by Randy LoBasso | May 13, 2019 | Biking in Philly, Crash, Featured, Uncategorized, Vision Zero
The 2019 Ride of Silence—an annual 10-mile bike ride throughout Philadelphia to raise awareness of cyclists’ rights and to honor those cyclists killed in traffic crashes—will take place Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at 6:45pm on the Philadelphia Art Museum steps. Five... by Randy LoBasso | Feb 27, 2019 | Biking in Philly, Crash, Featured, Vision Zero
More than a year after Emily Fredricks was killed by the driver of a private trash hauler in Center City, that driver is being charged and has been arrested. The District Attorney’s Office will be making an official announcement at 11:30am on Wednesday. The... by Randy LoBasso | Feb 25, 2019 | Biking in Philly, Crash, Featured, Vision Zero
A new study by the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia and Families for Safe Streets Greater Philadelphia found few, if any, motorists involved in fatal crashes with vulnerable users (pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorcyclists) are ever charged by law... by Randy LoBasso | Feb 21, 2019 | Biking in Philly, Crash, Featured, Vision Zero
For Immediate Release: February 21, 2019 Contact: Randy LoBasso, randy@bicyclecoalition.org, 215-242-9253 Ext. 311 Families for Safe Streets Greater Philadelphia will gather at 11th and Spruce Streets on Thursday, February 28, with several demands to the City, the... by Randy LoBasso | Jan 23, 2019 | Biking in Philly, Crash, Featured, research
In what has become a terrible reality for Philadelphia, total traffic deaths in 2018 remained stuck at around 100 for the year—and, in fact, increased from 99 in 2017, to 103 in 2018. Of those who were killed in traffic, 42 were pedestrians, four were bicyclists, and... by Randy LoBasso | Jan 8, 2019 | Biking in Philly, Crash, Featured, Vision Zero
A horrendous crash on Lincoln Drive last weekend closed the Wissahickon Trail—but it is been inspected by the city, and has been reopened. Last weekend, the driver of a motor vehicle crashed through the guardrail at a curve on Lincoln Drive, sending their car...