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The latest news from Philadelphia’s active transportation advocacy scene – and how you can get involved!
VisionZeroPHL Yields Results and Must Continue Despite Stubbornly High Traffic Deaths
On October 10th, the City released its fifth Vision Zero Annual Report, summarizing the results of seven years of work that the Kenney Administration has conducted to eliminate traffic deaths. The Bicycle Coalition played a pivotal role in securing Mayor Kenney's...
Advocates and Legislators call for the Automated Speed Enforcement program to be made permanent and expanded to other dangerous Philadelphia roads
Fatal crashes dropped by 53% between 2020 and 2022 on Roosevelt Boulevard HARRISBURG – Families of traffic crash victims, road safety advocates, Elected Officials and community members gathered on Tuesday, October 3rd to call for action on the Automated Speed...
Coming Soon – The Walnut Street Protected Bike Lane
Phase 1 of the Walnut St Repaving and Complete Streets Safety Project is now under construction.In September PENNDOT started the repaving process on Walnut Street from 33rd Street to 63rd Street/Cobbs Creek Parkway. Currently the corridor is milled and the paving...
Thank You For Your Help in Breaking Gala Records!!!
Last Thursday night, Sept 28th, our Annual Gala and Awards Dinner got busy breaking records as we joined together to celebrate at Ridgeland Mansion in Fairmount Park. Although we staved off the rain until the conclusion, not all eyes were dry as BCYC Athlete of the...
The DVRPC Board Approves $19.2 Million for the Circuit Trails in Burlington County
In August, the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) opened its public comment period for the Draft FY2024 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for New Jersey which is a critical funding opportunity for the Circuit Trails and bicycle/pedestrian...
The Long History of Philadelphia Bike Counts
Between 1988 on 1990, the Bicycle Coalition of the Delaware Valley campaigned to convince PennDOT to include a simple bike lane on the reconstruction of the Walnut Street Bridge. PennDOT ignored our pleas and in response on October 25, 1990, the Bicycle Coalition of...
The Bike Friendly RiverLINE is Experiencing Reliability Issues
It's no secret for those that follow our blog that for the past 17 years I have been a regular multi-modal commuter (usually train + bike on the bridge) from my home in Burlington County, NJ to the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia's office in Center City. NJ...
Tell Your Legislators – Fund PA Transit!
Tell your state legislators: fully fund PA transit through existing sales tax and local enabling legislation.
Meet Our New BCYC Program Director: Lana Harshaw
Hello, I’m Lana Harshaw, and I am absolutely thrilled to step into my role as Program Director at Bicycle Coalition Youth Cycling. My journey as an advocate for BIPOC in underrepresented spaces, working in team environments, and leadership development has been shaped...
We’re going back to Harrisburg on October 3rd- Join us!
Thanks everyone who joined our Policy Team in Harrisburg in June for our last Lobby Day. We are heading back to Harrisburg on October 3rd to continue our advocacy for Automated Speed Enforcement(HB 1284, SB748), Parking Protected Bike Lanes (HB 1283), and Jay Alert...
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