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Calls for Safer Streets, Protected Bike Lanes, at Jamal Morris Foundation Fundraiser
Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell attended this weekend’s fundraiser for the Jamal C. Morris Foundation, and spoke positively about the upcoming protected bike lane on Chestnut Street and a commitment to street safety in her district. "We are ready to make the city...
Report from Cadence Youth Cycling Time Trial
Editor's Note: This blog post was written by Cadence Youth Cycling Athlete Mya Miller. On April 29th, Cadence Youth Cycling held its first Time Trial for the 2017 spring season. Every site team came out to Kelly Pool to compete in a time trial against the other sites...
WATCH: Bicycle Coalition’s Testimony at City Council
On Wednesday, May 3, Philadelphia City Council invited public testimony on the Budget Fiscal Year 2018. The Bicycle Coalition’s Bob Previdi spoke at that meeting, and his testimony is available at 43:05 in the below video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdMGTNRXgDI...
Chester County Passes Resolution Supporting Circuit Trails
The Chester County Commissioners signed a resolution supporting the Circuit Trails short-term goal of 500 miles of trails by 2025 on Wednesday. Chester County joined 20 municipalities in the region in supporting the stated goal of 500 miles by 2025, which is a step...
Bike Month Events Coming Up This Month
May is National Bike Month, and celebrated in communities all over the country. Here in Philadelphia, the Bicycle Coalition and affiliated groups use the month to showcase the benefits of bicycling and encourage more people to get on bikes in their communities around...
5/3: Come to our ‘Road to Recovery’ Presentation at City Hall
We’ve spent years pushing for better Streets funding in Philadelphia. Why? Because you can have the best road plans in the world, but they’re not worth much if you don’t have the money to enact them. That’s the situation we’ve found ourselves in over the last couple...
Mya Miller Opens Up About Cadence Youth Cycling
Mya Miller recalls her experiences biking before joining Cadence Youth Cycles, when her neighborhood block would organize an annual bike fix and group ride around the city. So when Miller got to her freshman year of high school and heard an announcement for Cadence...
Big Week at PHL City Hall for Schuylkill River Trail, Protected Bike Lanes, & Pedestrian Safety
This week in City Hall, City Council members took action on four important amendments and ordinances that the Bicycle Coalition believe will advance bicycling and pedestrian safety. Tidal Schuylkill River Trail - Councilman Kenyatta Johnson submitted a proposed...
Road to Recovery: Streets Department Budget Gaining Ground
It's no secret that the City of Philadelphia's Streets Department has a yeoman's job of managing 2525 miles of city streets, 320 bridges, over 20,000 intersections, 100,000 streetlights and over 400 bike lane miles. The ability of the Streets Department to...
Ride for DC’s Vision Zero
Across the country over 20 cities have embarked on Vision Zero initiatives. Each city has slightly different focus but all with the same goal: to reduce roadway deaths and serious injuries from crashes. Philadelphia and Washington DC bookended the month of March with...
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