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Vision Zero Distracted Driving Event To Take Place Thursday
Distracted driving in the age of the iPhone is a genuine health crisis. More and more people are checking their Instagram and Facebook feeds behind the wheel, and low estimates say 16 percent of all fatal crashes are the result of distracted driving. So, Mayor Kenney...
TIGER Grants Saved—for Now
Earlier this month, Congress passed—and the president signed—a budget deal that continues funding for bicycle and pedestrian projects through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s TIGER grant program. The deal will fund operations through September 30, 2017. As I...
Breaking Ground: Two New Circuit Projects Begin Construction
The Circuit Trails system is being put together like a puzzle; piece-mealed as local municipalities get the funding and support to put together their particular sections with the overall goal of 750 miles now well within reach. Two more pieces of the Circuit Trails...
PENNDOT Announces Major Policy Change For Bike Lanes
Governor Wolf issued a press release on Monday addressing PENNDOT's onerous Bicycle Occupancy Permit (BOP) and announced a pilot project to help PENNDOT standardize their bike lane policies. "PennDOT will be issuing a policy change removing the Bicycle Occupancy...
For Immediate Release: Bike To Work Day is May 19
Contact: Randy LoBasso, Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia randy@bicyclecoalition.org 215-242-9253 Ext. 311 For Immediate Release: Philadelphia’s 22nd Bike To Work Day Is May 19 Register for Bike To Work Day Here The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia...
Tamia Santiago of Cadence Youth Cycling Shares Her College Admissions Essay
Tamia Santiago is a graduating senior and Class of 2017 Valedictorian at Roxborough High School. She has been involved in the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia’s Cadence Youth Cycling Program (“CYC”) since her freshman year. Tamia is a CYC All Star who has...
On Our Agenda: Pennsylvania ‘Curb Bill’
As we told you back in February, PennDOT’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator Roy Gothie offered an agenda this year that would make it easier for cities to install parking-protected bike lanes. One interpretation of the PA Motor Vehicle Code language is that...
No, I’m not scared of people from New Jersey
On Thursday, a story appeared on Philly.com debating whether or not people who drive more expensive cars are bigger jerks than people who drive less expensive ones. It was based on a recent survey which claimed this was, in fact, the case. I was interviewed by the...
DA Candidate Larry Krasner Answers the Bicycle Coalition’s Questionnaire
Philadelphians will vote for a new District Attorney on May 16, and the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia recently reached out to all District Attorney candidates to ask them how, as Philadelphia's District Attorney, they would deal with streets safety issues....
For immediate release: Philly Remembers 4 Cyclists During Ride of Silence
Four bicyclists have been killed in the Delaware Valley in the last year, and 2017 Ride of Silence attendees will remember them, and all fallen cyclists, on Wednesday, May 17th at 6:45pm. The purpose of this silent ride is to honor cyclists killed/injured in motor...
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