by John Boyle | Jun 5, 2019 | Biking in Philly, Biking the Suburbs, Connecting Greater Philadelphia Bicycle Network, Featured, The Circuit
It was perhaps the highest profile ribbon cutting in the history of the Circuit Coalition. More than 200 people showed up on a Tuesday morning to witness this historic event, including more than 100 bicyclists from our rides from Philadelphia and Collingswood. In... by Leonard Bonarek | May 23, 2019 | Biking in Philly, Biking the Suburbs, Connecting Greater Philadelphia Bicycle Network, Featured, The Circuit
On Tuesday, June 4th, the Delaware River Port Authority will officially open the new ADA-compliant ramp on the Ben Franklin Bridge. The project, more than a decade in the making, will more easily connect Camden and Philadelphia. It is also a critical link in The... by Leonard Bonarek | Apr 25, 2019 | Biking the Suburbs, Connecting Greater Philadelphia Bicycle Network, Featured
You read that correctly: Pottstown, Pennsylvania. While there for a recent trail opening, we took the time to visit the intersection of Beech, Roland and Jackson Streets, which once was quite a dangerous intersection to cross by bike or foot. Today, it stands as a... by Leonard Bonarek | Mar 28, 2019 | Biking the Suburbs, Connecting Greater Philadelphia Bicycle Network, Featured, The Circuit
The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) recently announced a new round of funding for trails in the Philadelphia region. Notably, DVRPC approved funding for Upper Darby Township to design two bridges over the Darby Creek. One of the bridges... by Sarah Clark Stuart | Mar 5, 2019 | Connecting Greater Philadelphia Bicycle Network, Featured, Uncategorized
In an effort to better understand what a city with electric scooters looks like, we are organizing a site visit to Baltimore for Monday, April 1st. If you are interested in being part of this fact-finding mission, please register here. There is no cost. The trip... by Sarah Clark Stuart | Feb 28, 2019 | Connecting Greater Philadelphia Bicycle Network, Featured, Vision Zero
On Wednesday, the Bicycle Coalition testified at a hearing of the Transportation & Utilities Committee on electric scooters. We expressed support for a pilot program for e-scooters given that it is a new type of “micro-mobility” that can positively...