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... by Randy LoBasso | Nov 18, 2016 | Connecting Greater Philadelphia Bicycle Network, Featured
A new section of the East Coast Greenway was recently completed in the Northern Liberties section of Philadelphia, connecting the Penn Street Trail to Delaware Avenue near Shackamaxon Street. As most people who’ve ridden along Delaware Avenue already know, an... by Randy LoBasso | Oct 12, 2016 | Biking in Philly, Connecting Greater Philadelphia Bicycle Network, Featured
Philadelphia Streets Department Chief Highway Engineer Steve Lorenz testified to City Council earlier this morning to explain how the city plans on filling in potholes, and resurfacing streets, which will make our streets safer for all road users. He went over the... by Randy LoBasso | Sep 28, 2016 | Connecting Greater Philadelphia Bicycle Network, Featured, Uncategorized
As many already know, a 2-way parking-protected bike lane recently opened in Northeast Philly. The Ryan Avenue lane is the city’s first and comes after years of talks and planning between the Philadelphia Streets Department, Councilman Bobby Henon, and the Bicycle...