by Leonard Bonarek | Nov 2, 2017 | Biking the Suburbs, Connecting Greater Philadelphia Bicycle Network, Featured
As we reported in March and September, the “death” of the Bicycle Occupancy Permit has paved the way (sorry for the pun) for making bike facilities less onerous to get installed in the PA suburbs. PennDOT decided that simply modifying its bike lane... by Bicycle Coalition | Oct 31, 2017 | Biking in Philly, Biking the Suburbs, Featured
By: SJ Punderson It was drizzling the first time I met Rich Laverty. The clouds were rumbling behind the South Street Bridge, the direction he had come from after leaving work in Ridley Park. Laverty, an engineer from Greeley Colorado, stopped mid-way through his ride... by Leonard Bonarek | Oct 27, 2017 | Biking the Suburbs, Connecting Greater Philadelphia Bicycle Network, Featured, The Circuit
Well, we can report that the FY2018 Transportation Improvement Program for New Jersey (NJ TIP) is no longer a “draft.” Unfortunately, that is about the end of the good news for walking and biking advocates in New Jersey after yesterday’s DVRPC... by Randy LoBasso | Oct 25, 2017 | Biking in Philly, Biking Outside The Region, Biking the Suburbs, Featured, research
Today, the League of American Bicyclists (League) released its 2017 Bicycle Friendly State ranking. This is the League’s 9th Bicycle Friendly State rank and first since 2015. Pennsylvania was ranked as the 12th Most Bicycle Friendly State. The full report of how the... by Bicycle Coalition | Oct 16, 2017 | Biking in Philly, Biking the Suburbs, Connecting Greater Philadelphia Bicycle Network, Featured, The Circuit, Vision Zero
By Karen Thompson, Delaware River Waterfront Corporation You might know the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation (DRWC) as the organization that brought you ice skating at Blue Cross RiverRink Winterfest. Or maybe you’ve heard about a little place called Spruce... by John Boyle | Oct 11, 2017 | Biking the Suburbs, Featured, The Circuit
On Friday, October 6, the Lawrence Hopewell Trail Corporation (LHT), cut the ribbon on the Kings Highway segment of the Trail. Named that because this trail segment crosses the historic Kings Highway, otherwise known as US 206. Like other recently built LHT segments,...