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What You Need To Know About Tonight’s Spruce/Pine Meeting
Tonight is the first night of meetings that will begin what we believe are a change from Spruce and Pine Streets as they exist today, to comfortable spaces where pedestrians, people on bicycles, and motorists can co-exist peacefully. I know, it sounds like a...
Help Us Lobby for the Vision Zero Maintenance Crew
One of the positive pieces of Mayor Jim Kenney’s latest budget proposal is a Vision Zero Maintenance staff—literally, a staff of 13 people whose jobs are to help maintain street infrastructure that is faded, crumbling, and generally in need of some fixing. But just...
How to Get the Abandoned Bike on your Block Removed
By Kyle Hearing 311 is one way for Philadelphians to improve their communities by reporting issues and watching them get fixed. Essentially, you can contact 311 using the Philly 311 app, visiting phila.gov/311, dialing 311, tweeting @philly311, or walking into...
Let Me Tell You About My Awesome Bike Club
By Alicia Fields-Murphy Kickstand Crew is a social bicycle club based out of Hammonton, NJ. I started the club in 2017 to give people a reason to dust off their bikes and hit the streets. I wanted to start an inclusive club that welcomes everyone—young, old, expert,...
Bike Camden County Kicks off 2018 in (boozy) Style
On Friday March 23rd, BCGP affiliate group Bike Camden County held its first Supporter Social of the year at Cooper River Distillers in downtown Camden. It was definitely one of our coolest event venues, with barrels holding aging bourbon stacked against one wall, the...
Come Hear About the Spruce/Pine Bike Lane Plan
When the bike lanes on Spruce and Pine were installed in 2009, they were pretty cutting edge, as far as U.S. bike lanes went. Stretching from river to river, the lanes were installed after removing a lane of motor vehicle traffic, and prioritized bicycle...
Analyzing Philadelphia’s 3-Year Vision Zero Action Plan: Engineering
By Kyle Hearing This week, our ongoing examination of Philadelphia’s Vision Zero Action Plan is focusing on engineering. In many ways, engineering is the most straightforward aspect of Vision Zero; guidelines (such as those published by NACTO, AASHTO or the...
Member Profile: Ralph
SEPTA driver and noted avid cyclist Ralph Branch knows something about street safety. After all, he knows what it’s like to be behind the wheel of a 30,000-pound vehicle, and the handlebars of a 20-pound one. For our March Member Drive, Bicycle Coalition member Ralph...
oTIS Announces Plans to Improve Spruce & Pine Bike Lanes in 2018
Newsflash! The press release from the Office of Transportation & Infrastructure Systems (reproduced below) was released around 6:15pm this evening. oTIS is planning to discuss how they will be repaving and improving the Spruce/Bike bike lanes at two public...
Special Giveaway This Week! Thanks, Tattooed Mom
This month is our Member Drive, and we’re celebrating by sharing the stories of a few of our supporters. This week, we're highlighting Tattooed Mom in Philadelphia, which has shown us and the cycling community a lot of love. Robert Perry, the owner of this beloved...
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