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Learning About the Dockless Rollout in the Charm City
In 2018, the City of Baltimore launched a dockless e-scooter pilot program to study the implementation issues that included safety, deployment in what the City calls equity zones and public support for the program. The City Department of Transportation has...
Nominate Your Workplace for the 2019 Bike Phriendly Business Awards
Every year during Bike to Work & Wherever Day, the Bicycle Coalition honors organizations that are committed to being bike friendly. Bike Phriendly Business awards are judged on the following criteria: Secure bicycle parking Bike-supportive employee...
Protected Bike Lanes Installed on South, 27th Streets
The City of Philadelphia installed protected bike lanes on South Street, between 27th and 22nd, and a portion of 27th Street, over the weekend. The new protection will make people who ride bikes safer coming off of, and getting onto, the South Street Bridge. The...
2019 Philadelphia Vision Zero Conference Presentations
By Benjamin Harris The 2019 Philadelphia Vision Zero Conference was a great success. There were lots of great presentations, representing many different organizations, professionals, and commuters. You can read our debrief about the conference here. While not all the...
Where 11 New Protected Bike Lane Projects Currently Stand
Chances are, you’ve probably heard about some of the new protected bike lane projects coming to Philadelphia lately. There’ve been numerous meetings and a whole host of you have shown up to support these projects. Well, the community meetings are still happening and...
$3.7 Million Approved For 22 New Circuit Projects
The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) recently announced a new round of funding for trails in the Philadelphia region. Notably, DVRPC approved funding for Upper Darby Township to design two bridges over the Darby Creek. One of the bridges...
Come Support 11th Street Protected Bike Lane Project on April 16
A new protected bike lane safety project has been proposed for 11th Street—and it’s got us pretty excited. Spanning from Bainbridge to Reed Streets, OTIS’ project calls for a two-way protected cycletrack on this already well-used corridor. There will be a public open...
Member Spotlight: John Boyle
In celebration of our March Member Drive, we're highlighting the stories of the Bicycle Coalition's members. One of our longtime members, John Boyle, is also a staff member at the Bicycle Coalition. John tells the story of how he got involved, how he made the...
The Future Of Trails Is Now, If You Live In Arkansas
Last week I had the opportunity to attend the Collaboration of Regional Trail Initiatives summit in Bentonville, Arkansas. In addition to the workshops where each organization got to present on its regional trail network and collaborate on the best way to work...
Harrisburg Legislative Update: Vulnerable Users, Radar, Cell Phone Ban
There are number of vision zero related bills either introduced or about to be introduced in the PA General Assembly. Below is an up to date summary. You can look up your state legislator and senator and call or email them to ask that they co-sponsor the bills....
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