by Randy LoBasso | Oct 19, 2018 | Featured, Vision Zero
The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia, AARP-PA, AAA, and the rest of the Philadelphia Vision Zero Alliance, worked over several years to get Senate Bill 172 – which legalized speed cameras along Roosevelt Boulevard in North and Northeast Philadelphia – passed.... by John Boyle | Oct 18, 2018 | Biking in Philly, Featured, research, Vision Zero
According to the Office of Transportation and Infrastructure Systems (oTIS), the City of Philadelphia added and improved 33 miles of on-road bike infrastructure (bike lanes and sharrows) in 2017. Included in this number are approximately 4 miles of new bike lanes and... by Randy LoBasso | Oct 18, 2018 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
Editor’s Note: Bicycle Coalition Executive Director Sarah Clark Stuart is also the Chair of the state of Pennsylvania’s Pedalcycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee. As such, she has made the following legislative issues priorities for the committee, the... by Randy LoBasso | Oct 17, 2018 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
Half blocks of 22nd Street and South Street are receiving flex-posts to better protect cyclists from parked cars, with more to come. On Wednesday, a crew was seen installing plastic flex-posts on 22nd Street, for a half block, between South Street and Rodman Street.... by Randy LoBasso | Oct 15, 2018 | Featured, Vision Zero
Editor’s note: The following was recently sent to the Philadelphia Parking Authority by the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia. The Bicycle Coalition continues to work with other organizations and agencies to remedy the situation of blocked rights-of-way... by Bicycle Coalition | Oct 15, 2018 | Featured, Vision Zero
By Ben Harris The Fairhill Neighborhood of North Philadelphia, which has some of the highest rates of traffic crashes in the city, was recently the location of a listening session to hear the community’s input, views, ideas, and concerns about the traffic violence in...