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UPDATED: Here’s What Bike Shops Are Doing to Keep You Safe (and Fix Your Bike)
The COVID-19 situation is fluid, but last weekend the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia worked with Bike Pittsburgh and others to make sure bike shops were included on the list of essential businesses in Pennsylvania, and, therefore, allowed to stay open. We...
Meet Our Members: Lindsey Graham
In honor of our current Member Drive, we’re highlighting some of the amazing community members that we’re proud to count as Bicycle Coalition members. We hope you’ll see yourself in their stories, and learn some great local biking tips from them. Today we’re excited...
FAQ: Biking During COVID-19 Pandemic
It's been a weird week (two weeks?) as COVID-19 has begun wreaking havoc on the United States. For many people, bicycling and outdoor exercise has kept our bodies physically and mentally stable, as gyms and fitness studios have closed. Rates of bicycling has continued...
MLK Drive is Closed to Motor Vehicles; Other Streets Should Be, Too
Last week, we made the case that Martin Luther King Jr. Drive should be closed to motor vehicle traffic and open to people who can get outside while keeping proper distance between themselves and others. Given the recent pandemic and orders to not leave your home...
Breaking News: Governor Wolf Allows PA Bike Shops To Stay Open for Repairs
Governor Wolf's most recent updated the (March 21 at 5:45pm) list of businesses that can/can't stay open during the COVID-19 crisis now lists bike shops as bicycle repair businesses that can stay open. Sales are not permitted. Thank you to all bike shops who submitted...
Update on Status of Bike Shops in PA
Yesterday, the Governor delayed his closure order until Monday. So for the weekend, bike shops can legitimately open if they want to. The Governor also release a revised list of businesses, but bike shops are not explicitly listed. On Thursday, we sent a request to...
MLK Drive: Closed to Motor Vehicles, Open to (Socially-Distanced) People
Over the last few days, we, and hundreds of Philadelphians, have been making the case that MLK Jr. Drive should be closed to motor vehicles during the quarantine period. The City of Philadelphia listened, loud and clear, and closed MLK, between Falls Bridge and Eakins...
Biking on Kelly Drive Trail Up 471 Percent
While the mild Winter has been a real boon for bicycling, the recent pandemic, which has closed businesses and kept people off public transit, has changed the landscape of all travel in the Philadelphia region (and, let's be honest, everywhere.) The Delaware Valley...
The Situation Has Changed, Again. We Are Trying To Keep Bike Shops Open
On Thursday evening, Governor Tom Wolf ordered all Pennsylvania businesses that are not “life-sustaining” to close. This order came after Philadelphia issued its own about which businesses in the city can, and can’t, stay open. Not included on the list of businesses...
Petition: Close MLK Drive to Motor Vehicles
As the quarantine rages on amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Philadelphians are increasingly accessing the city’s trail system as a means to safely get out of the house for physical and mental exercise. And those trails are quickly becoming packed -- in some cases, more...
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