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Ben Franklin Bridge Walkway Ramp Is a Go
We have said this before, but this time, it's for real: We now are closer than ever to getting an ADA accessible ramp on the Ben Franklin Bridge Walkway. As noted by a story in the Courier Post, "A Delaware River Port Authority committee recommended Tuesday that the...
American Street Plans Revealed
Coming soon to North American St: construction. But when the dust clears in 2020, a new boulevard will be in place. Complete with greenery specially designed to retain water runoff (green infrastructure) and bike lanes. North American Street is one of three projects...
Cadence Youth Cycling Success Stories: Fard McFadden
Editor's Note: The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia's Cadence Youth Cycling program has had so many success stories we've decided to begin profiling those graduating students and give you their success story. The first student we're profiling is Fard...
SRT Race and Locust Crossings Temporarily Closed Beginning August 1
This just came in from the Streets Department. Schuylkill River Trail Crossings will be closed for track work starting Tuesday, August 1st. Please plan accordingly. PHILADELPHIA – Streets Commissioner Carlton Williams announced today the grade crossings at Race and...
West Chestnut Street Construction Beginning August 7
The City of Philadelphia just sent out a press release for the construction of Philadelphia's first one-way parking-protected bike lane, along Chestnut Street in West Philadelphia. In the release, they note that construction for the lane will begin on August 7....
Action Alert, Central PA: Keeping the Spotlight on Efforts to Find Hit-and-Run Motorist
Members and community supporters of the Huntington Bike Club (HBC) will converge tonight at 7pm at the site of a recent hit-and-run crash in Central PA. An investigation is under way, but it appears that the motorist intentionally swerved into a group of cyclists on...
Reader Response #3: Yep, Bicyclists Pay For Roads
On June 16, Kim commented on a comment on this blog, noting, “Cars pay for roads, you obviously do not.” Kim’s not the only person to make this argument. It happens a lot. It goes like this, usually: people who ride bikes don’t pay gas taxes or vehicle registration or...
DVRPC: More Money for Circuit Trails
This morning at the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission Board meeting, we learned that our advocacy to secure more dedicated funding for Circuit Trails in New Jersey is beginning to bear fruit. Along with other members of the Circuit Coalition, the Bicycle...
Pennypack Trail Bridge Construction Continues
A bridge replacement project on the Pennypack Trail near the Ed Kelly Amphitheater is progressing. Over the past 10 days the bridge structure has been put in place but there is still a considerable amount of work before the project is finished. In the meantime a...
National Study Calls For New Approach to Road Safety, Speed
The National Transportation Safety Board took a huge step yesterday when it released a new study identifying speed-related deaths and injuries “as an urgent and under-addressed national problem,” as noted by the Vision Zero Network. Ten-thousand people are killed...
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