by Randy LoBasso | Oct 6, 2016 | Featured, Vision Zero
The Bicycle Coalition recently completed a new map for our “Bike Maps” page, depicting areas throughout Philadelphia without any viable transportation infrastructure for people who want to use bikes. Using census block groups, Bicycle Coalition research director John... by Randy LoBasso | Oct 3, 2016 | Featured, research, Vision Zero
For those who don’t know yet, Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia Executive Director Sarah Clark Stuart recently won a grant to travel to Copenhagen, Denmark, with representatives of Philadelphia Government to learn about some of the simple, safe infrastructure... by Randy LoBasso | Sep 2, 2016 | Crash, Featured, Vision Zero
Hit and runs are all too frequent in the Philadelphia area. Vinny Vella, a crime reporter for the Hartford Courant, used to work for the Philadelphia Daily News, and made it his mission to report upon and address hit and run crashes. He says that there is no crime... by Randy LoBasso | Aug 31, 2016 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
For Immediate Release: Aug. 31, 2016 Contact: Randy LoBasso, 215-242-9253 Ext. 311, randy@bicyclecoalition.org Nine Philadelphia-area organizations recently came together to demand a comprehensive strategy to eliminate all traffic deaths in Philadelphia. Dubbed the... by Randy LoBasso | Aug 31, 2016 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
New buffered and protected bike lanes are being installed in Northeast Philadelphia—projects years in the making, which came about after many meetings and lots of work with Councilman Bobby Henon (D-6). The bike lanes include a standard lane and road diet on Tyson... by John Boyle | Aug 23, 2016 | Crash, Uncategorized, Vision Zero
All summer 2016, local software company Azavea has been working with the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia, creating an interactive map image to determine whether traffic crashes in the city...