by Sarah Clark Stuart | Oct 7, 2021 | News, Vision Zero
2020 was a terrible year for many reasons. In Philadelphia, the wide open and empty streets invited reckless and irresponsible motorists to speed dangerously and kill the most people (156) since 1989 (167 fatalities). Yesterday, the Office of Transportation,...
by John Boyle | Oct 5, 2021 | Biking the Region, Biking Outside The Region, News, NJ, The Circuit
The inaugural New Jersey Trails and Greenways Summit was co-hosted by the NJ Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) and the NJ Department of Transportation (NJDOT) on September 22nd and 23rd. The Summit exceeded expectations, with more than 530 people...
by Patrick Monahan | Oct 4, 2021 | News, Vision Zero
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has recently announced an invitation to provide your recommendations on the draft 2045 Long-Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) from September 20th through October 19th. The Bicycle Coalition and members of the...
by Patrick Monahan | Sep 28, 2021 | News
Interested in participating in the feasibility study for the Lower Poquessing Creek Trail? Right now, the existing Poquessing Creek Trail begins at Junod Playground in the Parkwood neighborhood with connections to nearby streets like Mechanicsville and McNulty Roads....
by Randy LoBasso | Sep 27, 2021 | News
Good news: The City of Philadelphia has informed us that the Manayunk Tow Path, between Lock Street and Shawmont Avenue is expected to open back up to pedestrians and people on bicycles in two weeks. As you may recall, the Tow Path got decimated during Hurricane Ida,...
by Sarah Clark Stuart | Sep 24, 2021 | News, Biking in Philly, Crash, Vision Zero
The bicyclist killed on Thursday, September 23 was Patrick White, D.C., a chiropractor who lived on Tabor Road. In the words of one of his friends, “he was an amazing human being, father, friend and chiropractor.” A memorial page is here. 9am on Friday,...
