by Randy LoBasso | Jun 8, 2018 | Biking in Philly, Crash, Featured, Vision Zero
In a win for street safety, a bill that would allow Councilmembers to more easily order investigations of deadly intersections recently passed City Council. The bill, written by Councilman Curtis Jones, Jr., and sponsored by Jones, Johnson, and O’Neill, would allow... by Randy LoBasso | Jun 6, 2018 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
As part of the JFK-Market protected bike lane pilot project, the City of Philadelphia installed its first bike signals on Wednesday. The signals help people traveling by bicycle to know when and when not to go through the lights at 16th and Market, and 20th and JFK,... by Randy LoBasso | Jun 6, 2018 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
We for word early Wednesday that today’s Vision Zero hearing has been postponed. The hearing, which was set to hear testimony from dozens of members of the Vision Zero Alliance, will convene on June 19th and 3pm. According to a message we received from a City Council... by Randy LoBasso | Jun 5, 2018 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
Philadelphia City Council’s Streets and Services Committee, chaired by Councilman Mark Squilla, held a hearing on Monday regarding four bills to change the Spruce and Pine Street bike lanes through Center City. The four bills in question would switch the bike lanes... by Randy LoBasso | Jun 4, 2018 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
The idea of putting in bike lanes on JFK and Market Streets began in 2009, when Center City District conducted a survey of property owners and managers on the two streets asking them how they could be enhanced. One of the findings was that building owners and... by Randy LoBasso | Jun 1, 2018 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
As you know, on Monday, June 4, City Council will discuss new changes to Spruce and Pine Street in Center City, Philadelphia. The city has agreed to repave Spruce and Pine Streets this year, given the streets themselves have become decrepit and the bike lanes have...