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Report from Washington West Meeting on Protected Bike Lanes
On Tuesday, November 22, the Washington Square West Zoning Committee held a meeting to discuss, in part, the potential for protected bike lanes on Spruce and Pine Streets in Center City. About 25-30 residents showed up and expressed a desire to see a more safety...
Read Philly’s Vision Zero Executive Order Here
On Monday, November 7 (the day before Election Day), the City of Philadelphia released its Vision Zero Executive Order, creating an Office of Complete Streets and a new Vision Zero Task Force, the goals of which will be to make streets safer for everyone in...
Bicycle Coalition and JUNTOS Partnering for Giving Tuesday!
Giving Tuesday is a global day of giving fueled by the power of social media and collaboration; the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, when nonprofit organizations are recognized for the work they do for the communities. For this year’s Giving Tuesday, November 29, we hope...
Meetings for Protected Bike Lanes in Center City, Explained
Earlier this year, Philadelphia was awarded a federal grant to install protected bike lanes on numerous corridors and streets throughout the city. The plans and designs of those protected lanes are not complete, but some community organizations have begun speaking...
Penn Street Trail Extended Behind Casino to Delaware Ave.
A new section of the East Coast Greenway was recently completed in the Northern Liberties section of Philadelphia, connecting the Penn Street Trail to Delaware Avenue near Shackamaxon Street. As most people who’ve ridden along Delaware Avenue already know, an...
Cadence Youth Cycling Takes the Covered Bridges
On Sunday, October 23, Cadence Youth Cycling athletes went to Central Bucks County for the annual “Covered Bridges” ride—and it was a blast. The Covered bridges ride is an annual ride that happens in central bucks 5 route options 20 mile flat route to 63 mile...
BCGP Talks Suburban Bicycle Advocacy at DVBC Meeting
The Delaware Valley Bicycle Club (DVBC) held their 2016 Annual Member Meeting and Dinner Party at DiFabio's in Media on November 14th. DVBC has been a long time supporter of the Bicycle Coalition and we were grateful to have the opportunity to talk about bicycle...
Philadelphia Receives ‘Silver’ Bicycle-Friendly Community Award
The City of Philadelphia was named a ‘Silver’ Bicycle-Friendly Community by the League of Bicyclists’ Bicycle-Friendly Community program today, citing the city’s Bike Month and Bike to Work Events, our bike plan, bicycling culture, and other issues. This year’s award...
Manayunk Bridge Lighting Expected in Early 2018
The Manayunk Bridge Trail, a repurposed railroad bridge for bicyclists and pedestrians that is part of the Circuit Trails and connects Manayunk to Lower Merion Township, opened in October 2015 to lots of fanfare, and one caveat: It would unfortunately be closed at...
Bicycle Coalition Gives Out 400 Pairs of Bike Lights
On Monday night, the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia held its annual Bike Light Giveaway, where we gave away 400 pairs of front and back lights in South Philadelphia. The Giveaway—sponsored by Councilpeople Kenyatta Johnson and Mark Squilla, who respectively...
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