion.... by Randy LoBasso | Jun 8, 2018 | Biking in Philly, Crash, Featured, Vision Zero
In a win for street safety, a bill that would allow Councilmembers to more easily order investigations of deadly intersections recently passed City Council. The bill, written by Councilman Curtis Jones, Jr., and sponsored by Jones, Johnson, and O’Neill, would allow... by Randy LoBasso | Jun 6, 2018 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
As part of the JFK-Market protected bike lane pilot project, the City of Philadelphia installed its first bike signals on Wednesday. The signals help people traveling by bicycle to know when and when not to go through the lights at 16th and Market, and 20th and JFK,...