by John Boyle | May 14, 2021 | News, Biking in Philly, Biking the Region
Highway Design Manuals set standards for roadway design and traffic engineers adhere to them. However, they are also sometimes used as a defense to not build innovative bicycle or pedestrian infrastructure (“If it’s not in the manual then I cannot do it.”). Outdated...
by John Boyle | Apr 29, 2021 | News, Biking the Region, Safe Routes Philly, Vision Zero
Bicycle Coalition Vision Zero organizer Lor Song remembers being harassed by the police for riding a bicycle. Being a professional bike messenger for 10 years, he’s had his fair share of police harassment, including one instance where he was stopped by police...
by John Boyle | Apr 19, 2021 | Action Center, Biking in Philly, Biking the Region, research, Vision Zero
The Federal Highway Administration is accepting public comments on the long overdue rewrite of the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). The manual is an important document as it standardizes signs and lane marking across the nation. However the existing...
by John Boyle | Apr 13, 2021 | News, Action Center, Biking in Philly, Biking the Region, NJ, The Circuit
On Tuesday, DVRPC’s Regional Technical Committee considered and advanced three Circuit Trails-relevant action items to the DVRPC Board that included 17 Circuit Trails Projects totaling more than 4 million dollars of funds for planning, design and construction....
by Amanda Ruffner | Apr 12, 2021 | News, Biking in Philly, Biking the Region, Featured
The first virtual version of our annual Vision Zero Conference wrapped Friday, March 26, with over 220 community members and advocates joining the 50+ speakers for a week of learning and conversation. Robin Hutcheson, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Safety Policy at...
by Patrick Monahan | Apr 9, 2021 | Biking the Region, The Circuit
This year has provided a lot of opportunities for the Circuit Trails Coalition to achieve their 500 miles by 2025 goal. The Circuit Trails Action Team has mapped out trail segments throughout the region that are the “In Progress” and “Pipeline”...