by Patrick Monahan | Mar 6, 2021 | News, Featured, Vision Zero
For the first time, the 2021 National Bike Summit was held virtually, including this year’s Lobby Day that concluded the programming on March 3. Advocates for better and safer biking met with their representatives in Congress to support bike and pedestrian... by Amanda Ruffner | Jan 19, 2021 | News, Vision Zero
In 2018, as the City of Philadelphia was implementing its first Vision Zero Action Plan, we offered the following research-based reflection on how the engineering, education, and enforcement strategies contained within should be carried out equitably. Editor’s...
by Sarah Clark Stuart | Dec 18, 2020 | News, Vision Zero
Empty streets don’t mean open streets, or safe streets. Philadelphia’s empty roadways in 2020 have resulted in a year that was, in the words of Kelley Yemen, the City’s Complete Streets Director, “horrific” with respect to traffic...
by Sarah Clark Stuart | Nov 13, 2020 | News, Biking in Philly, Vision Zero
By our own analysis, the 2020 pandemic created conditions that resulted in a 60 percent increase in fatalities over 2019. This development heightens the challenge facing Philadelphia to make dramatic strides toward eliminating traffic crashes that cause fatalities...
by John Boyle | Oct 28, 2020 | Vision Zero, Crash, News
As the pandemic has caused a disruption in our daily routines, reports of an increase in gun related deaths have risen and made the headlines. Road deaths have also risen sharply in Philadelphia and are up over 2019, according to data collected by the Philadelphia...
by Randy LoBasso | Oct 1, 2020 | News, Biking in Philly, Biking the Region, Vision Zero
Last week, the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia, and other groups around the city and state, mobilized our supporters and members to oppose an amendment to legislation we’ve been working to get passed for the past two years. Senate Bill 565 would allow for...