by Randy LoBasso | Apr 17, 2018 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
Members of the Bicycle Coalition staff and volunteers went room-to-room on Monday, advocating directly for increased Streets Department funds and a proposed 13-person maintenance crew to specifically fix Vision Zero infrastructure, like faded bike lanes, broken... by Randy LoBasso | Apr 13, 2018 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
The Streets Department announced today that work on the North American Streetscape Project, which includes roadway resurfacing, line striping and bike lanes, will begin on Monday, April 16. The project will go from Girard to Indiana Streets and also includes the... by Randy LoBasso | Apr 11, 2018 | Biking in Philly, Featured
On Saturday, April 14, members of the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia will gather at Southwark School in South Philadelphia for Equipando Familias en Bicicleta, a new family bicycling rental program funded by PECO. The program is meant to help families who... by Randy LoBasso | Apr 10, 2018 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia testified in favor of bills for new bike lanes in West Philadelphia and Callowhill on Monday. During a meeting of the Streets and Services Committee in Philadelphia City Council, Bicycle Coalition policy coordinator Bob... by Randy LoBasso | Apr 5, 2018 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
Wednesday’s Spruce/Pine meeting was very well attended and organized. The evening opened with a human-protected bike lane along Spruce Street for cyclists to show support for safer, better infrastructure, and proceeded with a well-organized, informative meeting by the... by Randy LoBasso | Mar 27, 2018 | Action Center, Biking in Philly, Featured
When the bike lanes on Spruce and Pine were installed in 2009, they were pretty cutting edge, as far as U.S. bike lanes went. Stretching from river to river, the lanes were installed after removing a lane of motor vehicle traffic, and prioritized bicycle...