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Send us your FADED Bike Lanes
The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia is dedicated to advocating for the highest quality bike lanes, but given the extreme paving backlog the city faces, as well as a lack of adequate funding to the Streets Department to implement their plans, some of...
WIN: ‘Ride the Ducks’ Suspended Indefinitely
It was announced on Wednesday that Philadelphia’s “Ride the Ducks” amphibious and street tours of the city have been suspended indefinitely. According to BillyPenn.com, the shut down was in large part due to "soaring insurance costs, the company announced late...
Bike Lane Deserts Map Shows Transportation-Unfriendly Areas
The Bicycle Coalition recently completed a new map for our “Bike Maps” page, depicting areas throughout Philadelphia without any viable transportation infrastructure for people who want to use bikes. Using census block groups, Bicycle Coalition research director John...
Following Sarah Clark Stuart in Copenhagen?
For those who don’t know yet, Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia Executive Director Sarah Clark Stuart recently won a grant to travel to Copenhagen, Denmark, with representatives of Philadelphia Government to learn about some of the simple, safe infrastructure...
Those Gala Flowers Were Provided by UrbanStems
Great crowd at the @bicyclecoalition gala! #bcgpgala A photo posted by BCGP (@bicyclecoalition) on Sep 29, 2016 at 4:38pm PDT First off – thanks everyone who came to our Annual Gala and Awards Dinner on Thursday night. It was a fantastic time and probably our best...
City Reiterates Plan for More Protected Lanes at Ryan Ave Opening
As many already know, a 2-way parking-protected bike lane recently opened in Northeast Philly. The Ryan Avenue lane is the city’s first and comes after years of talks and planning between the Philadelphia Streets Department, Councilman Bobby Henon, and the Bicycle...
Look Out For This Car Driving on Wrong Side of Road
A video was posted to Twitter on Tuesday evening showing a person in a Toyota SUV driving the wrong way down South 11th Street in an effort to get ahead of traffic. The video is just the latest in a series posted by Philadelphia cyclist Kate Mundie to YouTube,...
3rd Annual ‘Bikes and Beers’ is October 16
The Third Annual Bikes and Beers Event — a Philly tradition at this point, though first birthed in San Diego — is an event that brings together two of life’s greatest pleasures. Benefitting the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia, the Bikes and Beers event...
Zipcar Now Offering Cars with Bike Racks
Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia sponsor Zipcar recently announced that select vehicles now have Yakima vehicle racks, which include roof bike racks. Yakima equipped vehicles start at $11.75/per hour, with gas and insurance included. To make a...
Philly Free Streets A Success
Thousands of Philadelphians came out for Philly Free Streets on Saturday, September 24. It was an event in which the city opened up about 10 miles of its streets, from Front and South to West Fairmount Park, to people instead of cars. The event went from 8am-1pm and...
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