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Here is the Chestnut Street Bike Detour – Beginning in 2019
Due to construction on the Chestnut Street Bridge, those traveling east on the West Chestnut Street bike lane will have to follow a detour beginning in early 2019. There will also be nighttime closings on the Schuylkill river trail on the chestnut street bridge,...
2017 Philly Bike Expo Was Biggest Ever!
Hats off to Bilenky Cycle Works and everyone who helped put together the biggest Philly Bike Expo in the history of the event. The 2017 Philly Bike Expo took place this past weekend, November 4th and 5th, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. In total, there were 177...
We’re Giving Out Free Bike Lights TONIGHT
Daylight Savings Time is over, and that means it’s especially important to have lights on your bike. But not everyone does, so once a year, the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia and our partners put together a bike light giveaway, where we hand out bike lights...
SEPTA Discusses Cycle-Transit Plan at BCGP Supporter Social
By Yafa Dias Our November ‘Supporter Social’ features Jennifer Barr from @septa_social, discussing their Cycle-Transit plan and lots more. A post shared by BCGP (@bicyclecoalition) on Nov 1, 2017 at 3:26pm PDT On Wednesday, the Bicycle Coalition of Greater...
Sneak Peek into PennDOT Suburban Bike Lane Pilots
As we reported in March and September, the "death" of the Bicycle Occupancy Permit has paved the way (sorry for the pun) for making bike facilities less onerous to get installed in the PA suburbs. PennDOT decided that simply modifying its bike lane implementation...
MLK Drive Closed Overnight
According to the Philadelphia Streets Department, MLK Drive will be closed between 9pm Thursday and 5am Friday. The closure will allow the Streets Department to safely complete the clearing of the drains on the bridge. Please keep the closure in mind if you use MLK...
Routes: 50 Miles of Urban Forest and Industrial Jungle With Rich Laverty
By: SJ Punderson It was drizzling the first time I met Rich Laverty. The clouds were rumbling behind the South Street Bridge, the direction he had come from after leaving work in Ridley Park. Laverty, an engineer from Greeley Colorado, stopped mid-way through his ride...
Biking Nice on W. Chestnut Street
By Kyle Hearing Though we are still collecting data on what cyclists think about the West Chestnut Street protected bike lane, the feedback so far from the online survey has been overwhelmingly positive. The vast majority of bicyclists have told us that they feel...
NJ TIP: Update
Well, we can report that the FY2018 Transportation Improvement Program for New Jersey (NJ TIP) is no longer a "draft." Unfortunately, that is about the end of the good news for walking and biking advocates in New Jersey after yesterday's DVRPC meeting to review and...
Our Next Supporter Social: SEPTA + Bikes
As you probably know, the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia holds Supporter Socials on the first Wednesday of the month, every month. The socials are usually at our office, and always feature free beverages, food, and a special guest speaker. On Wednesday,...
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