by Sarah Clark Stuart | Oct 2, 2019 | Crash, Featured, Uncategorized, Vision Zero
The Police Department recently took two important steps this fall to promote Vision Zero. These steps address two out of five asks made by Families for Safe Streets Greater Philadelphia in its Serving Justice report issued in February 2019. First: the PPD’s... by John Boyle | Oct 2, 2019 | Biking Outside The Region, Featured, The Circuit, Uncategorized
The Pennsylvanian is a once a day train that travels from NY Penn Station to Union Station in Pittsburgh via Philadelphia and is partially subsidized by PennDOT. Amtrak began expanding bike access in 2016 with the launch of bike service on the Washington to Chicago... by Bicycle Coalition | Oct 2, 2019 | Biking the Suburbs, Connecting Greater Philadelphia Bicycle Network, Featured, The Circuit
By Kimberley Bezak, Narberth Cycling Club This past weekend, over 50 community members from the Greater Philadelphia region strapped on their helmets and hopped on their bicycles to join Narberth Cycling Club, Lower Merion Township’s Department of Building &... by Randy LoBasso | Oct 2, 2019 | Biking in Philly, Biking Outside The Region, Biking the Suburbs, Featured, Uncategorized, Vision Zero
Pennsylvania cities and towns lack the ability to install parking protected bike lanes and pedestrian plazas — something other states have been benefiting from for years. Protected bike lanes keep cyclists safe, increase cycling as a form of transportation and... by Ashley Vogel | Oct 1, 2019 | Featured, We Bike PHL, Women Bike PHL
At the WTF Cycling Mixer on Friday, a new name for the Bicycle Coalition’s initiative to encourage riders of genders underrepresented in the cycling world was unveiled. We Bike PHL, which was selected through a community-driven process, replaces Women Bike PHL as the... by Randy LoBasso | Oct 1, 2019 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
The City released its 2-year Vision Zero update on Tuesday, noting the wins and shortfalls of the City of Philadelphia’s effort to bring all traffic deaths down to zero by 2030. The report denotes the numerous ways the city has attempted to change the existing street...