by Nicole Brunet | Mar 10, 2023 | Biking in Philly, News, Vision Zero
Earlier this week, the City of Philadelphia announced the “Chinatown Stitch: A Project to Reconnect Philadelphia to Vine Street.” The announcement included a new $1.8M grant from Reconnecting Community Pilot Program (RCP) to accelerate the planning...
by Nicole Brunet | Mar 10, 2023 | Crash, News, Vision Zero
On February 17th, Woodsen Jones was riding his bicycle to pick up breakfast for his wife when he was struck by an oncoming driver near the intersection of 13th and Lehigh Ave. The driver fled the scene and Jones was taken to the hospital where he later passed away. ...
by John Boyle | Mar 9, 2023 | Biking the Region, News, NJ, The Circuit
At the February 23rd Board meeting, the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) announced the award winners for the 9th round of the Regional Trails Program. Eight projects were announced in Pennsylvania ($645,000) and two in New Jersey ($190,000). Only...
by John Boyle | Mar 3, 2023 | Biking Outside The Region, Biking the Region, News, Vision Zero
The only acceptable number of traffic deaths is zero. We are saddened by the loss of a 16 year-old teenager who was struck and killed by a driver while trying to cross Route 539 on the Union Transportation Trail (UTT) in Monmouth County, NJ during the AM Rush Hour on...
by Nicole Brunet | Mar 2, 2023 | Biking in Philly, News, Vision Zero
Mayor Kenney released his final budget proposal as Mayor of Philadelphia today that shows continued investment in better streets to increase efficiency, safety and mobility. Included in these investments are: $33.9 million for traffic engineering improvements $2.5...
by Sonja Bontrager | Feb 27, 2023 | News
The Champion Circle, an extra generous and committed group of donors, provides support that powers the Bicycle Coalition’s advocacy and education work forward. We seek to welcome another 40 new and renewed Champion Circle members by March 31st. To help us reach that...