by John Boyle | Jun 14, 2017 | Crash, Featured, Uncategorized, Vision Zero
Editor’s note: We’ve set up an email campaign for the city to enact changes on JFK now. Click here to take action. There will also be a Memorial Walk in Peter’s honor on Thursday, June 29. RSVP here. Peter Javsicas, a longtime Transit, Complete Streets advocate... by Randy LoBasso | Jun 13, 2017 | Crash, Featured, research, Vision Zero
The Bicycle Coalition and our partners have been working toward a safety camera Pilot program for more than a year. The Pilot would put cameras along Roosevelt Boulevard and give out tickets to those going more than 11 miles over the posted speed limit. The bill and... by Sarah Clark Stuart | Jun 12, 2017 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
A common sight in many European cities are “shared streets”; streets where motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians use a street and sidewalk as if they are one and the same. Motor vehicles move slowly through the streets and pedestrians and bicyclists weave... by Randy LoBasso | Jun 12, 2017 | Biking in Philly, Featured, research, Vision Zero
Pennsylvania just released its annual ARLE (Automated Red Light Enforcement) fund report, and $6 million will be going back to the state for safety improvement projects. The ARLE program has produced $45.4 million, funding 298 safety projects, since 2010,... by Randy LoBasso | Jun 7, 2017 | Biking in Philly, Crash, Featured, Uncategorized, Vision Zero
On Monday and Tuesday, Bicycle Coalition policy coordinator and members of the Vision Zero Alliance traveled to the state Capitol to advocate for a bill that would put a speed camera Pilot project on Roosevelt Boulevard. The Bill, HB 1187, was recently introduced by... by Randy LoBasso | Jun 6, 2017 | Featured, Vision Zero
If you’re driving a car in Pennsylvania and you want to pass a cyclist on the street, state law requires you give the cyclist four feet of space when doing so. But you wouldn’t necessarily know it. The law is largely unenforced and drivers who don’t also ride bicycles...