by Randy LoBasso | Sep 19, 2018 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Uncategorized, Vision Zero
After more than a month of negotiations and re-scheduled court hearings, flex-posts were installed at 13th and Spruce Street Streets today, to better the bike lane in front of the new Fairfield Marriott Hotel. The issue began this past spring after the hotel... by Sarah Clark Stuart | Sep 13, 2018 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
The family of Emily Fredricks, who was killed by a Gold Medal trash truck while bicycling on the Spruce Street bike lane on November 28, 2017, made an important announcement that they had reached a settlement of $6 Million with the owners of the Gold Medal company.... by Randy LoBasso | Sep 12, 2018 | Crash, Featured, Vision Zero
On Tuesday, a driver was killed while driving on Roosevelt Boulevard in Northeast Philadelphia. It was the 13th traffic death on that particular road in 2018. According to police, the driver was “traveling southbound on Roosevelt Blvd in the inner lanes at a high rate... by Randy LoBasso | Sep 11, 2018 | Biking in Philly, Crash, Featured, Vision Zero
A 9-year-old girl was riding her bicycle on Monday night in North Philadelphia when she was struck by the driver of a Cadillac SRX Crossover. Police are still looking for the driver. We all need your help in finding the person responsible for this crime. Here... by Randy LoBasso | Sep 10, 2018 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia held a series of ‘car counts’ last month, to start the data gathering practice pertaining to Spruce and Pine Streets through Center City. As many know, Spruce and Pine Streets are not safe enough and there is a plan to... by Bicycle Coalition | Sep 5, 2018 | Crash, Featured, Uncategorized, Vision Zero
By Kate Norris and Randy LoBasso Over Labor Day weekend, this past Sunday, the driver of a Ford F-150 hit and killed a women walking to or waiting for the bus on the 10900 block of Academy Rd. The person driving the car hit her at excessive speed, fled the scene of...