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Protected Bike Lanes “Listening Session” Became “Debate”
Almost as soon as the City of Philadelphia announced it would begin working on a protected bike lane network this past April as part of carrying out Mayor Kenney's pledge to install 30 miles of protected bike lanes over five years (first proposed by the Bicycle...
Update on SRT Closure Between MLK Drive & Race Street with Detour Map
We received two important updates from the City of Philadelphia today about the SRT trail closure announced December 5th, due to repair work on a fallen retaining wall. Earlier this week, we brought to the City's attention that the trail was not being opened during...
Protected Bike Lanes on Spruce and Pine, Further Explained
On Friday, December 9, the city’s Office of Transportation and Infrastructure Systems released a statement on its Facebook page, noting we would likely not be seeing protected bike lanes on Spruce and Pine Streets in Center City in 2017. “City staff is finalizing a...
Call to Action to Save the Newtown Rail Trail
Northampton Township Supervisors takes vote on Newtown Rail Trail this Wednesday. Northampton Supervisors will take a vote to allow an engineering study for the long-debated rail trail in Bucks County to go forward this Wednesday. If it votes down the study, the...
Map: Bicycle Commuting Rate By Neighborhood
New American Community Surveys numbers in 2015 showed bicycle commuting on the rise throughout Philadelphia and its suburbs -- we're currently at 2.2 percent citywide. And in a newly-created map by Bicycle Coalition research director John Boyle, it’s easy to see just...
Support Safe Bike Lanes on December 13
On December 13, the Washington West Civic Association will be discussing the potential of turning the buffered bike lanes on Spruce and Pine Streets into protected bike lanes. This is the second such meeting in a month. The first meeting, on November 22, was meant to...
The Bicycle Coalition’s 2016 Year in Review
It’s been quite a year at the Bicycle Coalition of Greater of Greater Philadelphia. We’ve seen our first parking-protected bike lane in the city, reached 320 miles of Circuit Trails throughout the 9-county region, worked with a victim’s family to enact change at the...
Vision Zero Alliance Begins Exploring Solutions at 63rd and Lansdowne
On Monday, members of the Vision Zero Alliance met at 63rd and Lansdowne in West Philadelphia to explore what can be done now to make changes to that intersection for the safety of people crossing there. On November 18, 8-year-old Jayanna Powell was killed at this...
Circuit Trails Coalition: Semi-Annual Meeting Recap
Editor's note: This blog was originally published by The Circuit Trails Earlier this month, a packed house of coalition members attended the Circuit Trails Coalition semi-annual meeting. It is always a pleasure to have so many of the Circuit Trails coalition members...
How you can help the family of an 8-Year-Old killed by hit-and-run driver
On Friday, November 18, 8-year-old Jayanna Powell was killed at 63rd and Lansdowne Avenue in West Philadelphia while walking home from school. The driver who murdered Jayanna did not stop and has not been caught since the incident occurred. On Wednesday, November 23,...
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