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What the Automated Vehicle Crash in Tempe Says About Road Safety
America let out a collective shriek on Monday, as it was reported that a woman was killed by a car in Tempe, Arizona. It was the first time a car had ever killed a pedestrian, at least to our knowledge. Usually, it’s the people inside the cars doing the killing. This...
Member Profile: Jennifer
This month is our Member Drive, and we’re celebrating by sharing the stories of a few of our 3,000+ members. The following story comes from our member Jennifer from Philadelphia. Feel compelled to share your own story? Email our Membership Coordinator, Ashley. I’m one...
Take This Survey: Bicycle Coalition and Temple Students Need Your Help on Bike Parking
By Kyle Hearing Since December, a group of Temple University graduate students from the department of City and Regional Planning have been working to help the Bicycle Coalition better understand the current landscape of bicycle parking in Center City, Philadelphia....
Councilwoman Blackwell Walks Back Bike Lane Ordinance Legislation
Opening the Vision Zero Conference on Saturday, Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell announced that she would be not be advancing her anti-Vision Zero legislation, which would have made it harder and costlier for the city to upgrade existing bicycle infrastructure....
BREAKING: Kenney Announces Protected Bike Lanes on JFK, Market
Mayor Jim Kenney made news at the 2018 Vision Zero Philadelphia Conference on Saturday morning, when he announced a new bike lane pilot project through major Center City streets. Beginning this spring, JFK Boulevard and Market Street, in Center City, will be getting...
Running for Office? Want to Be on Our Podcast?
The Bicycle Coalition podcast discusses Greater Philadelphia bike and bike-related issues on a consistent basis. Hosted by Bicycle Coalition Communications Manager Randy LoBasso and Community Liaison Brenda Hernandez-Torres, the podcast reaches people all over...
Vision Zero Memorial in South Philly on March 13
Forty-six year-old Maria Jacovelli was struck and killed by the driver of a minivan on Sunday in South Philadelphia, making her at least the third pedestrian killed by a driver in Philadelphia in 2018. In response to the tragedy, the Bicycle Coalition of Greater...
Meet The Designer Behind Our New T-Shirts
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 Jeremie Rose from Philadelphia, who designed our beautiful new t-shirts! Jeremie's designs were printed on super-soft t-shirts by our...
Mayor’s Proposed Budget Ups Funding For Vision Zero
Reading budgets is not easy on the eyes or the brain. But we found some important nuggets in Mayor Jim Kenney's proposed FY19 budget related to better, safer streets, and we wanted to share those findings with you. The best find was on p. 268 of the Five Year...
Circuit Wins Third TIGER Grant to Close Key Schuylkill River Trail Gap
Yesterday, Senators Bob Casey and Pat Toomey announced that the Trump Administration had approved a $12 Million TIGER grant for the Christian to Crescent Connector. This bridge-like structure that will hug the eastern side of the Schuylkill River and connect...
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