by Randy LoBasso | Nov 23, 2017 | Biking in Philly, Biking the Suburbs, Featured, Uncategorized
The Bicycle Coalition isn’t holding any post-Thanksgiving rides this year — but some of our area friends are. And if you want to get outside and work off some of that turkey over the next couple days, check out some of these rides: Our friends at the... by Randy LoBasso | Nov 17, 2017 | Biking in Philly, Biking Outside The Region, Biking the Suburbs, Featured
Incredibly, the latest version of a federal new tax bill would eliminate the Bicycle Commuting Benefit. The Bicycle Commuter Benefit was created in 2009 as a way to encourage more people to commute by bicycle — and more businesses to encourage their employees to do... by John Boyle | Nov 15, 2017 | Biking the Suburbs, Featured, Uncategorized
This week SEPTA is holding public hearings on the Environmental Impact Study for the Route 100 Norristown High Speed Line extension from King of Prussia to the Valley Forge Casino. The Bicycle Coalition attended one of those meetings on Monday and testified on better... by Leonard Bonarek | Nov 14, 2017 | Biking the Suburbs, Connecting Greater Philadelphia Bicycle Network, Featured, The Circuit
Last month, Henry Stroud of the Montgomery County Planning Commission (MCPC) reached out to us to solicit feedback on a proposed at-grade crossing of the Schuylkill River Trail (SRT) in Norristown. We were contacted by Century Engineering, whose staffer took us on a... by John Boyle | Nov 9, 2017 | Biking the Suburbs, Connecting Greater Philadelphia Bicycle Network, Featured, research, The Circuit
Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) has completed their Level of Traffic Stress Connectivity and Analysis for the PA Suburban Counties. Level of Traffic Stress (LTS) is a bicycle comfort index methodology for streets and paths developed by Peter Furth... by Leonard Bonarek | Nov 7, 2017 | Biking in Philly, Biking the Suburbs, Connecting Greater Philadelphia Bicycle Network, Featured
The Philadelphia City Planning Commission (PCPC) and its engineering partner Michael Baker held a community meeting in East Falls last week to get feedback about plans to upgrade the Wissahickon Transportation Center, redevelop parcels between it and the movie...