by Randy LoBasso | Apr 10, 2018 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia testified in favor of bills for new bike lanes in West Philadelphia and Callowhill on Monday. During a meeting of the Streets and Services Committee in Philadelphia City Council, Bicycle Coalition policy coordinator Bob... by Randy LoBasso | Apr 6, 2018 | Featured, Vision Zero
Our first annual ProfiteROLL, a pastry scavenger hunt in honor of Emily Fredricks, is taking place on April 15th. The self-guided, take your time ride can be started at any station along the route, and FREE sweet treats will be offered to registered riders at every... by Bicycle Coalition | Apr 5, 2018 | Featured, research, Vision Zero
Philadelphia is installing left side bike lanes on other streets – There are 11 left side bike lanes in Philadelphia, currently, and more to come. Other cities have successfully used left side bike lanes, including Berkeley, CA; Boston, MA; Chicago, IL; Eugene,... by Randy LoBasso | Apr 5, 2018 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
Wednesday’s Spruce/Pine meeting was very well attended and organized. The evening opened with a human-protected bike lane along Spruce Street for cyclists to show support for safer, better infrastructure, and proceeded with a well-organized, informative meeting by the... by Randy LoBasso | Apr 4, 2018 | Featured, Vision Zero
Tonight is the first night of meetings that will begin what we believe are a change from Spruce and Pine Streets as they exist today, to comfortable spaces where pedestrians, people on bicycles, and motorists can co-exist peacefully. I know, it sounds like a... by Randy LoBasso | Apr 3, 2018 | Featured, Vision Zero
One of the positive pieces of Mayor Jim Kenney’s latest budget proposal is a Vision Zero Maintenance staff—literally, a staff of 13 people whose jobs are to help maintain street infrastructure that is faded, crumbling, and generally in need of some fixing. But just...