by John Boyle | Mar 9, 2023 | Biking the Region, News, NJ, The Circuit
At the February 23rd Board meeting, the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) announced the award winners for the 9th round of the Regional Trails Program. Eight projects were announced in Pennsylvania ($645,000) and two in New Jersey ($190,000). Only...
by John Boyle | Mar 3, 2023 | Biking Outside The Region, Biking the Region, News, Vision Zero
The only acceptable number of traffic deaths is zero. We are saddened by the loss of a 16 year-old teenager who was struck and killed by a driver while trying to cross Route 539 on the Union Transportation Trail (UTT) in Monmouth County, NJ during the AM Rush Hour on...
by Patrick Monahan | Feb 24, 2023 | Biking the Region, News, The Circuit
We are thrilled to join the Montgomery County Planning Commission to celebrate the official ribbon cutting ceremony for the Chester Valley Trail Extension East! The Montgomery County Commissioners will cut the ribbon on the newly completed 3.9 mile Chester Valley...
by John Boyle | Feb 22, 2023 | Biking the Region, News, The Circuit
We lost one of the champions of Circuit Trails last week, former Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Executive Director, Elissa Garofalo. If you looked at a trail map of Eastern Pennsylvania 20 years ago you probably couldn’t imagine walking or...
by Patrick Monahan | Feb 22, 2023 | Biking the Region, Crash, News, Vision Zero
On Saturday, February 19th, we read from 6ABC.com the tragic news that a cyclist was struck and killed in West Goshen, Chester County. Details later revealed on Monday that 75-year-old Michael Thomas Ghione was riding at 10am on North High Street under the 202...
by Nicole Brunet | Feb 17, 2023 | Biking in Philly, Biking the Region, News, Vision Zero
This years Vision Zero Conference works to address inequity in our transportation systems. For the first plenary of the day we will highlight the recent federal infrastructure funding and its impact on vision zero and racial equity. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law...