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South Street Bridge Protected Bike Lane is Permanent
Earlier this week, we shared a picture of the construction going on on the South Street Bridge -- and people seemed pretty excited about it. Temporary #ProtectedBikeLane on the South Street Bridge. #CHOP #bikePHL pic.twitter.com/xDdmRFdn5E — Bike Coalition Phila...
After Bicyclist Killed in Pennsauken, a Renewed Call for Intersection Changes
Thirty-six year old Efrain Mateo-Morales was killed at the intersection of US 130 and North Park Drive in Pennsauken on Monday night. According to NJPEN.com, Police stated that he was approaching Route 130, when he hit the side of a vehicle in the northbound lane that...
Advocates Rally For Protected Bike Lanes in Philadelphia
Alongside the 5th Square PAC, Deputy Managing Director Clarena Tolson, and Fairmount Bicycles owner Shelly Salamon, the Bicycle Coalition participated in a rally today at 15th and Spruce Streets encouraging the City of Philadelphia to move forward with a protected...
Bicycle Coalition, Morris Family Take Our Message to Harrisburg
Jamal C. Morris was struck by a hit-and-run driver while riding his bicycle in West Philadelphia on April 17. The Drexel graduate and engineer died in the hospital just a couple days later. Police have still not found the person who killed him. Since that time, the...
DVRPC Draft Pennsylvania TIP Includes Funding for Suburban Bike Lanes & Circuit Trails
The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) has just posted its Draft 2017-2020 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for Southeastern Pennsylvania. Similar to a Capital Program Budget the TIP is the regionally agreed-upon list of priority...
ARLE Funds Enhance Bicyclist and Pedestrian Safety
Governor Tom Wolf has recently announced the recipients of the Automated Red Light Enforcement (ARLE) funds. Philadelphia was one of the recipients and the some of the funds will be going directly to improving pedestrian and bicyclist safety in Philadelphia. The red...
Buffered Bike Lane Bill Passes Through Committee
A bill for a new buffered bike lane along Tyson Avenue in Northeast Philadelphia, from Roosevelt Boulevard to Frankford Avenue, was recently introduced by Councilman Bobby Henon, and earlier today, the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia’s Policy Coordinator Bob...
Group Pushes False Message Ahead of BCGP Capitol Visit
On Monday, PennLive published a largely fact-free, and grammar-challenged op/ed by Tom McCarey, opposing the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia’s efforts to make streets safer and put an end to Philadelphia’s traffic violence epidemic. In the op/ed, McCarey –...
Organizers Putting Together ‘Philly Seersucker Vintage Bike Ride & Social’
The first Philly Seersucker Vintage Bike Ride & Social is taking place on Saturday June 25th at 10:30am (rain date Sunday June 26th). The ride is being hosted by Philadelphia natives John and Dawn Petty, the founders of Dandies and Quaintrelles-Philly, and Stacey...
Best Practices for Riding a Bicycle Next to a Bus
A lot of press was given to an incident at 13th and Locust Streets last week, where a bicyclist felt he was wronged and stood in front of a SEPTA bus for 30-45 minutes until a Police officer arrived. The incident rekindled the longstanding debate about bicyclist and...
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