by Randy LoBasso | Feb 11, 2019 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
The Philadelphia Inquirer reported this morning on the ongoing illegal closure project the Bicycle Coalition and Philadelphia Streets Department have been working on since November 2018. Since November, people reading the Bicycle Coalition blog have seen, and... by Randy LoBasso | Feb 7, 2019 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Uncategorized, Vision Zero
More than 300 people have already signed our petition calling for a budget line item in the next City of Philadelphia budget, which adds funds for Vision Zero and bike lanes. If you haven’t yet, add your name and a message here. In the meantime, we’ve sent... by Randy LoBasso | Feb 7, 2019 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
Philadelphia’s Office of Transportation, Infrastructure and Sustainability has introduced several exciting protected bike lane projects through Center City and Northern Liberties. They include upgraded infrastructure along 2nd Street, 5th Street, 6th Street,... by Randy LoBasso | Feb 6, 2019 | Featured, Vision Zero
The Bicycle Coalition, AARP Pennsylvania and Families for Safe Streets Greater Philadelphia hosted the 2019 Vision Zero Legislative Breakfast on Thursday, January 31, to present the state and city legislative opportunities to make Philadelphia’s streets safer in 2019.... by Randy LoBasso | Feb 4, 2019 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
The Philadelphia Parking Authority and Philadelphia Police Department issued 5440 parking tickets for drivers illegally parked in bike lanes through 2018, according to data given to the Bicycle Coalition by the PPA. This number represents a 17 percent increase... by John Boyle | Feb 4, 2019 | Biking in Philly, Biking the Suburbs, Featured, Vision Zero
PennDOT has updated the guidelines for the installation of rumble strips. The new material was approved and inserted into the existing Design Manual 2: Chapter 12.12 Rumble Strips. The guidance clarifies where you should place “bicycle tolerable” rumble...