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Chester County Set To Proceed With Key Trail Link
Chester County recently announced that it has awarded a construction contract for a major project on its segments of the Schuylkill River Trail. The project will fully pave about 6 miles of existing crushed stone trail, as well as build four new miles of trail. The...
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Biking During the COVID-19 Yellow Phase: What To Do, What Not To Do
By Trinh V. Hoang and Leonard Bonarek After being in the Red Phase for over three months, the counties that make up southeast Pennsylvania entered the Yellow Phase on June 5, 2020. The Yellow Phase means looser work and physical restrictions within Pennsylvania....
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Is It Safe To Do Group Rides Yet?
On June 5th, southeastern Pennsylvania counties moved into the “Yellow Phase” of Covid-19 (C19) response. A key takeaway from PA state guidance is that this phase now allows for properly distanced groups of up to 25 to meet outdoors. New Jersey allowed...
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DVRPC Launches Bike Match Program for Greater Philadelphia
The Philadelphia region has yet another resource for connecting folks with free bikes during the COVID-19 pandemic — DVRPC’s Greater Philadelphia Bike Match Program. The Bike Match Network is a national initiative of bike shops and advocacy organizations...
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We Talked Trail-Road Connectivity At The Western Trails Summit
Our Regional Planner Leonard Bonarek recently gave a presentation at the Philadelphia Western Trails Summit in Haverford, focusing on how to better connect low-stress roads with the current and upcoming segments of the Circuit Trails network. Leonard compared...
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Sign the Petition for Protected Bike Lanes in Pennsylvania Now
For the past two years, the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia, Bike Pittsburgh, bicycle and pedestrian safety groups from all over Pennsylvania, in conjunction with municipalities from Philadelphia to Lancaster, have been advocating — both locally and in the...
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