by Nicole Brunet | May 20, 2022 | News, Bike Month, Biking in Philly
Bicycle commuting is recovering from the pandemic—up 29% since 2020, but still not recovered to 2019 levels. (PHILADELPHIA) – 2022’s Bike to Work & Wherever Day celebration, group ride and press conference is sponsored by Independence Blue Cross, with free...
by Nicole Brunet | May 19, 2022 | News, Bike Month, Biking in Philly, Vision Zero
18th Annual Philadelphia Ride of Silence was on May 18th, 2022 and ended with the ceremonial bike lift in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art (PHILADELPHIA) – Close to two hundred people showed up to honor the 12 cyclists killed in the Delaware Valley last...
by Sarah Clark Stuart | May 18, 2022 | News
This week’s news from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration about 2021 traffic fatalities is not good. Nationally, traffic fatalities rose 10% between 2020 and 2021. Pedestrian deaths rose 13% and bicyclists deaths rose 5%. Locally, the story is...
by Sarah Clark Stuart | May 18, 2022 | News, Biking in Philly, Vision Zero
Wednesday, May 18th the Philadelphia Parking Authority (PPA) announced the new Bicycle Lane Enforcement Initiative. As part of Mayor Kenney’s Vision Zero Program, the initiative calls for the targeted assignment of 8 new Bike Lane Enforcement Officers who will focus...
by John Boyle | May 18, 2022 | News, Bike Month, Bike Share, Biking in Philly, Biking the Region, Scooters, The Circuit
In our latest report The State of Bicycling in Philadelphia, we look at how bicycling has fared as our patterns of travel and recreation continue to shift in response to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. The overall story is that bicycle traffic on the Schuylkill River...
by Patrick Monahan | May 16, 2022 | News, Biking the Region
While riding in your neighborhood, you’ve most likely come across roads that are in the process of asphalt milling. This process involves removing the surface of a paved area such as a road or bridge that requires repair. Before the process moves into its next...