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The latest news from Philadelphia’s active transportation advocacy scene – and how you can get involved!
Speed Camera Bill Passes Senate!
Pennsylvania Senate Bill 172, which legalizes automated speed enforcement on Roosevelt Boulevard in Philadelphia, and work zones around the state, has passed the Pennsylvania state legislature. Tuesday's vote of 47-1 in the state Senate, is the end result of several...
Pennsylvania Funds Include Protected Bike Lane on Market Street and Parkside Sidepath
Governor Tom Wolf announced new funds for alternative transportation projects throughout the state, including several projects in the Greater Philadelphia Region. The one that first caught our eye is a new protected bike lane project on Market Street, between Sixth...
3 BCGP Panels Coming to the Philly Bike Expo
The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia will be well represented at this year's Philly Bike Expo. An event that has grown substantially every year, the Expo is a combination "bike show" and networking/learning opportunity, and will be back with an indoor bike...
The Trenton Wellness Loop Is Coming
By Linda Mead, D & R Greenway Trust Beginning this fall, bicyclists can enjoy the new 1.5-mile Trenton Wellness Loop. With design led by the City of Trenton and the Partnership for Healthy Kids, and implementation led by D&R Greenway’s Jay Watson, this new...
You Can Still Comment on Christian to Crescent Connector
The City of Philadelphia held an Open House on Wednesday night at the Finnegan Playground in the Gray's Ferry neighborhood to receive public comment on the Circuit trail segment called the Christian to Crescent Connector it has designed to close the last gap between...
Tips for Requesting a Bike Lane on a Local Road
We recently published a blog about the PennDOT 5-year plan, and how to propose bike lanes on listed projects. We've had a lot of folks contacting us about projects that are not on PennDOT roads, so we're here to give some tips on how to request those projects. Not...
Trails and Projects Displayed at Northwest Circuit Open House
Despite a biblical rainstorm that shut down I-76 and most of the River Drives, approximately 80 people came the NW Circuit Trails Open House at the Manayunk Brew Pub on Tuesday, September 25. There are numerous trail and canal projects underway in several Northwest...
US Census Shows Uptick In Suburban Philadelphia Bike Commuters
Last week we looked at the 2017 American Community Survey data, which showed that the number of bike commuters in Philadelphia increased by 20 percent. This week we reviewed data for the suburban Counties. In December, the Census Bureau will release 5-year data, which...
Why the Fredricks Settlement Is So Important
The family of Emily Fredricks recently settled with Gold Medal trucking company over Emily's death in November 2017. Fredricks was riding her bicycle on a faded buffered bike lane on Spruce Street in Center City when the driver of a Gold Medal trash truck attempted to...
Public Meeting for Last Gap in SRT between Art Museum and Bartram’s Garden
It's not a dream! One day soon (perhaps by 2022), you'll be able to ride your bike from the Wissahickon all the way to Bartram's Garden completely off road (and eventually, all the way to the Heinz Refuge!) Funding for this last segment is in place and the...
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