by Randy LoBasso | Sep 30, 2019 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
The City of Philadelphia will host a press conference highlighting their two year efforts to bring traffic deaths down to zero. Details are available here. MEDIA ADVISORY Mayor Kenney to Release Vision Zero Two Year Update Mayor Kenney will also sign FHWA Mayors’...
by Randy LoBasso | Sep 20, 2019 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
Protestors around the world left school, work, and their homes today to participate in the Global Climate Strike, meant to bring more attention to the ongoing, worldwide climate crisis. Some media is reporting that today is the largest global demonstration in the... by Randy LoBasso | Sep 20, 2019 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
The American Heart Association has been a key ally in the advancement of Vision Zero in Philadelphia. As part of the Vision Zero Alliance, the AHA is interested in the safety of pedestrians and bicyclists from a health point of view. As Samantha Mogil of AHA and Randy... by Randy LoBasso | Sep 18, 2019 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
Our advocacy for a bill which would make it easier to install protected pedestrian plazas and bike lanes in Pennsylvania continued on Monday, when a group of advocates from Philadelphia met a group of advocates from Harrisburg in the state Capitol to advance the... by Randy LoBasso | Sep 11, 2019 | Featured, Vision Zero
Editor’s note: The Vision Zero Alliance is actively supporting legislation which would increase the fines for illegal parking. We stopped by City Hall today to drop the letter off, noting that it would be important to increase the fee for illegally parking,...
by Randy LoBasso | Sep 4, 2019 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
Advocating for better bicycle infrastructure is never easy, but the pressure is always eased when there’s a critical mass of people to defend our rights and rights of way. That’s why everyone who showed up to last night’s Passyunk Square Civic meeting to defend the...