by Nicole Brunet | Sep 8, 2022 | News, Biking in Philly, Crash, Vision Zero
Recently, some of our staff joined friends of Vijay “Jay” Mohan to replace the ghost bike placed in his memory at the intersection of Ridge Ave. and Girard Ave. in Philadelphia. Jay was riding his bike on Sunday, May 10th, 2015 through the intersection of...
by Sarah Clark Stuart | Aug 25, 2022 | News, Biking in Philly, Crash, Vision Zero
Yesterday, the District Attorney’s office dropped its charges against Jorge Fretts, the driver who killed Emily Fredricks on November 28, 2017. Despite dashcam and onstreet footage showing that Mr. Fretts did not use his turn signal when he turned right from...
by Patrick Monahan | May 10, 2022 | News, Biking in Philly, Crash, Vision Zero
The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia invites the Philadelphia region’s cycling community to join us for the 7 mile Ride of Silence this year on Wednesday, May 18th. This is a slow paced group ride, for all experienced level cyclists. We will gather at the...
by Sarah Clark Stuart | May 4, 2022 | Vision Zero, Crash
Finally, some Vision Zero progress. Nearly two years have passed since automated enforcement cameras were installed on Roosevelt Boulevard in June 2020. At the 2022 Vision Zero PHL Conference that the Bicycle Coalition put on last Saturday at Temple University,...
by John Boyle | Feb 4, 2022 | News, Crash, Vision Zero
An arrest has been made in the crash that killed Julie Galezniak in December. The Burlington County Prosecutors Office has announced that 20-year-old Dylan Weatherwalks was charged with Vehicular Homicide (Second Degree). Weatherwalks was charged with causing the...
by John Boyle | Dec 9, 2021 | News, Crash, NJ, Vision Zero
On Saturday in broad daylight while on a group ride, Julie Galezniak of Stratford, Camden County was struck and killed on Sykesville Road, a semi-rural road in Chesterfield Township, NJ. She was airlifted to Trenton Hospital and died from her injuries. All who were...
