by Nicole Brunet | Sep 22, 2022 | News, Biking in Philly, Biking the Region, Connecting Greater Philadelphia Bicycle Network, Scooters, The Circuit, Vision Zero
The Southeast Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) is looking for public input on how to better connect their services to micromobility and bicycles. You may have noticed that SEPTA trains and buses have yet to return to their typical ridership numbers. Since...
by Sarah Clark Stuart | Sep 22, 2022 | News, Biking in Philly, Biking the Region, Connecting Greater Philadelphia Bicycle Network, Vision Zero
In the final days of the Pennsylvania legislative session (there are only 7 working days left in the Senate and 6 in the House), the amended version of HB140 moved to the Senate Appropriations Committee for a vote. HB140 was amended in late June by the Senate...
by Patrick Monahan | Sep 20, 2022 | Biking the Region, Connecting Greater Philadelphia Bicycle Network
Authored by: James Bergman, Bike Delaware County Affiliate In the past half-year, Bike Delaware County has grown to become a regular presence in Delaware County. We have assembled a fourteen-member action team, hosted two rides in the spring and are co-sponsoring at...
by Sarah Clark Stuart | Jul 26, 2022 | Biking in Philly, Connecting Greater Philadelphia Bicycle Network, The Circuit
After a robust public engagement during 2020 for the Spring Garden Street Connector, the public stated unequivocally that it wants to see a much safer, more beautiful Spring Garden Street, especially for people walking, biking and using the sidewalks — an overwhelming...
by Sarah Clark Stuart | Jul 16, 2022 | News, Biking in Philly, Biking the Region, Connecting Greater Philadelphia Bicycle Network
Editor’s Note: This is the second blog post in a series about the history of the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia. This is an updated/edited version of a similar post written by Randy LoBasso in 2017. All mistakes are welcome to be corrected! After...
by Nicole Brunet | Jul 13, 2022 | News, Biking in Philly, Connecting Greater Philadelphia Bicycle Network, Vision Zero
North West Philadelphia has a high concentration of roads on the high injury network. From Roosevelt Blvd, Henry Ave, Germantown Ave, and Lincoln drive there are a lot of examples of how road design perpetuates speeding, traffic fatalities, and severe injuries. ...