by Randy LoBasso | Oct 2, 2017 | Featured, Uncategorized, Vision Zero
By Kyle Hearing On Friday, the Central Philadelphia Development Corporation released a JFK Boulevard & West Market Street Transportation Survey. For years, the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia has been calling for the taming of JFK and Market Street. We... by John Boyle | Sep 21, 2017 | Biking the Suburbs, Featured, Uncategorized
Earlier this year, PENNDOT removed the Bicycle Occupancy Permit from its design manual. Instead of agreeing to the permit which local governments will need only provide a letter of request for the proposed bicycle lane that includes the necessary information for... by Randy LoBasso | Sep 11, 2017 | Biking in Philly, Crash, Featured, research, Uncategorized, Vision Zero
Editor’s Note: There are several bills in the State Legislature the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia will be advocating for when legislative sessions begin again in the fall. We will be updating this blog routinely with information on the bills. We will let... by Randy LoBasso | Aug 28, 2017 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Uncategorized, Vision Zero
The new West Chestnut Street parking-protected bike lane will open on Tuesday, and the Bicycle Coalition is hosting a ride to the City of Philadelphia’s official ribbon cutting for the bike lane. The City of Philadelphia is hosting a ribbon-cutting ceremony and press... by John Boyle | Aug 16, 2017 | Biking in Philly, Biking the Suburbs, Featured, Uncategorized
It’s official. Today, the Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA) Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the contract for the construction of the Ben Franklin Bridge walkway ramp. The total cost of the project is expected to be over $9 million. The project... by John Boyle | Aug 10, 2017 | Featured, Uncategorized, Vision Zero
Josh Goldinger was struck and killed at around 2:45 PM on Tuesday August 8th while trying to cross Makefield Rd at N. Old Homestead Rd. in Lower Makefield Township, Pennsylvania, according to news reports. Josh is believed to be the fourth person on a bicycle killed...