by Randy LoBasso | Sep 5, 2018 | Crash, Featured, Vision Zero
Philadelphia Inquirer reporter Jason Laughlin recently reported that if someone is killed or hurt due to an illegally-parked public vehicle in the right of way, the municipality is legally at fault. As noted in the article: The Aug. 21 ruling shifted a 30-year... by Randy LoBasso | Aug 31, 2018 | Featured, Vision Zero
Over the coming months, the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia and our partner, AARP PA, will host a series of listening sessions throughout West and North Philadelphia in order to gain a better understanding of the traffic issues local residents face in those... by Bicycle Coalition | Aug 28, 2018 | Biking Outside The Region, Biking the Suburbs, Connecting Greater Philadelphia Bicycle Network, Featured, The Circuit, Uncategorized, Vision Zero
On Monday August 27, Don Pillsbury came by the office to be confirmed as our Affiliate Chair for Mercer County. This was particularly exciting for us as we now have a Chair in all eight of the suburban counties in our region for the first time in BCGP’s 46-year... by Randy LoBasso | Aug 21, 2018 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
One of the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia’s advocacy campaigns over the past few years has been an increase in the capital and operating budgets for the Philadelphia Streets Department. We have called for more money, and more employees who can do the actual... by Randy LoBasso | Aug 15, 2018 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
A hearing had been scheduled at 1:30pm on Wednesday to discuss the lawsuit of Kyle Leach vs. Marriot International over the issue of the new hotel’s valet parking obstructing the bike lane. But the hearing never took place – and that could be a good thing. Because... by Bicycle Coalition | Aug 7, 2018 | Biking in Philly, Connecting Greater Philadelphia Bicycle Network, Featured, Uncategorized, Vision Zero
by Ashley Vogel On Sunday, August 5th, the Bicycle Coalition partnered with the Philadelphia Orchard Project (POP) to present Petal Pedal, a bike tour of four of POP’s 62 orchards. The tour included stops at the Fairmount Park Horticulture Center, Woodford Mansion,...