by Sarah Clark Stuart | Apr 8, 2022 | News, Biking in Philly, Vision Zero
To get pumped for the 2022 Vision Zero PHL Conference, we are hosting two mobile workshops on Friday, April 29. The workshops will feature guest speakers from oTIS, Streets and PPA who will describe the projects. The mobile workshops are free to all registered...
by Sarah Clark Stuart | Apr 6, 2022 | Action Center, Biking in Philly, Biking the Region, News, Vision Zero
After waiting for 12 long months, the Senate Transportation Committee held a hearing on the bill that would allow parking protected bike lanes in Pennsylvania (HB140). The Bicycle Coalition and Bike Pittsburgh have been advocating for this bill since the legislation...
by Sarah Clark Stuart | Mar 30, 2022 | Biking in Philly, Biking the Region, Vision Zero
After nearly a year since HB140 was passed out of the House in March 2021, the Parking Protected Bike Lane and Plaza bill is finally going to get a hearing in front of the Senate Transportation Committee on April 4, 2022. This hearing is not a voting hearing,...
by Sarah Clark Stuart | Mar 25, 2022 | News, Vision Zero
Last week, one of our former Board members Tanya Seaman passed away from cancer. Tanya served on the Bicycle Coalition’s board in the early 2010s for three years during which she brought her dedication and passion for the environment and a safe city for active...
by Sarah Clark Stuart | Mar 24, 2022 | News, Biking in Philly, Vision Zero
Last weekend, PennDOT reopened the Chestnut Street Bridge, restoring one of the five bridges that connect West Philadelphia to Center City and vastly improving the bicycle connection. Closed since August 2019, the Chestnut Street Bridge is now re-opened with a brand...
by Sarah Clark Stuart | Mar 11, 2022 | Biking in Philly, Biking the Region, Vision Zero
Last November, Representative Brett Miller (R-Lancaster) introduced (for the second time) a bill that would define “vulnerable highway users” to include: (1) A pedestrian, excluding a personal delivery device (2) A bicyclist (3) An individual on a...