by Randy LoBasso | Jun 26, 2019 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
A bill that would give Pennsylvania cities and townships more flexibility to design and install parking-protected bike lanes and pedestrian plazas passed the state House on Wednesday. House Bill 792, which passed 200-1, was sponsored by Rep. David Maloney (R-Berks)... by Bicycle Coalition | Jun 25, 2019 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
By Sam Klugherz We know you’ve encountered blocked bike lanes, missing flex posts, or potholes in bike lanes on Philadelphia streets, but have been frustrated by the 311 app’s lack of bicycle or pedestrian related “requests” to choose from. We have been.... by Leonard Bonarek | Jun 25, 2019 | Biking Outside The Region, Biking the Suburbs, Featured, research, The Circuit
In 2017, the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) performed a “Level of Traffic Stress” (LTS) analysis of the five Pennsylvania counties in the Philadelphia region. Using a multi-faceted set of data (road widths, shoulders, bike lanes,... by Randy LoBasso | Jun 24, 2019 | Biking in Philly, Featured
As reported in PlanPhilly last week, the City of Philadelphia released its RFP for dockless bike sharing, proposing regulations and licenses for private companies that want to participate in Philadelphia’s micro mobility future. As noted by PlanPhilly, Barring... by Sarah Clark Stuart | Jun 20, 2019 | Featured, Vision Zero
The question of how automated vehicles will factor into impacting vision zero goals of eliminating traffic deaths is a critical one. And yesterday, at the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission’s joint meeting of the Regional Safety Task Force and Futures... by Randy LoBasso | Jun 20, 2019 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
On Thursday, State Sen. Larry Farnese sent a letter to the Chairpeople of the Senate Transportation Committee, calling for a vote on Senate Bill 565, which would allow for more flexibility to install protected bike lanes and pedestrian plazas along state-owned roads....