by Randy LoBasso | May 24, 2017 | Featured, Uncategorized, Vision Zero
Good news: House Bill 1187 has passed the House Transportation Committee, and will soon be debated in the full Pennsylvania House. House Bill 1187 would create a Pilot program for speed cameras on Roosevelt Boulevard in Northeast Philadelphia. Roosevelt Boulevard is... by Randy LoBasso | May 22, 2017 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
The Pennsylvania Transportation Committee will hear legislation on Wednesday that could create a speed camera Pilot program in the state of Pennsylvania. As readers of this blog know, the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia have long advocated for the... by Randy LoBasso | May 17, 2017 | Biking in Philly, Biking the Suburbs, Connecting Greater Philadelphia Bicycle Network, Featured, Vision Zero
Earlier this month, Congress passed—and the president signed—a budget deal that continues funding for bicycle and pedestrian projects through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s TIGER grant program. The deal will fund operations through September 30, 2017. As I... by Randy LoBasso | May 12, 2017 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
As we told you back in February, PennDOT’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator Roy Gothie offered an agenda this year that would make it easier for cities to install parking-protected bike lanes. One interpretation of the PA Motor Vehicle Code language is that... by Randy LoBasso | May 12, 2017 | Featured, Vision Zero
On Thursday, a story appeared on Philly.com debating whether or not people who drive more expensive cars are bigger jerks than people who drive less expensive ones. It was based on a recent survey which claimed this was, in fact, the case. I was interviewed by the... by Randy LoBasso | May 9, 2017 | Featured, Vision Zero
Philadelphians will vote for a new District Attorney on May 16, and the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia recently reached out to all District Attorney candidates to ask them how, as Philadelphia’s District Attorney, they would deal with streets safety...