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The latest news from Philadelphia’s active transportation advocacy scene – and how you can get involved!
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...
12 Agencies Presenting at Northwest Trails Open House
There will be an Open House on Tuesday, September 25 to answer all your questions about old, new, and upcoming Northwest Philadelphia and Montgomery County trail projects. The event, taking place at the Manayunk Brewery on Main Street, is free; register here. Among...
New Enforcement of Bus/Bike Only Lanes on Chestnut, Market Streets
If you ride a bus or a bike on Chestnut or Market Streets in Center City, you probably know, all too well, that the painted “Bus/Bike Only” designations on the street may as well be translucent. And in some cases, they are! Either way, no one respects the lanes as...
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