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Lose Your Bike at Reading Terminal Market? Here’s How You Can Get It Back
Earlier this week, Reading Terminal Market hosted the International Association of Chiefs of Police hosted the Philly-Octoberfest Chiefs Night reception, blocking the section of Filbert Street at the Market. As such, bike parking was removed, and so were the bikes. We...
Bike League: Pennsylvania Making ‘Moderate, Incremental Progress’
Today, the League of American Bicyclists (League) released its 2017 Bicycle Friendly State ranking. This is the League’s 9th Bicycle Friendly State rank and first since 2015. Pennsylvania was ranked as the 12th Most Bicycle Friendly State. The full report of how the...
Protected Bike Lane, Other Safety Improvements, Coming to Parkside in West Philadelphia
Good news everyone: As part of Philadelphia’s Vision Zero Action Plan, a new corridor safety project is coming to Parkside Avenue between 52nd Street and Girard Avenue. The changes will make it safer for people walking, biking driving, and taking transit along that...
Come Hear About the Wissahickon Gateway Project
If you’re a cyclist who enjoys riding on Kelly Drive (and, really, who doesn’t?), then you know how annoying it can be to continue along the Schuylkill River Trail through Manayunk. That could change soon. Currently, people who use the Schuylkill River Trail and Kelly...
Wow, What a Gala!
The Bicycle Coalition’s Fourth Annual Gala and Awards Dinner was held on Wednesday, September 27th 2017 at Front & Palmer – and marked the Coalition’s most successful Gala ever. Jay Snider, co-founder of the original Cadence Youth Foundation, was honored with the...
Reclaiming a Sidewalk in Tacony
A pair of gloves, a portable leaf blower and a pair of loppers. That is all the tools that I had when I decided to spend a late weekend afternoon at a decrepit sidewalk on State Rd near the Tacony-Palmyra Bridge. The photos were AFTER I removed the shrubbery and blew...
Take our West Chestnut Street Survey
The West Chestnut Street protected bike lane, between 45th and 34th Streets on Chestnut, has been open an in use for almost two months—and we want to know what you as users of the facility think about it. Has it made your bike ride better? Safer? We are dedicated to...
Q&A: Steve Bilenky of Bilenky Cycle Works
By Alan Spooner Stephen Bilenky and Bilenky Cycle Works will host the Philadelphia Bike Expo* on November 4th and 5th at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. The annual event brings together bicycle activism, vendors, enthusiasts, competitive cycling, and lots more....
Cadence Youth Cycling is now Bicycle Coalition Youth Cycling
We're excited to announce that Cadence Youth Cycling (CYC) will be named Bicycle Coalition Youth Cycling (BCYC) moving forward. For the past decade, our youth cycling program has increased opportunities for hundreds of Philadelphia youth both on and off the bicycle....
I-95 Cap and Delaware Trail Updates
By Karen Thompson, Delaware River Waterfront Corporation You might know the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation (DRWC) as the organization that brought you ice skating at Blue Cross RiverRink Winterfest. Or maybe you’ve heard about a little place called Spruce...
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