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Join Art Commission Meeting to Discuss MLK Drive Bridge Construction
On Wednesday at 9:30am, the Art Commission will hold a meeting about the future of the MLK Drive Bridge into the Art Museum area and Eakins Oval. The Bridge, like the rest of the Drive, has been closed to motor vehicles for over a year and has become the most-used...
$4 Million of Circuit Trails Projects up for Approval
The Monthly Meeting of the DVRPC Board will include three action items that includes 17 Circuit Trails Projects totaling more than 4 million dollars of funds for planning, design and construction. The entire agenda for the meeting is here. If you are interested you...
City Launches Safe Routes Philly Program
Editor's note: This is a City of Philadelphia press release. PHILADELPHIA – Joined by City officials, members of the School District of Philadelphia and community partners, Mayor Jim Kenney today announced the launch of Safe Routes Philly, the City’s transportation...
Mapping Out Progress: 2021 Circuit Trails Priority Projects Now Available
This year has provided a lot of opportunities for the Circuit Trails Coalition to achieve their 500 miles by 2025 goal. The Circuit Trails Action Team has mapped out trail segments throughout the region that are the "In Progress" and "Pipeline" categories by county....
Your Covid-19 Vaccine is Just A Bike Ride Away
Forget about those drive-through vaccine sites! The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia has created a vaccine map for those of us who also want to enjoy the best time of the year to ride your bike. This map is a non-exhaustive list of vaccination sites in and...
Speed Camera Expansion Introduced for Henry Avenue
Speed Camera Expansion Introduced for Henry Avenue By Lor Song and Randy LoBasso On Thursday, April 1, 2021, Representative Pamala A. Delissio of the 194th District of Montgomery and Philadelphia County, proposed a reconsideration of Amendment HB 606, which would...
The Mayor Has Your MLK Jr. Drive Petitions
On Thursday, not long after that day's Vision Zero Conference panels had ended, we contacted Mayor Kenney's office to drop off 5,274 names and messages we've gathered (so far), asking the city to keep MLK Drive open to people. Our petition to keep MLK Drive open to...
Transit Forward Philadelphia Manager Yasha Zarrinkelk Receives NACTO 2021 Transportation Justice Fellowship
Last year, we helped launch a new transit advocacy coalition called Transit Forward Philadelphia alongside fellow Philadelphia-based organizations including AARP, SEIU32BJ, 5th Square, Clean Air Council, and many more. This newly formed coalition began organizing...
Take Action: Comment on US 130 Intersection Plan in Burlington Co., NJ
US 130 corridor between Pennsauken and Bordentown is a leader in Pedestrian Traffic Deaths in New Jersey. In Northwest Burlington County the problem is becoming more acute as distribution centers have taken over the landscape of former farmland and brownfields due to...
Get Involved in Transportation Planning by Taking PennDOT’s Survey
Every two years, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and the State Transportation Commissions (STC) update the 12-year program. This program is Pennsylvania's mid-range planning tool that lists statewide planned projects and assigns funding to...
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