by Sarah Clark Stuart | Jun 5, 2019 | Biking in Philly, Connecting Greater Philadelphia Bicycle Network, Featured, Uncategorized, Vision Zero
A number of bills were voted out of the City Council’s Streets & Services Committee today that address illegal parking behavior that contributes to congestion and allow new protected bike lanes to go forward. First, there is BILL NO. 190467, which raises the... by Randy LoBasso | May 30, 2019 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Uncategorized, Vision Zero
Earlier in the spring, we gave you an update on 11 proposed protected bike lane projects that are currently underway or which have ordinances currently working through Council. We are going to be giving updates about every project mentioned in that March blog post so... by Randy LoBasso | May 29, 2019 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
In April, the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia and Bike Pittsburgh launched an effort to advance bipartisan bills in the Pennsylvania House and Senate which would make it easier for cities to install protected bike lanes. Our organizations—from... by Leonard Bonarek | May 22, 2019 | Action Center, Biking in Philly, Biking the Suburbs, Featured, Vision Zero
On Thursday May 30 from 4-6pm, PennDOT will be presenting its newly updated Bike/Ped Master Plan, and there are several ways to get involved and make sure your input is heard: Attend the Open House in Harrisburg: 400 North St, Harrisburg PA, 17120 (no RSVP necessary)... by Randy LoBasso | May 22, 2019 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
A few bicyclists were flabbergasted on Tuesday when a work crew showed up at the Fairfield Hotel at 13th and Spruce to uninstall the flex posts designed to keep motor vehicles out of the bike lane in front of the hotel. Those posts, which travel about a fifth of a... by Randy LoBasso | May 20, 2019 | Featured, Vision Zero
When Philadelphians vote on Tuesday (tomorrow!), one of the ballot questions they’ll be asked to support, or not support, is a new city charter which would create a civilian enforcement arm to the Philadelphia Police Department, specifically for traffic and low-level...