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We Need a Better and Safer Traffic Control Manual
The Federal Highway Administration is accepting public comments on the long overdue rewrite of the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). The manual is an important document as it standardizes signs and lane marking across the nation. However the existing...
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Latest Census Data Shows Bicycle Commuting Trending Upward
The U.S. Census Bureau has just released the first 2019 update to the American Community Survey (ACS). The ACS is an annual survey that only samples about 3 percent of the population and supplements the better known Decennial Census. The One-Year ACS data for...
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Get Outside! Help Us Count Bikes
It’s that time of the year again!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. With the disruption of day to day life in 2020, this...
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A Goodbye Conversation With Regional Planner Leonard Bonarek
If you’re a follower of Bicycle Coalition’s regional work, there’s a good chance that you’ve interacted with Leonard. Our soon-to-be former Regional Planner spent the last few years organizing citizen advocates in the 9-county Philadelphia region in NJ...
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Tell Governor Murphy: Allow Slow Streets in New Jersey
During the COVID-19 pandemic, New Jersey residents, like people all over the country, are increasingly accessing the streets as a means to safely get out of the house to exercise to maintain their physical and mental health. In urban neighborhoods, bicycling and...
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2019 Fall Bike Counts Show Bicycling Was Increasing Before Covid-19
Hey, remember 2019? Highlights included shark attacks at the Jersey Shore, the de-aging of Robert Deniro and … professional sports? But for Philadelphia bicyclists it was the opening the Ben Franklin Bridge Ramp, the long-awaited improvements to Spruce and Pine...
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