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Philadelphia to Receive $2 Million to Advance Environmental Sustainability initiatives
By Ben Harris Along with other cities like Pittsburgh, Boston, and Washington DC, Philadelphia has been awarded $2 million as part of the Bloomberg American Cities Climate Challenge. Bloomberg Philanthropies, a foundation for former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s...
City Releases Vision Zero One Year Update
The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia introduced Vision Zero to all the mayoral candidates in 2015 (plus, all the City Council candidates who would meet with us), and we were encouraged to see the Kenney Administration roll out its Vision Zero plan in 2016....
Let’s Talk Scooters on November 8
Join us for a conversation about electric scooters on November 8. From 6-8pm, the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia will host an On The Table Philly conversation (and pizza will be provided) all about the future of scooters for mobility in Philadelphia. Are...
Do You Bike on the JFK and Market Protected Bike Lanes? Take This Survey
This past June, the City of Philadelphia installed its first parked car protected bike lane in Center City along JFK Boulevard and West Market Street between 20th and 15th Streets. This event was a milestone as it took nearly 10 years from the first conceptual studies...
Loading Zone Legislation Based on Bicycle Coalition Proposal Introduced in Council
An idea to change loading zone rules first proposed by the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia is being introduced as legislation in Philadelphia City Council on Thursday. The plan, detailed here, would change the rules for creating loading zones on streets with...
27th Street Protected Bike Lane Should Include Traffic Separators
After a 15-month waiting period for the Philadelphia Water Department to finish a project, the Philadelphia Streets Department and the Office of Transportation, Infrastructure and Sustainability announced to neighborhood groups that the City will install the South and...
La cuidad pasa el proyecto de ley del senado 172
Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia, AARP-PA, AAA y el resto de la Alianza de Visión Cero de Filadelfia (Vision Zero Alliance Philadelphia), trabajaron durante varios años para obtener el Proyecto de Ley del Senado 172, que legalizó las cámaras de velocidad a lo...
City Touts Speed Camera Law at Vision Zero Event
The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia, AARP-PA, AAA, and the rest of the Philadelphia Vision Zero Alliance, worked over several years to get Senate Bill 172 – which legalized speed cameras along Roosevelt Boulevard in North and Northeast Philadelphia – passed....
Chester County closing in on 4-mile Schuylkill River Trail gap
On Wednesday, October 17th, Chester County Planning held an Open House in East Conventry to provide the public with an update on Phase 2 of the Schuylkill River Trail between Parker Ford at Linfield Road and the US 422 bridge over the Schuylkill River. Phase 1 of the...
View All Northwest Trails Posters
Approximately 80 people came to the Northwest Circuit Trails Open House at the Manayunk Brew Pub on Tuesday, September 25, to discuss upcoming trail projects coming to Northwest Philadelphia and close suburbs. There are numerous trail and canal projects underway...
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