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Welcome our New Montgomery Affiliate Chair!
We couldn't be more pleased to announce that for the first time this century, Montgomery County will have an active BCGP affiliate group! Alexandria Schneider is a resident of Jenkintown with significant history in community organizing, including many bike rides! She...
PA Transportation Alternatives Funding Announced: Circuit & On-Road Highlights
From a recent DVRPC press release: The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) has awarded $7.9 million to ten local projects in Southeastern Pennsylvania through the Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside Program (TA). Additionally, $4 million will be...
Bucks County Highlight
-By Rich Grafius, Interim Chair, Bike Bucks County Bike Bucks County (BBC) is a volunteer affiliate group of The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia. We're engaged citizens working to promote the Bucks County’s bike and pedestrian trail network, The Circuit, and...
New Protected Bike Lane Coming to Small Part of Race Street
Councilman Mark Squilla introduced an ordinance to City Council on Thursday that would create a new protected bike lane to a small stretch of Race Street, giving cyclists easier access to the Ben Franklin Bridge and pedestrians better access to Franklin Square. The...
Jersey Girls Keep on Crushing It This Winter
One of our favorite Jersey bike squads, looking for a new challenge after absolutely owning the Holiday Lights Ride, have pivoted to full MTB winter mode. Group leader Christine Torello takes it from here: Starting in late October, my pals and I put away our road...
Bicycle Coalition and Philadelphia 3.0 to Co-Host ‘Vision Zero in Your Neighborhood: Becoming a Local Champion’
On Tuesday, January 30, the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia and Philadelphia 3.0 will co-host “Vision Zero in Your Neighborhood: Becoming a Local Champion,” a short event explaining the politics involved in bicycling and other Vision Zero issues, and ways...
‘Ride to Zero’ Around City Hall on Thursday
On Thursday morning, cyclists will greet City Councilmembers heading to work with a call for better, safer, infrastructure on city streets. In a protest ride called ‘Ride to Zero,’ those who want to send a message to the city will gather at Thomas Paine Plaza and ride...
Bicycle Coalition, Vision Zero Alliance to Host Roosevelt Blvd. Safety Discussion
For Immediate Release: January 23, 2018 Contact: Randy LoBasso, 215-242-9253 Ext. 311, randy@bicyclecoalition.org Roosevelt Blvd. is the most dangerous street in Philadelphia, and it’s time the state allow Philadelphia to make it safer for people using all modes of...
Dockless Bike Share: Questions, Concerns, Hopes
Philadelphia is considering complementing and expanding its current bike sharing system with dockless bike sharing. Like Indego bike share, dockless bike share is a pay-per-ride system, except users don’t have to lock their bike up at a set station, which has the...
Connecting Narberth to The Circuit
On Sunday January 21 -a rare day this winter with mild temps- I had the pleasure of meeting with a group of dedicated cycling advocates from lower Montgomery County. On a day much better suited to being outdoors, we discussed how to connect Narberth Borough and Lower...
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