by Nicole Brunet | May 26, 2023 | Biking in Philly, Crash, News, Vision Zero
On Monday, May 22nd, Joshua Feggins was struck and killed by the driver of a tractor trailer making a right turn into the Waste Management facility on Grays Ferry Avenue. Feggins is the 44th person killed in a traffic crash and the first electric scooter rider in...
by Nicole Brunet | May 26, 2023 | Biking in Philly, News
On Friday, May 19, 2023, the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia and Independence Blue Cross hosted a Bike To Work & Wherever Day celebration with an Energizer Station at the Penn Museum and three group rides: Council Member Jamie Gauthier and Deputy...
by Sarah Clark Stuart | May 26, 2023 | Biking in Philly, Biking the Region, News, The Circuit
On election day, BCGP was invited by Schuylkill River Development Corporation to join a tour of the Christian to Crescent trail construction site to see how well this project is coming along. This $45 million cable-stayed bridge spans along the east side of the...
by Patrick Monahan | May 25, 2023 | Biking the Region, Connecting Greater Philadelphia Bicycle Network, News, The Circuit
In early 2023, Lou Savastani, the former Chair for Bike Montgomery County gave notice that he was stepping down from the position as Affiliate Chair of Bike Montgomery County. Many thanks were exchanged with Lou for all his hard work and advocacy that he has put forth...
by Patrick Monahan | May 25, 2023 | Action Center, News, The Circuit
This morning, the DVRPC Board held their monthly meeting to approve various agenda items that include the Circuit Trails in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Prior to the meeting kicking off, our Executive Director and Chair of the Circuit Trails Coalition gave a...
by John Boyle | May 18, 2023 | Bike Month, Bike Share, Biking in Philly, Biking the Region, E-bikes, News, NJ, Scooters, The Circuit, Vision Zero
Every year since 2005, the Bicycle Coalition has sent our volunteers out on the streets to hand count people riding bikes. These counts along with other various data sources are consolidated into our Annual I BikePHL reports, just in time for Bike to Work or Wherever...