by Randy LoBasso | Sep 10, 2015 | Featured, Uncategorized
Today, Councilwoman Cindy Bass introduced an ordinance which would add a $5 fee onto vehicle registration in Philadelphia County to make for better, safer Philadelphia streets. That money would, in turn, go toward “construction, reconstruction, maintenance and repair... by Bicycle Coalition | Sep 9, 2015 | Uncategorized
What happens when five local bikes shops, two restaurants, and two breweries get behind a single event? The second annual Philadelphia Bikes & Beers ride, that’s what. This ride, which began in San Diego and has since spread to a number of cities, will be rolling... by Bicycle Coalition | Sep 8, 2015 | Uncategorized
Local Cyclocross season officially began this past weekend in Wilmington Delaware, which brought out hundreds of women and men for the official USA Cycling event on a DuPont family estate. Throughout the season, there will be dozens of Cyclocross events throughout the... by Randy LoBasso | Sep 4, 2015 | Uncategorized
New art. There’s a new art bike rack, called “Partly Sunny” up on the Schuylkill River Trail. Go check it out! New map. The Secret Service released its new “pedestrian walking map” this week. It includes the information that those closest spots to the pope later this... by Bicycle Coalition | Sep 2, 2015 | Biking in Philly, Featured, research, Uncategorized
Across Philly, signs with a short and effective message have gone up along roadways and spell out the law plain and simple: Cyclists “May Use Full Lane.” And a new study, released last week, shows that these signs are a good thing. In fact, “May Use Full... by Randy LoBasso | Aug 28, 2015 | Featured, Uncategorized
Infrastructure woes. Have you noticed Philadelphia’s—and America’s—infrastructure is crumbling like a coffee cake? CityLab has, and they wrote this long-ish piece about it. Pope Ride. The media is obsessed with Alexandria Schneider’s planned Pope Ride the weekend of...