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Bike Racks Now In Philly and Camden PATCO Stations
In 2015, the Port Authority Transit Corporation installed inverted U-racks inside the paid area at three of its Center City Stations on Locust St (9th-10th, 12th-13th and 15th-16th Locust). Those racks have proven to be popular, reaching at- or near-capacity on cold...
Delays Hold up 2015 Philly Bike Lanes
As we wrote in our Year End Review last month, 2015 was certainly a transformative year for bicycling in the Philadelphia Region. Lots of wins, and lots of promise for the incoming mayoral administration in Philadelphia. But in the city, although 14 miles of new or...
Bicycle Coalition to Speak Out for Better Amtrak Access
When the Federal Railroad Administration holds its hearing on the Tier 1 Draft Environmental Statement that began in December, policy coordinator Bob Previdi of the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia will be in attendance to speak about our priorities for...
The Bicycle Coalition’s Upcoming Year in Programming
Our organization has its hands in a little bit of everything when it comes to Greater Philadelphia cycling. We can look back on our many programs and campaigns of 2015 and call them a success. We are now looking for 2016 to be another significant growing year. Here...
New Survey Shows Women Bike PHL’s Growth
In a new survey conducted by Sport Industry Research Center (SIRC) at Temple University, 228 members of Women Bike PHL reflected on how they felt the program was going and in what areas they feel it could improve. Founded in 2013, Women Bike PHL is a program of the...
You Helped the Bicycle Coalition Meet Our 2015 Year-End Fundraising Goal!
In October, along with the announcement of the departure of our former Executive Director Alex Doty, the Bicycle Coalition was offered a $25,000 donation match by a generous donor -- and our members responded in kind. We’re still counting the donations received...
Help Implement the Bucks County Bicycle Master Plan
The Bucks County Bicycle Master Plan was adopted in 2013, and included a plan for better connected streets, new standards, better roadways, shared use paths, and generally create an environment in which pedestrians and bicyclists within Bucks County have the ability...
ICYMI: The New Mid-Block Crossing on Arch Street
The 1700 block of Arch Street is no longer the pedestrian-motor-vehicle-crash-waiting-to-happen it once was. Brandywine Realty Trust and Liberty Property, the property owners on either side of that block, recognized the situation and worked with the Streets...
The Bicycle Coalition’s Biggest Stories of the Year
2015 was a transformative year for the Greater Philadelphia Region’s bicycling community. And while there was a lot of news surrounding Philly's bicycling community in 2015, some stories seem to stand out more than others. Below, I’ve listed the nine most...
Working for a Safer North 2nd Street After Summer Hit-and-Run
Lakeya Tillman contacted the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia on October 23 with a heart-wrenching story. Her step-son, Tyrone Tillman, had been killed by a hit-and-run driver earlier this year, and while her message was one of thanks “for bringing awareness...
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