by Randy LoBasso | Feb 12, 2018 | Crash, Featured
The hardest part about advocating for safer streets is seeing the real-world consequences of ill-planned roads and the effects of state and city officials who kick the can instead of doing something about real problems facing ordinary Philadelphians every day. Today,... by Randy LoBasso | Feb 6, 2018 | Crash, Featured, Vision Zero
A pedestrian was killed on Roosevelt Boulevard on Monday, February 5. According to media reports, an unlicensed motorist hit a 22-year-old pedestrian around 11pm while crossing at Roosevelt Boulevard and Large Street. The victim later died at the hospital. The woman... by John Boyle | Dec 21, 2017 | Crash, Featured, Vision Zero
On the morning of November 29th, Emily Fredricks was killed on a bicycle when the driver of trash truck failed to yield as he was turning right. Just three weeks later, Becca Refford was suffered serious injuries when a right turning box truck failed to yield. Much of... by Leonard Bonarek | Dec 20, 2017 | Biking the Suburbs, Crash, Featured
Early this morning, we learned from philly.com the tragic news that another cyclists was struck and killed in Bucks County. Details are very preliminary, but the cyclist, subsequently identified as Kevin Williams, was apparently struck and killed by a hit-and-run... by Randy LoBasso | Dec 19, 2017 | Crash, Featured, Vision Zero
On Saturday, December 23, at noon, there will be a “Ghost Bike” Dedication for Emily Fredricks at 11th and Spruce. All are welcome to attend. Fredricks, a pastry chef who worked in Center City, was killed while riding her bicycle to work on November 29. In the bike... by Randy LoBasso | Dec 19, 2017 | Action Center, Biking in Philly, Crash, Featured
On Tuesday morning, nearly 100 cyclists came out—again—to create a human protected bike lane along 13th Street in Center City, where Becca Refford was right-hooked and run over by a truck last Friday. Refford was badly injured by the truck driver, and, according to...