by Randy LoBasso | Oct 10, 2018 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
Philadelphia needs to transform its transportation network at a scale large enough to drive 100 traffic deaths each year down to zero, and get a significantly larger number of people to bike, walk, or take transit as their primary means of conveyance around the city.... by Randy LoBasso | Oct 3, 2018 | Featured, Vision Zero
After several years of work, Senate Bill 172—which legalizes speed safety cameras on Roosevelt Boulevard for a five year pilot—passed the state Senate on Tuesday. This was the final hurdle it needed to hop before heading to Governor Wolf’s desk. The governor is... by Randy LoBasso | Oct 2, 2018 | Featured, Vision Zero
Pennsylvania Senate Bill 172, which legalizes automated speed enforcement on Roosevelt Boulevard in Philadelphia, and work zones around the state, has passed the Pennsylvania state legislature. Tuesday’s vote of 47-1 in the state Senate, is the end result of... by Randy LoBasso | Oct 2, 2018 | Biking in Philly, Connecting Greater Philadelphia Bicycle Network, Featured, Vision Zero
Governor Tom Wolf announced new funds for alternative transportation projects throughout the state, including several projects in the Greater Philadelphia Region. The one that first caught our eye is a new protected bike lane project on Market Street, between Sixth... by Randy LoBasso | Sep 26, 2018 | Biking in Philly, Crash, Featured, Vision Zero
The family of Emily Fredricks recently settled with Gold Medal trucking company over Emily’s death in November 2017. Fredricks was riding her bicycle on a faded buffered bike lane on Spruce Street in Center City when the driver of a Gold Medal trash truck... by Randy LoBasso | Sep 20, 2018 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
If you ride a bus or a bike on Chestnut or Market Streets in Center City, you probably know, all too well, that the painted “Bus/Bike Only” designations on the street may as well be translucent. And in some cases, they are! Either way, no one respects the lanes as...