by John Boyle | Jan 26, 2017 | Biking the Suburbs, Connecting Greater Philadelphia Bicycle Network, Featured, The Circuit
After more than two years as the Chair for Bike Delaware County, Chuck Cruit retired from bicycle advocacy in 2016. Fortunately Tabb Sullivan, a resident of Upper Darby, now runs the show. On January 18th, Bike Delaware County met for the first time in nearly a year... by Randy LoBasso | Jan 20, 2017 | Biking in Philly, Connecting Greater Philadelphia Bicycle Network, Featured
The National Bike Summit, a bicycle advocacy event featuring workshops, speakers, and an organized lobby day, will take place March 6-9. Given that there is a new president and U.S. Congress this year, those interested in the Summit have a unique opportunity to get... by Randy LoBasso | Jan 10, 2017 | Biking in Philly, Connecting Greater Philadelphia Bicycle Network, Featured, Vision Zero
The second part of Philadelphia’s separated bike lane grant, totaling $250,000, was announced today by the state of Pennsylvania. The grant—a Transportation Alternatives Project grant via PennDOT—will go toward “17 lane miles into separated bicycle facilities by... by Randy LoBasso | Dec 20, 2016 | Biking in Philly, Connecting Greater Philadelphia Bicycle Network, Featured
Protected bike lanes save lives. We created this video to better show why protected bike lanes could work on streets around Philadelphia, including Spruce and Pine Streets. The city has begun receiving funding to install 15 miles of protected bike lanes. Here’s... by Randy LoBasso | Dec 15, 2016 | Biking in Philly, Connecting Greater Philadelphia Bicycle Network, Featured
Almost as soon as the City of Philadelphia announced it would begin working on a protected bike lane network this past April as part of carrying out Mayor Kenney’s pledge to install 30 miles of protected bike lanes over five years (first proposed by the Bicycle... by Randy LoBasso | Dec 8, 2016 | Action Center, Biking in Philly, Biking the Suburbs, Cadence Youth Cycling, Connecting Greater Philadelphia Bicycle Network, Featured, research, Safe Routes Philly, Vision Zero, Women Bike PHL
It’s been quite a year at the Bicycle Coalition of Greater of Greater Philadelphia. We’ve seen our first parking-protected bike lane in the city, reached 320 miles of Circuit Trails throughout the 9-county region, worked with a victim’s family to enact change at the...