by Leonard Bonarek | Sep 1, 2017 | Action Center, Biking in Philly, Biking Outside The Region, Biking the Suburbs, Connecting Greater Philadelphia Bicycle Network, Featured, The Circuit, Vision Zero
It’s been widely reported that the Commonwealth’s budget for the next fiscal year remains unresolved, without a revenue plan in place to fund the current fiscal year and address a budget shortfall. A number of options are being considered to shore up the budget... by Randy LoBasso | Jul 12, 2017 | Biking in Philly, Connecting Greater Philadelphia Bicycle Network, Featured, Vision Zero
After obtaining the necessary funding, the City of Philadelphia is committed to making streets safer for pedestrians, people who ride bicycles, and people who drive motor vehicles, by upgrading buffered bike lanes to protected bike lanes. Some specific lanes have been... by Leonard Bonarek | Jul 11, 2017 | Biking Outside The Region, Biking the Suburbs, Connecting Greater Philadelphia Bicycle Network, Featured
This past weekend, hundreds of cyclists participated in Bikes and Beers in Somerdale, NJ, which is the home of Flying Fish Brewing Company. A portion of the proceeds from the event benefitted BCGP, and we had a table set up to give out trail maps, garner signatures... by Leonard Bonarek | Jul 6, 2017 | Biking in Philly, Biking Outside The Region, Biking the Suburbs, Connecting Greater Philadelphia Bicycle Network, Featured
The deadline for applications to the PA Multi-Modal Transportation Fund is July 31st. Funding, which ranges from $100k to $3 million, is available for projects in “development, rehabilitation and enhancement of transportation assets…” as well as... by Leonard Bonarek | Jun 30, 2017 | Action Center, Biking the Suburbs, Connecting Greater Philadelphia Bicycle Network, Featured
As we’ve been promoting recently, the Bikes & Beers is coming to the area on July 8th, and one of our favorite breweries is the host: Flying Fish. We must not have done a great job of promoting the fact that we need volunteers for the event, because we... by Leonard Bonarek | Jun 27, 2017 | Biking the Suburbs, Connecting Greater Philadelphia Bicycle Network, Featured, The Circuit
In an April blog post, we reported that the Circuit Coalition’s initiative to garner support for constructing 500 miles by 2025 was “gathering steam,” with 20+ municipalities on board. At that time, we were also pursuing counties to get them to sign...