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... by Randy LoBasso | Jun 23, 2017 | Biking in Philly, Connecting Greater Philadelphia Bicycle Network, Featured
All these years later, two Philly neighborhoods will get protected bike lanes. On Thursday, Council passed two bicycle-related bills—one for a parking protected bike lane on West Chestnut Street between 45th and 34th Streets; and one for a raised center-lane protected... by Leonard Bonarek | Jun 21, 2017 | Biking in Philly, Biking the Suburbs, Connecting Greater Philadelphia Bicycle Network, Featured, The Circuit
On Monday June 19th, a small group of planners, local decision-makers, and concerned citizens met at the Manayunk Brewing Company to discuss the progress of the bridge lighting project. Officials were on hand from Philly Parks & Rec, Whitman, Requardt and... by Leonard Bonarek | Jun 19, 2017 | Biking the Suburbs, Connecting Greater Philadelphia Bicycle Network, Featured, Uncategorized
For those who may have missed it, PennDOT recently eliminated the Bicycle Occupancy Permit (BOP) and replaced it with a less restrictive permitting process for new bike lanes on state roads. This was a major victory for road safety in Pennsylvania. Just as folks were...