by Elly Porter-Webb | Aug 18, 2023 | News
This blog post is written by Education Intern, Emily Dzieniszewski. Last weekend, the Bicycle Coalition joined the Family Fun and Fitness Day at the Hunting Park Recreation Center. On an early Saturday morning, the community was energized and ready to promote healthy...
by Sonja Bontrager | Aug 17, 2023 | Bicycle Coalition Youth Cycling, News
The Annual Gala & Awards Dinner celebrates Greater Philadelphia’s agents of change in the bicycling community. This year’s awardees highlight the 10th year of the Youth Cycling program operating under the Coalition’s auspices. Ryan Oelkers, the 2023 BCYC Award...
by John Boyle | Aug 17, 2023 | News
It’s bike count time! Here’s how to help – sign up for a 90 minute morning or evening time slot at the intersection of your choice. Counts are qualitative and track a variety of data including behavior, gender (M,F,X), Indego Bike Share usage, and...
by Lor Song | Aug 11, 2023 | News
Each month the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia’s Better Bike Share Partnership (BBSP) Education Team hosts a series of Learn-to-Ride classes and bicycle group rides with local organizations that serve underrepresented communities in Philadelphia. The goal is...
by Nicole Brunet | Aug 11, 2023 | Biking in Philly, News
Not only does street paving seem to take a long time, Philadelphia still isn’t paving the number of streets it needs to, according to the Streets department. In a recent Inquirer article, an explanation is provided about why paving takes so long. The story walks...
by Nicole Brunet | Aug 11, 2023 | Biking in Philly, News, Vision Zero
Since we last reported on the 13th St. improvement project, a lot has happened, but not everything. The street was milled, manhole covers and utilities were reset, and the street was paved. But now, two months later, there still isn’t any line stripping, parking...
