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Bicycle Coalition in the 2000s: A Seat at the Table
Remember the 2000s? Dane Cook? Razor scooters? Freedom Fries? Well, we remember. And in the 2000s we weren’t really thinking about Bro Comedy and ways to clog-our-arteries-while-being-passive-aggressive-toward-an-entire-country so much as we were a citywide bicycle...
Bike shops that rock: Kater Street Bicycles
Joe Lambros opened Kater Street Bicycles in 2011 as a repair-only bike shop catering specifically to city commuters. Located just off of South Street at 609 S. 16th Street, the shop serves as a valuable resource for the cyclists of the Graduate Hospital neighborhood....
Bike shops that rock: Bicycle Revolutions
Bicycle Revolutions takes a different approach with their shop by wanting first and foremost for everyone to feel comfortable walking into their shop, whether a professional cyclist or someone who’s never hopped on a bike. The full sales and service stop recognizes...
Congress Should Save TIGER Grants
Federal funding is incredibly important to the city for transit, traffic control and signals, pavement resurfacing, safe routes to school and bicycle/pedestrian facilities and, honestly for the city and state’s tourism. But the most recent federal budget "blueprint"...
Bike shops that rock: Barr’s Bikes and Boards
Barr's Bikes and Boards opened in 2010 to service the cyclists and skateboarders of the Roxborough-Manayunk area. What the small Mom and Pop type shop lacks in size is compensated by their superb customer service, stock, and turnover time on services. Self-labeled as...
Bike shops that rock: Wissahickon Cyclery
Wissahickon Cyclery has kept one goal in mind since they opened 20 years ago: help cyclists of any ability feel comfortable on a bike. Whether it’s mothers looking for a gentle ride with their kids, or a professional cyclist looking for a top notch bike, Wissahickon...
Chestnut Street Protected Bike Lane Announced. How We Got Here
Perhaps the most breaking of news to come out of the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia’s Vision Zero Conference 2017 was Philadelphia’s Bike/Ped Coordinator Jeannette Brugger announcing a protected bike lane coming to West Chestnut Street. This is a project...
West Chester Dips Their Toes Into Bike Infrastructure
The Borough of West Chester took a small, small step to raise the awareness of bicycling by installing a sharrow on S. Church St, which runs parallel to the busy S. High St (Business 202). Both streets connect Downtown with the West Chester University South Campus....
Philly’s First Raised Protected Bike Lane Will Be on American Street
After lots of behind-the-scenes (and in front of the scenes) debate and bickering, American Street will finally get its protected bike lane, Plan Philly noted in a story published today. As noted in the article by Jim Saksa, The bike lane will be a raised lane with a...
Johnny Brenda’s Fundraiser Featuring Waxahatchee is Tomorrow!
In case you haven't heard yet: The Bicycle Coalition is hosting a benefit show at Johnny Brenda’s during our Member Drive that runs throughout March. The benefit show, held at the Fishtown bar and restaurant, features Kate Crutchfield’s solo project Waxahatchee, along...
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