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The latest news from Philadelphia’s active transportation advocacy scene – and how you can get involved!
Final American Street Public Meeting on Wednesday
Tonight, the Philadelphia City Planning Commission will unveil the final designs for the upcoming American Street protected bike lane. The last public information about this project noted that it would be Philadelphia’s first center-lane, raised protected bike lane...
Councilman Johnson Rejects Lombard Safety Improvements, But Effort Not Over
Citing the concerns of some Lombard Street residents, Councilman Kenyatta Johnson sent a letter to the Office of Transportation and Infrastructure Systems last Friday rejecting the the City’s proposal to create a protected bike lane along that street for six months in...
Taking Your Bike On Amtrak? Sign Up For This Webinar
Caron Whitaker, a consultant with the League of American Bicyclists will be hosting a webinar with speakers from Amtrak and Adventure Cycling Association to speak about Railroad's current bike services and facilities, the Amtrak Bike working group, and plans for the...
Dilworth Park LED Billboard Running Bike Nice Campaign
Everyone has a role to play in making our streets safer, and at the Bicycle Coalition, we feel we have a unique opportunity to both inform all road users of the laws of the road—and to make sure we’re representing bicyclists in this effort. That’s why for the second...
Time to Comment on Proposed Protected Bike Lane for Lombard/27th/South
As Mayor Kenney promised during his 2015 campaign, the City of Philadelphia is working to install 30 miles of protected bike lanes throughout the City. More than 200 people attended last night's public listening session about the City's proposal to convert the...
South/Lombard/27th Streets Protected Bike Lane Meeting Tonight
The City of Philadelphia is proposing that the buffered bike lanes on Lombard, 27th and South Streets be converted into protected bike lanes. Tonight, there is a Public Listening Session for the neighbors and those use the streets for transportation. Please attend...
Burlington County Reaffirms Funding For Trails
According to The Burlington County Times - "...the (Burlington County) Board of Freeholders on Wednesday unanimously approved collecting 4 cents per $100 of assessed property value to fund its Open Space, Recreation and Farmland and Historic Preservation...
Reader Response #2: Speed bumps
Editor's note: As cyclists, we understand there are some people who don’t like us, no matter what. Maybe they had a bad experience with a person on a bike at some point, maybe they don’t think we belong on the roads. Whatever the case, those people send me emails and...
Protected Bike Lane Explainer For 7/17 Meeting
After obtaining the necessary funding, the City of Philadelphia is committed to making streets safer for pedestrians, people who ride bicycles, and people who drive motor vehicles, by upgrading buffered bike lanes to protected bike lanes. Some specific lanes have been...
Friends of the CVT Progress Update
The next meeting of the Friends of the Chester Valley Trail will be held on Tuesday 7/18 at 7pm at the East Whiteland Township Building. For those who couldn't make the CVT Downingtown Extension meeting a few weeks ago, you can click this link to see a draft of the...
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