by John Boyle | Jun 3, 2021 | Biking the Region, NJ, The Circuit
On June 5th we will explore New Jersey’s newest Circuit Trail in Burlington County, NJ: the 5.5 mile section of the Delaware River Heritage Trail between Crystal Lake Dam and Roebling Park will become a segment of the East Coast Greenway. We’ll start in...
by John Boyle | May 24, 2021 | News, Biking in Philly, Biking the Region
Ruti is a text-based bike-routing application developed by DVRPC and AG Strategic Design that you can use to easily get biking directions on your smartphone. To sign up for the service go to ruti.bike/register. The app will send you a text message and the phone number...
by Patrick Monahan | May 21, 2021 | News, Biking the Region
Last week, on May 13th, the Circuit Trails Coalition gathered virtually for the Circuit Trails Semi-Annual Meeting to discuss trail updates, strategic goals, campaigns and case studies with 70 members who are working to move the Circuit forward. So far this year, 1.9...
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 Outdated...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...
