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Ride of Silence is Wednesday, May 16th
The Ride of Silence will take place Wednesday, May 16th 2018 at 6:45 P.M. The purposes of this silent ride are to honor cyclists killed/injured in motor vehicle related crashes and to raise awareness about the rights of cyclists to ride the roads. Eight bicyclists...
Days Before Ride of Silence, Cyclist Killed on Spring Garden
A cyclist was struck and killed by a motor vehicle driver on Saturday night on Spring Garden near 10th Streets. According to media reports, police showed up at the scene at 7:45pm and the cyclist, a 34-year-old man, was already dead. It appears the cyclist was hit by...
Tonight: Meeting About Lincoln Drive Changes
The City of Philadelphia recently began a $12.1 million construction project along Lincoln Drive in Northwest Philadelphia, between Ridge Avenue and Wayne Avenue, and there is a meeting tonight in Germantown to discuss some of the changes that are taking place. We...
Neighborhood Organizations Vote in Favor of Bike Lane Upgrades
On Tuesday evening, the Washington West Civic Association and the Center City Residents Association both voted in favor of upgrading the Spruce and Pine bike lanes in Center City, Philadelphia. The meetings—which featured presentations by members of Philadelphia’s...
Cheltenham Trails Meeting: What A Night!
On Wednesday, April 25th, Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership (TTF), Friends of the Cresheim Trail (FoCT), Pennsylvania Environmental Council (PEC), Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia (BCGP), and the Cheltenham Township Environmental Advisory Council...
Go to These Spruce and Pine Meetings, Sign This Petition
The City (Office of Transportation & Infrastructure Systems) is presenting to the Boards of CCRA and WashWest about their plan for Spruce & Pine Bike lanes as follow ups to the early April public meetings, tonight. OTIS is seeking letters of support from two...
Governor Wolf’s Office Announces TA Set-Aside $$
Governor Wolf's office just announced PennDOT's latest round of funding for the Transportation Alternative's Set-Aside (TA Set-Aside) program, which "provides funding for projects and activities defined as transportation alternatives, including on- and off-road...
JOB: Bicycle Coalition Youth Cycling Program Coordinator
The Bicycle Coalition has the a job opening for a new youth cycling program coordinator. The Program Coordinator will support the operations of Bicycle Coalition Youth Cycling, a youth program run by the Coalition that fosters healthy habits, independence, and...
SRT to Temporarily Close for Relocation in Norristown
According to an official press release from Montgomery County, the Schuylkill River Trail will be closed from Sunday, May 6 (in the evening) to 6 am on Saturday, May 12, from Ford St to Swede St (Norristown Transportation Center) in Norristown. The trail will be...
Bike Gloucester Knows How to Kickoff
On Tuesday night May 1st, Bike Gloucester County, one of the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia's newest county affiliate groups, held its kickoff event at Death of the Fox Brewing Company in Clarksboro, New Jersey. There were more new faces than we could shake...
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