by Bicycle Coalition | Dec 20, 2017 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Uncategorized, Vision Zero
By Bob Previdi On Wednesday, November 8th 2017, the Vision Zero Alliance organized a community listening session at the YMCA in West Philadelphia. This event brought residents of the community together to talk about road safety issues and what improvements they would... by Randy LoBasso | Dec 19, 2017 | Crash, Featured, Vision Zero
On Saturday, December 23, at noon, there will be a “Ghost Bike” Dedication for Emily Fredricks at 11th and Spruce. All are welcome to attend. Fredricks, a pastry chef who worked in Center City, was killed while riding her bicycle to work on November 29. In the bike... by Sarah Clark Stuart | Dec 18, 2017 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia sent a letter with seven actions on Vision Zero to the City of Philadelphia, and nearly 1,500 of you co-signed on them. The requests, detailed here, were a direct response to the death of Emily Fredricks, killed while... by Randy LoBasso | Dec 13, 2017 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
The City of Philadelphia announced in a press release on Wednesday that they will be moving forward with protected bike lanes on South Street and 27th Street, providing increased protection for cyclists riding to, and from, the South Street Bridge. And while the... by Leonard Bonarek | Dec 11, 2017 | Biking in Philly, Biking the Suburbs, Connecting Greater Philadelphia Bicycle Network, Featured, The Circuit, Vision Zero
In December, The Philadelphia City Council Committee on Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs voted unanimously to approve bill # 170856 which allows the city of Philadelphia to acquire the train trestle over Germantown Avenue and sign a license of agreement to lease... by Leonard Bonarek | Dec 7, 2017 | Biking in Philly, Biking the Suburbs, Connecting Greater Philadelphia Bicycle Network, Featured, Safe Routes Philly, The Circuit, Vision Zero
Earlier today, Philadelphia Parks & Rec hosted a groundbreaking ceremony along the Tacony Creek Trail. The segment, known as “Tacony Creek Trail Phase 2,” will for the first time since the construction of Roosevelt Boulevard provide a safe connection...