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Women Bike PHL: Updates & Upcoming Events
This month is an exciting one for Women Bike PHL (WBPHL)! Here's what's happened recently, and what's coming up. (1) Free financial empowerment workshop this month: As part of the BCGP's monthly Supporter Social series, The Women Bike PHL community (those identifying...
Heading to parade from outside Center City? Can’t use SEPTA or PATCO, but you can use your bike.
With the Eagles Parade bringing throngs of revelers to Center City and South Philly on Thursday, SEPTA Regional Rail and PATCO will be running limited one-way services on Thursday. It sounds counterintuitive but the agencies have reasoned that restricting service is...
Eagles Parade Bicycle Detours, Explained
The Philadelphia Eagles won the Super Bowl on Sunday, and on Thursday the City of Philadelphia will hold a Victory Parade to celebrate the win. The parade is planned from Broad and Pattison in South Philadelphia to the Art Museum in Center City. With the Eagles Parade...
Bicycle Coalition to Hold Direct Action After Pedestrian Killed on Roosevelt Boulevard
A pedestrian was killed on Roosevelt Boulevard on Monday, February 5. According to media reports, an unlicensed motorist hit a 22-year-old pedestrian around 11pm while crossing at Roosevelt Boulevard and Large Street. The victim later died at the hospital. The woman...
Western Trails Summit Sneak Peek
On Saturday February 10 at 9am, I'll be presenting at the 6th annual Philadelphia Western Suburbs Trail Summit. My action packed 10-minute presentation will include: Municipal Circuit resolutions update, a look at PennDOT's new suburban bike lane pilots, how we're...
Island Ave. Protected Bike Lane Ordinance to be Introduced This Month
An ordinance to create a new protected bike lane along Island Avenue in Southwest Philadelphia will be introduced on February 14th. The lane will be put in between Enterprise and Penrose on Island Avenue, and is being introduced by Councilman Kenyatta Johnson. Read...
Circuit Question: Why doesn’t the new trail connect to Christian Street?
We've heard from some our readers and social media followers wondering why the newest section of the Schuylkill River Trail doesn't connect over the railroad tracks to Christian Street. Unfortunately, CSX forbids any new at-grade crossings (after allowing the two at...
Bicycle Coalition and Philadelphia 3.0 Talk Bringing Vision Zero to Hyper-Local Politics
On Tuesday, the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia and Philadelphia 3.0 co-hosted a meeting at Project H.O.M.E. to discuss the history of “bike politics” in Philadelphia and what private citizens can do in their communities to make changes. The event was free...
DVRPC Releases Report To Improve Bike and Ped Safety on Callowhill
As a feeder route to the Vine Street Expressway, Callowhill Street between 2nd and 6th Streets is as wide as 76 feet with 3 to 5 lanes of traffic. This creates a barrier for bicycle- and pedestrian-travel along or across. The City of Philadelphia asked the Delaware...
New Section of Schuylkill River Trail #onthecircuit Opens
This morning, the Schuylkill Banks path extension from South to Christian Street opened. “The moment has finally arrived,” noted the Schuylkill River Development Corporation in a tweet on Wednesday. “South to Christian is OPEN for use!” The long-awaited opening of...
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