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The latest news from Philadelphia’s active transportation advocacy scene – and how you can get involved!
Families of Crash Victims Demand Action to Stop Growing Roadway Safety Crisis
Over 100 cyclists rode in honor of traffic crash victims; pedestrian and bicyclist deaths reach 40-year high PHILADELPHIA, PA – Today, over 100 families of traffic crash victims, community members, and faith leaders gathered on World Day of Remembrance for Road...
6 Months Later: How Is The Parking Authority Doing With Bike Lane Enforcement?
In May of this year, the Philadelphia Parking Authority launched its bike lane enforcement program and we asked them to provide an update on the number of citations that have been issued up to the present time. As you can see in the chart the program started...
Statement: Intercity Bus Relocation to Spring Garden St.
The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia has sent the following recommendations to the Streets Department and office of Transportation, Infrastructure and Sustainability for consideration and are actively working through possible solutions to the bus relocation...
Submit your Feedback on the Circuit’s Delaware River Trail Extension North
After completing a new segment of the Delaware River Trail (DRT) from Fishtown to South Philly, the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation (DRWC) is working on an extension of the trail north. This new segment will stretch between Penn Treaty Park and Lehigh Avenue,...
Three Things You Can Do To Stand Up for Road Safety Today & This Weekend
Feeling frustrated that there is so much traffic violence? Take action today and show up this weekend! The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia and Families for Safe Streets Greater Philadelphia have been working hard to both bring attention to the issue and to...
Remembering Our Friend and Colleague Andrea Gonzalez
We are saddened by the sudden loss of Andrea Gonzalez, who was killed by a driver on October 21st in Cherry Hill while leading a Radical Adventure Riders (RAR) LGBTQ + BIPOC bikepacking trip from Philadelphia to the Goshen Pond Camping Area in the Pine Barrens. Born...
Update: The Circuit Trails Network is Approaching 50% Completion
At the Circuit Coalition's Semi-Annual Meeting at John Heinz NWR, Sean Megill-Legendre from DVRPC announced that 2.2 miles of Circuit Trails have been completed since May. That brings the total mileage of open Circuit Trails to 391 miles or about 47% of the 2040 goal...
The Case for Expanding Automated Speed Enforcement in Philadelphia
This week, the State Senate will undertake a critical vote on a bill to make permanent the 5 year pilot of automated speed enforcement on Roosevelt Boulevard that will expire next month. We need the State Senate to amend the bill to allow expansion to other dangerous...
Wrapping Up the Fall Season with BCYC!
As October comes to a close, we want to share some exciting highlights from this month and our 2023 Fall season. It's been a journey filled with learning, adventures, and youth development. We engaged 57 youth athletes from four of our partner schools, KIPP DuBois,...
Bike Light Giveaway 2023: Lights On for 650 Cyclists!
It’s back to getting dark at 4:30pm, so Bicycle Coalition staff, volunteers and partners hit the streets for our 11th Annual Bike Light Giveaway this past Monday in North and South Philly. Between our locations at 11th and Washington, 13th and Cecil B. Moore and 29th...
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