by Sarah Clark Stuart | Mar 4, 2019 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
As part of the upcoming Vision Zero Conference, all attendees are invited to join several staff from the Bicycle Coalition, oTIS, Streets and PWD to visit several safety projects in North Philadelphia on the afternoon of Friday, March 15th. The tour will commence at... by Bicycle Coalition | Mar 1, 2019 | Featured, Vision Zero
By Erin Curry On Monday, Mayor Kenney announced Fairhill and Willard Elementary School as the two communities to have their traffic calming proposals funded under the Vision Zero Neighborhood Slow Zone Program. This program, introduced in October 2016, responds to... by Bicycle Coalition | Feb 28, 2019 | Featured, Uncategorized, Vision Zero
By Benjamin Harris Installed in June 2018, the Market/JFK Vision Zero Pilot Project brought Center City its first parking protected bicycle lane between 15th St and 20th St on both Market St and JFK Blvd. The project shortened pedestrian crossing distances, created... by Sarah Clark Stuart | Feb 28, 2019 | Connecting Greater Philadelphia Bicycle Network, Featured, Vision Zero
On Wednesday, the Bicycle Coalition testified at a hearing of the Transportation & Utilities Committee on electric scooters. We expressed support for a pilot program for e-scooters given that it is a new type of “micro-mobility” that can positively... by Randy LoBasso | Feb 28, 2019 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
Families for Safe Streets Greater Philadelphia gathered in the cold at 11th and Spruce Streets Thursday morning, outlining a list of demands for the City of Philadelphia and law enforcement, alongside several bicyclists and safe streets advocates. While there, FSSGP... by Leonard Bonarek | Feb 27, 2019 | Biking Outside The Region, Biking the Suburbs, Connecting Greater Philadelphia Bicycle Network, Featured, The Circuit
On Tuesday February 26th, Bicycle Coalition affiliate group Bike Gloucester County held its third major event. After folks got settled in with their beers at Death of the Fox Brewery in Paulsboro, they were treated to a series of presentations from local ride...