by Patrick Monahan | Aug 16, 2023 | Biking the Region, Vision Zero
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), recently released its Vulnerable Road User (VRU) Safety Assessment survey to evaluate the state of Pennsylvania’s safety performance for pedestrians and cyclists, and to develop a plan to improve safety...
by Nicole Brunet | Aug 11, 2023 | Biking in Philly, News, Vision Zero
Since we last reported on the 13th St. improvement project, a lot has happened, but not everything. The street was milled, manhole covers and utilities were reset, and the street was paved. But now, two months later, there still isn’t any line stripping, parking...
by Nicole Brunet | Aug 8, 2023 | Biking in Philly, Crash, News, Vision Zero
On Friday, August 4th the driver of a Tesla hit a cyclist, Mario D’Adamo III, and a pedestrian before attempting to flee and running into a tree in FDR Park. ABC 6 previously reported that the pedestrian was in critical condition and the cyclists was in stable...
by Nicole Brunet | Aug 4, 2023 | Biking in Philly, News, The Circuit, Vision Zero
Woven into the 200+ page final plan for Blossom at Bartram is a thoughtful and ambitious transportation plan for the Kingsessing neighborhood featuring upgraded accessible trolleys, complete street projects on commercial corridors, and trail access from...
by John Boyle | Aug 3, 2023 | Biking the Region, News, NJ, Vision Zero
According to Patch.com, a 14-year-old teenager riding a bicycle on July 12th was struck and killed trying the cross US 322 in Williamstown, Monroe Township. Our deepest condolences to the victim’s family and friends. Zero is the only acceptable number for...
by Nicole Brunet | Jul 26, 2023 | News, Crash, Vision Zero
Join BCGP, Families for Safe Streets Greater Philadelphia, and Jayanna Powell’s family on Thursday, August 17th from 3-4pm to raise awareness and support for Jay- Alert Legislation. Jay Alert would create an alert similar to an Amber Alert but would go to auto...