by John Boyle | Feb 7, 2023 | News
I wear a bicycle helmet. Wearing a helmet is a good idea, and we encourage everyone to wear one. For falling and other low-speed crashes, bicycle helmets reduce the chance of a brain injury by more than 50%. With statistics like that, why wouldn’t NJ pursue... by Nicole Brunet | Feb 1, 2023 | News, Vision Zero
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding targets high-crash sites in cities and counties; also supports the U.S. Department of Transportation’s comprehensive strategy to reduce roadway deaths, a crisis claiming more than 40,000 lives each year Today, U.S. Transportation...
by Sonja Bontrager | Feb 1, 2023 | News, Vision Zero
The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia is excited to announce that Veronica Vanterpool, Deputy Administrator at the Federal Transit Administration, will give the Keynote Address at the 2023 Vision Zero PHL Conference catered luncheon. Leslie Richards, CEO and...
by Patrick Monahan | Feb 1, 2023 | Connecting Greater Philadelphia Bicycle Network, E-bikes, News, The Circuit
In the summer of 2022, Pennsylvania’s Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) released their draft policy on the use of e-bikes on bike trails found in state parks and forests. The policy regulations include all trails on DCNR lands from paved...
by Nicole Brunet | Jan 31, 2023 | Biking in Philly, News, Vision Zero
In Philadelphia, the physical environment has the opportunity to bring us together, but too often it divides us. The next mayor of Philadelphia has the opportunity to make this process equitable. Every neighborhood regardless of income, race, or age deserves basic...
by Sarah Clark Stuart | Jan 30, 2023 | Biking in Philly, Crash, News, Vision Zero
This is a grim development for Philadelphia. Almost as many bicyclists have been killed in the last 30 days as in all of 2022. In all of 2022, four bicyclists were killed. By the 27th day in January 2023, three bicyclists were killed on Philadelphia’s streets...