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Coming Soon: The Bicycle Coalition Podcast!
STAY TUNED: The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia will soon have its very own podcast, highlighting stories, cycling tips, and programming information from the Greater Philadelphia region’s cyclists and advocates. The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia...
So there’s snow in your bike lanes. Now what?
Tell me if this sounds familiar: You strap on your jacket, hat, gloves, balaclava, fleece-lined pants, second pair of gloves, heavy-duty socks, and boots. You get on your bike. You ride to the bike lane that usually takes you to work, and lo and behold: The bike lane...
Successful Bike Bucks County Meeting Discusses Newtown Rail Trail
Bike Bucks County, a local county arm of the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia, hosted a well-attended information session on the Newtown Rail Trail last night at the Northampton Township Free Library. The crowd of about 70 people broke down to about 60 in...
Bicycle Coalition Announces New Executive Director
After three months of interviews and deliberations, the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia’s Board of Directors have hired Sarah Clark Stuart as Executive Director of the organization. Stuart has been serving as the Coalition’s Acting Executive Director since...
South Philly Road Rage Incident Highlights Need for Street Changes
A video was recently posted to YouTube depicting a cycling getting harassed, and almost intentionally hit by a motor vehicle user on South Broad Street in Philadelphia, creating a new conversation about cyclist safety and what to do about road rage. The video,...
Even MORE #BikePHL Tips for Winter Riding
Hey. Remember earlier this week, Tuesday, when it was super cold out? We asked some of our followers on social media for some tips dealing with it while riding a bike. They delivered. And here’s the blog. Well. Now, literally thousands of articles have been written...
Look at this SEPTA Bike Rack Mural
There are few things that say city landscape like bikes, buses and street art. Which is why we were excited to see a new mural outside Philly Electric Wheels in Northwest Philadelphia. The mural, as shown above, depicts a SEPTA bus with a bike rack on it—and what’s...
How Does #BikePHL Get Through Winter Commutes?
Yesterday, we asked our Twitter peeps ("Tweeps," if you want to get technical about it) what they were doing to get through the winter on their bikes. After all, on most of our commutes to work Tuesday morning, we were dealing with 18 degree temperatures and a 16...
Learn about the Newtown Rail Trail in Bucks County on Jan 27th
Would you like to ride safely and easily from Newtown to Philadelphia on a former rail trail? Come learn how you can help make the Newtown Rail Trail a reality! The Newtown Rail Trail will be the Bucks County extension of the Pennypack Creek Trail following the old...
Bike/Ped Plan Progress Report Released
Part plan, part accomplishment report card, Philadelphia’s 2015 Pedestrian and Bicycle Plan was released in December and highlights many of the city’s goals for bicyclists and pedestrians over the coming three years. Safer Streets In 2014, Philly signed on to the U.S....
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