by Nicole Brunet | Aug 8, 2022 | News, Biking in Philly, Vision Zero
In 2020, the number of fatal crashes increased significantly. A total of 156 people died due to traffic violence in Philadelphia which was an 82% increase from the previous five years. Traffic deaths are unacceptable and preventable. Speed is the number one...
by Sarah Clark Stuart | Aug 4, 2022 | Biking in Philly, News, The Circuit, Vision Zero
Today’s hot weather didn’t deter a large crowd from gathering at the corner of Spring Garden and Ridge Avenue to hear a major announcement from the City of Philadelphia, the Commonwealth and the William Penn Foundation about their combined efforts to make...
by Sarah Clark Stuart | Jul 28, 2022 | News, Vision Zero
A review of publicly available data from the Philadelphia Police Department shows that there were 63 traffic fatalities in the first six months of 2022. This number is higher than the number of deaths in the first six months of 2019 (46 deaths), 2020 (56 deaths) and...
by Nicole Brunet | Jul 15, 2022 | News, Biking in Philly, Vision Zero
PennDOT rolled out two safety improvements to West Philadelphia earlier this year. One project is to extend the Chestnut Street parking protected bike lane from 34th to 63rd Street. The other project will be on Market Street from 30th to 34th Street and it will begin...
by Sarah Clark Stuart | Jul 14, 2022 | Biking in Philly, Biking Outside The Region, Biking the Region, News, Vision Zero
With enormous disappointment, we have to report that HB140, the parking separated bike lane legislation that we have been working on since 2018, was dealt a big blow in the waning days of the spring 2022 session of the Pennsylvania legislature. As last reported, we...
by Nicole Brunet | Jul 13, 2022 | News, Biking in Philly, Connecting Greater Philadelphia Bicycle Network, Vision Zero
North West Philadelphia has a high concentration of roads on the high injury network. From Roosevelt Blvd, Henry Ave, Germantown Ave, and Lincoln drive there are a lot of examples of how road design perpetuates speeding, traffic fatalities, and severe injuries. ...