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The latest news from Philadelphia’s active transportation advocacy scene – and how you can get involved!
Construction Should Prioritize Pedestrian Safety
A common sight in many European cities are "shared streets"; streets where motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians use a street and sidewalk as if they are one and the same. Motor vehicles move slowly through the streets and pedestrians and bicyclists weave in and out...
Here’s Where 2017 ARLE Funds Are Going
Pennsylvania just released its annual ARLE (Automated Red Light Enforcement) fund report, and $6 million will be going back to the state for safety improvement projects. The ARLE program has produced $45.4 million, funding 298 safety projects, since 2010,...
Learn About Lighting the Manayunk Bridge
The Manayunk Bridge Trail opened in 2015 ready for some fine pedalin’. Or so we thought. The bike/ped trail bridge, which connects Manayunk, in Philadelphia County; to Lower Merion, in Montgomery County; can be a great commuter route. Except: When the bridge was...
Keep Track of Faded Bike Lanes with #FadedPHL
Last fall, in an effort to better understand the condition of bicycle infrastructure across the city, we asked our members and supporters to email us pictures of faded pavement markings. Based on nearly three dozen responses, we mapped streets with pavement markings...
Report From Bicycle Coalition Trip to Harrisburg for Speed Cameras
On Monday and Tuesday, Bicycle Coalition policy coordinator and members of the Vision Zero Alliance traveled to the state Capitol to advocate for a bill that would put a speed camera Pilot project on Roosevelt Boulevard. The Bill, HB 1187, was recently introduced by...
Recap: Cadence Youth Cycling’s Final Race of Season
A gloomy morning did not keep Cadence Youth Cycling athletes from competing in their final race of the Spring Season. The sun came out and dried the course making it safe for our youth athletes to race their hearts out. This annual criterium race takes place near...
Taylor Kuyk-White Takes 4th in Trans-Sylvania Epic, Donates Funds Raised
Cadence Youth Cycling program manager Taylor Kuyk-White recently took fourth place in the women’s 2017 Trans-Sylvania Epic, a five-day mountain bike stage race in the Central Pennsylvania mountains. Taking place in the Rothrocks State Forest, the women’s race finds...
Show Your Support for Pennsylvania’s 4-Foot Passing Law
If you’re driving a car in Pennsylvania and you want to pass a cyclist on the street, state law requires you give the cyclist four feet of space when doing so. But you wouldn’t necessarily know it. The law is largely unenforced and drivers who don’t also ride bicycles...
14 New Indego Stations Coming
Philadelphia’s bike sharing system, Indego Bike Share, recently turned two, and the results of the system continue to be encouraging. According to Indego, in April 2017, the system had reached 1.2 million trips. Thirty new stations and 300 new bikes were installed...
Take the City’s 13th Street and 15th Street Survey
The city has a plan for a Neighborhood Bikeway on 13th and 15th Streets in South Philadelphia, and we encourage you to take their pre-installation survey. Located at this link, the survey specifically asks cyclists how they feel about various pieces of infrastructure...
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