by Chris Gale | Feb 26, 2024 | News, Vision Zero
One of our newest Board members and co-founder of Families for Safe Streets Greater Philadelphia, Latanya Byrd, was invited to speak on a panel at the White House Convening on Equity on February 14. I was fortunate to accompany her at this wonderful event where...
by Nicole Brunet | Feb 23, 2024 | Biking in Philly, News, Vision Zero
Earlier this month, the City of Philadelphia’s office of Transportation, Infrastructure, and Sustainability (OTIS) released their updated traffic calming request process. For almost a year, OTIS and the Streets department have been working to make the existing...
by Nicole Brunet | Feb 8, 2024 | Biking in Philly, Vision Zero
On Monday, February 5th, Mayor Parker announced that she will request a charter change to separate the current Streets Department into Streets and Sanitation. This decision comes out of a year of advocacy from environmental, transit, and quality-of-life focused...
by Nicole Brunet | Feb 1, 2024 | Biking in Philly, Biking the Region, News, Vision Zero
Automated Speed Enforcement Legislation: HB 1284 passed in December of 2023 with an expansion of the existing Roosevelt Boulevard program to 5 additional permanent corridors and 5 school zone pilots set to expire in 5 years. On Monday, January 29th, we joined our...
by Nicole Brunet | Jan 19, 2024 | Biking in Philly, Biking the Region, Crash, News, Vision Zero
Powered by Member support, the Bicycle Coalition ended 2023 with several legislative victories including Camera Assisted Bus Lane/Stop Enforcement in Philadelphia and the expansion of the Roosevelt Boulevard Automated Speed enforcement program to five additional...
by Sonja Bontrager | Jan 17, 2024 | News, Vision Zero
Traffic fatalities across the country have been on the rise, with pedestrians, cyclists, and other vulnerable road users making up a higher percentage of victims than ever before. Philadelphia is not alone in grappling with how to implement effective & positive...