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The latest news from Philadelphia’s active transportation advocacy scene – and how you can get involved!
Philadelphia Seeking Public Input for the Next Vision Zero Action Plan
Background: The City of Philadelphia has released its 2024 Action Plan Report this December, revealing a sobering reality: while traffic deaths have remained steady since 2021, the three-year average is now over 40% higher than the pre-pandemic average. Philadelphia's...
Exciting Changes for Our Education Team!
We’re thrilled to announce some exciting organizational updates for our Education Team as we continue to enhance and grow our programming. These changes reflect our commitment to supporting career growth within our organization while ensuring we deliver impactful...
Target Zero Becomes the Law in New Jersey
On Monday, January 13th Governor Phil Murphy signed the Target Zero Commission Bill into law. The new law appoints representatives from 10 State Agencies and all 3 Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) to deliver a Target Zero Action Plan to the state legislature...
Major Funding Win: The City of Philadelphia Receives $37 Million for the Circuit and Eakins Oval
On Tuesday, January 7th, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced the first round of Active Transportation Infrastructure Investment Program (ATIIP) funding which provided $44.5 million for active transportation networks...
Michael Buie is the first person in Philadelphia riding a bicycle to be killed in 2025
We are heartbroken to report that a person riding a bicycle was killed crossing Broad St this morning. Michael Buie was traveling east on Erie across Broad St. around 2am when he was hit by a driver traveling southbound on Broad St. Michael passed away at the scene. ...
Driver and Accomplice Found Guilty in the Crash that Killed Will Lindsay in 2020
We are encouraged to report that the trial following the Hit and Run crash that killed Will Lindsay in July of 2020 concluded on December 12th. Both the driver and accomplice were found guilty of their charges. Background information: Will Lindsay was riding his...
Philadelphia’s Vision Zero Annual Report and LAB’s Bicycle Friendly States Reports Highlights Progress (and Problems) in the Region
Both Philadelphia’s Vision Zero Annual Report and the League of American Bicyclists’ Bicycle Friendly State rankings were released last week. These reports analyze a variety of data to identify progress made and areas of challenge in Philadelphia and at the state...
New Jersey’s Target Zero Bill Heads to the Governor’s Desk
Finally! After several years of advocating for this bill, the Senate and the Assembly unanimously passed the Target Zero bill (A1476). We would like to thank our partners at the Vision Zero New Jersey Alliance and all the advocates who persevered to get this bill...
Top 5 Bike Education Moments of 2024
As the year comes to a close, we reflect on an impactful year full of community connections. Here are our top 5 moments from the past year, that highlight our community-based bike education and access programs across the city of Philadelphia. 1. We love to turn a...
12th Annual Holiday Lights Ride Brings Jingle Bells and Rain Spells
On the 12th year of Holiday Lights Rides, South Philly gave to me... Stopped from riding on the 11th due to hazardous weather conditions, we beat the rain last night to tour the holiday lights joyously dry for our 12th annual Holiday Lights Ride. Like a Christmas...
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