by Sonja Bontrager | May 26, 2023 | Bike Month, Biking in Philly, Biking the Region, Vision Zero
The 19th Annual Philadelphia Ride of Silence took place Wednesday, May 17th 2023 with more than 500 riders in attendance and news helicopters circling. This international ride continues each year due to the number of bicyclists killed due to in part the lack of...
by Sarah Clark Stuart | May 26, 2023 | Biking in Philly, Biking the Region, News, The Circuit
On election day, BCGP was invited by Schuylkill River Development Corporation to join a tour of the Christian to Crescent trail construction site to see how well this project is coming along. This $45 million cable-stayed bridge spans along the east side of the...
by Patrick Monahan | May 25, 2023 | Biking the Region, Connecting Greater Philadelphia Bicycle Network, News, The Circuit
In early 2023, Lou Savastani, the former Chair for Bike Montgomery County gave notice that he was stepping down from the position as Affiliate Chair of Bike Montgomery County. Many thanks were exchanged with Lou for all his hard work and advocacy that he has put forth...
by John Boyle | May 18, 2023 | Bike Month, Bike Share, Biking in Philly, Biking the Region, E-bikes, News, NJ, Scooters, The Circuit, Vision Zero
Every year since 2005, the Bicycle Coalition has sent our volunteers out on the streets to hand count people riding bikes. These counts along with other various data sources are consolidated into our Annual I BikePHL reports, just in time for Bike to Work or Wherever...
by Nicole Brunet | May 5, 2023 | Biking in Philly, Biking the Region, News, Scooters, The Circuit, Vision Zero
After recent run off elections in the House, the General Assembly finally started to settle and get to work in March 2023. We saw a handful of issues we care about pop up in the form of co-sponsorship memos and bills, here is a run down of all the legislation...
by Nicole Brunet | Apr 13, 2023 | Biking in Philly, Biking the Region, Connecting Greater Philadelphia Bicycle Network, News, The Circuit
The MLK Bridge from the Art Museum to Sweetbriar Drive is officially closed until Spring 2025. Along with this announcement, the City of Philadelphia announced weekend closures of MLK Drive for cars will remain in effect and they did not give an end date. You can now...