by Nicole Brunet | Sep 9, 2022 | News, Biking in Philly, Crash, Vision Zero
Crash Not Accident Logo and Pledge created by Transportation Alternatives NYC The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia and Families for Safe Streets Greater Philadelphia officially request the renaming of the Accident Investigation Division within the...
by Nicole Brunet | Sep 8, 2022 | News, Biking in Philly, Crash, Vision Zero
Recently, some of our staff joined friends of Vijay “Jay” Mohan to replace the ghost bike placed in his memory at the intersection of Ridge Ave. and Girard Ave. in Philadelphia. Jay was riding his bike on Sunday, May 10th, 2015 through the intersection of...
by John Boyle | Sep 2, 2022 | News, Biking Outside The Region, NJ
Our final ride of the Summer Beach Series takes an 83-mile surfside route through 3 states between two well-known beach resorts with the same name. The Town of Ocean City, MD is that state’s only oceanfront resort that caters to tourists who come from all over...
by John Boyle | Aug 25, 2022 | News, Bike Share, Biking in Philly, research, Scooters
It’s that time of the year again. Since 2005, our annual Bike Counts are critical to demonstrate the growth of our cycling community and support the Bicycle Coalition’s ongoing efforts to advocate for safer streets. Our counts are qualitative; looking at...
by Sarah Clark Stuart | Aug 25, 2022 | News, Biking in Philly, Crash, Vision Zero
Yesterday, the District Attorney’s office dropped its charges against Jorge Fretts, the driver who killed Emily Fredricks on November 28, 2017. Despite dashcam and onstreet footage showing that Mr. Fretts did not use his turn signal when he turned right from...
by Nicole Brunet | Aug 24, 2022 | News, Biking in Philly, Biking the Region
In September 2020, SEPTA’s bike policy was amended to allow bikes on trains during peak hours because of low ridership during the pandemic. This policy allowed residents to create a multi-modal network of transportation that otherwise wasn’t available in...
