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Vision Zero 2017: Safety Audits for Problem Corridors
Editor’s note: The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia’s Vision zero 2017 Conference was March 1. We will be summarizing the conference’s panels on this blog. The second half of the Vision Zero Conference's final session highlighted possible design plans to...
Vision Zero 2017: Designing Safer Streets for Every Road User
Editor’s note: The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia’s Vision zero 2017 Conference was March 1. We will be summarizing the conference’s panels on this blog. The final session of the Vision Zero conference, held by the Bicycle Coalition and partners on March 1,...
Bicycle Coalition in the 80s: Fight To Preserve Your Rights
After forming and getting a few wins under our belt throughout the 1970s, the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia spent much of the 1980s preserving bicyclists’ rights against Not In My Backyard government oversteps. These efforts were generally successful and...
Bike Shops that Rock: Bicycle Therapy
Editor’s Note: Throughout our March Member Drive, we will be highlighting not just the Bicycle Coalition’s 45-year history, but the numerous bike shops around the Greater Philadelphia Region that offer the Bicycle Coalition discount to our members — one of the many...
Vision Zero, Bike Share, Central Delaware Trail Included in Capital Budget
Today, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney's proposed capital budget appears to be good news for Vision Zero and bicycling infrastructure. There is a commitment of $5 million over six years to support the engineering needs Vision Zero, $1.2 million to expand bike share, and...
Vision Zero 2017: Safety Projects Across Philadelphia
Editor's note: The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia's Vision zero 2017 Conference was March 1. We will be summarizing the conference's panels on this blog. The second panel session of the Vision Zero conference, Safety in Motion: Safety Projects Across...
Bike Shops That Rock: Trophy Bikes
Editor's Note: Throughout our March Member Drive, we will be highlighting not just the Bicycle Coalition's 45-year history, but the numerous bike shops around the Greater Philadelphia Region that offer the Bicycle Coalition discount to our members -- one of the many...
Vision Zero Philadelphia 2017 To Be Streamed on Facebook
Around the world, Vision Zero policies has proven to make streets calmer, more inclusive, and safer. And late last year, the City of Philadelphia’s Mayor Jim Kenney issued an Executive Order creating a Vision Zero Task Force for Philadelphia, a campaign promise first...
Bicycle Coalition in the 70s: Bridge Access, Chestnut Street, Organizing from a Train Station Bar
In 1972, John Dowlin, Bob Thomas, Ralph Hirsch and Gihon Jordan began meeting on the second Monday of each month in the back room of J. Mulligan’s Restaurant and Bar at 30th Street Station in Philadelphia. All avid cyclists, these guys’ conversations mostly focused on...
‘PennDOT Connects’ will gather input before transportation projects
Good news, everyone: PennDOT has been listening to advocates around the state, including the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia, and will start collaborating earlier with local municipalities on transportation projects that have yet to be designed. What that...
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