by Randy LoBasso | Sep 2, 2021 | Biking the Region, Featured, News
Last night, the Philadelphia Region suffered one of the worst storms in recent history—heavy rain, flooding, tornadoes, you name it; the results of Hurricane Ida’s path into the Northeast. It was bad. This morning, many of us woke up to the shock of severe...
by Patrick Monahan | Aug 27, 2021 | News, Biking the Region
Planning to take a trip to the Jersey Shore while there’s still a few weeks left of summer? Soak up the sun along the coast from Long Beach Island to Cape May, where the existing bike infrastructure through the coastal towns provides a lovely way to enjoy the...
by John Boyle | Aug 10, 2021 | News, Biking the Region, The Circuit
If you have wandered on to the new section of the Pennypack Trail north of the Byberry Trailhead you have encountered the gate locked shut at County Line Road in spite of the fact that PENNDOT has installed an excellent pedestrian crossing. The gate is shut because...
by John Boyle | Aug 2, 2021 | News, Biking the Region, The Circuit
The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) is accepting public comments for the 2022-2025 New Jersey Transportation Improvement Program (NJ TIP). The Draft NJ TIP is currently open for public review and comment until August 23, 2021, at 5:00 PM (EST). ...
by John Boyle | Jul 28, 2021 | News, Biking in Philly, Biking the Region, Scooters, The Circuit
The Ben Franklin Bridge Trail had a problem you probably didn’t even know about: E-bikes were banned from the trail. ‘ This wasn’t necessarily a big issue (the DRPA police were aware of e-bikes on the trail, and were not actively enforcing the rule),...
by Patrick Monahan | Jul 14, 2021 | Biking the Region, The Circuit
On July 17th we will explore Pennsylvania’s long-awaited Circuit Trail in Bucks County, PA: the 3.2 mile Upper Bucks Rail Trail connects Veterans Memorial Park in Richland Township to the Saucon Rail Trail in Lehigh and Northampton Counties. We’ll start at...