by Randy LoBasso | Jan 12, 2017 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
Earlier this week, the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia began hearing, and contributed to, complaints about the Delaware River Port Authority’s lack of plowing of the Ben Franklin Bridge. Earlier, we’d witnessed the surprise yanking of the flex-posts from the... by Randy LoBasso | Jan 10, 2017 | Biking in Philly, Connecting Greater Philadelphia Bicycle Network, Featured, Vision Zero
The second part of Philadelphia’s separated bike lane grant, totaling $250,000, was announced today by the state of Pennsylvania. The grant—a Transportation Alternatives Project grant via PennDOT—will go toward “17 lane miles into separated bicycle facilities by... by Randy LoBasso | Jan 6, 2017 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
As we’ve written on the blog, and has been reported across city media outlets, there’s been a lot of fake facts circulating with regard to protected bike lanes in Philadelphia. On this week’s podcast, Waffiyyah Murray and Randy LoBasso discuss those rumors and... by Sarah Clark Stuart | Dec 31, 2016 | Action Center, Featured, Vision Zero
One outcome of the December 2015 Vision Zero Conference sponsored by the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia and Jefferson Hospital, was the launch of a unique webpage to track traffic fatalities in Philadelphia. In order to help raise public awareness about... by Sarah Clark Stuart | Dec 28, 2016 | Biking in Philly, Vision Zero
Three years ago, the Bicycle Coalition asked SEPTA and the Streets Department to collaborate to fix 24 prioritized intersections, to either remove and/or pave over inactive trolley tracks that were a hazard to bicyclists, pedestrians, physically challenged and... by Randy LoBasso | Dec 26, 2016 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Uncategorized, Vision Zero
Editor’s Note: Over the next week, the Bicycle Coalition will be showcasing our Year-in-Review, which is also available at BicycleCoalition2016.org The Bicycle Coalition and active citizens began meeting with City Council officials and their staffs in April to...