by Randy LoBasso | Mar 23, 2017 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Uncategorized, Vision Zero
An ordinance for a federally-funded improvement project on American Street was introduced in City Council on Thursday, paving the way for Philadelphia’s first raised protected bike lane. The ordinance, introduced by Councilwoman Maria Quinones Sanchez, will create a... by Randy LoBasso | Mar 22, 2017 | Featured, Uncategorized, Vision Zero
Vision Zero has become a major priority for Mayor Jim Kenney over the past year, and that’s because supporters and advocates all over Philadelphia made it an issue. Announced the same week of The Bicycle Coalition’s Vision Zero 2017 Conference, Mayor Kenney’s... by Randy LoBasso | Mar 15, 2017 | Biking in Philly, Connecting Greater Philadelphia Bicycle Network, Featured, Vision Zero
Perhaps the most breaking of news to come out of the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia’s Vision Zero Conference 2017 was Philadelphia’s Bike/Ped Coordinator Jeannette Brugger announcing a protected bike lane coming to West Chestnut Street. This is a project... by Randy LoBasso | Mar 14, 2017 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
After lots of behind-the-scenes (and in front of the scenes) debate and bickering, American Street will finally get its protected bike lane, Plan Philly noted in a story published today. As noted in the article by Jim Saksa, The bike lane will be a raised lane with a... by Randy LoBasso | Mar 10, 2017 | Featured, Vision Zero
Councilman Curtis Jones, Jr. introduced a new bill on Thursday that would attempt to reduce the number of pedestrian-related traffic deaths in Philadelphia, requiring an immediate response after a fatal traffic crash occurs. The bill, which would amend the city’s... by Randy LoBasso | Mar 7, 2017 | Featured, Uncategorized, Vision Zero
Less than a week after the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia’s third Vision Zero 2017 Conference, the City of Philadelphia released its first-ever Vision Zero Draft Action Plan on Tuesday, March 7, outlining a plan to eliminate traffic deaths by 2030. The...