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PHOTOS: The Holiday Lights Ride 2015
This year's Holiday Lights Ride was a DIY affair, with riders coming from all over to ride through South Philadelphia and check out some neighborhoods' famous displays, using a map provided by the Bicycle Coalition. Check out some photos of the ride below and if you...
Safe Routes Philly Surveys Northeast Philly School, Gets Student Feedback
As part of Safe Routes Philly’s plans for 2016, the Bicycle Coalition’s Waffiyyah Murray met with students and administrators at Sullivan Elementary School in Northeast Philadelphia on Friday, to discuss biking and walking activities for students in the upcoming year....
Photos: Safe Routes Philly Rides With Kensington CAPA Bike Club
Safe Routes Philly and Indego are working with students at Kensington CAPA High School on a monthly bike club. Students will gather every month for a fun bike ride through the city. KCAPA's bike club kicked off on Tuesday, December 1st with a bike safety lessons...
Vision Zero Bill Passes City Council
Philadelphia’s first Vision Zero legislation passed City Council on Thursday, just one week after the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia’s Vision Zero Conference. The legislation, championed by Councilmembers Cindy Bass and Mark Squilla, amends the city’s...
More Money from FAST Act, Hopefully Fewer Problems
Even with the federal budget deadline looming, last Friday President Obama had time to sign his name to Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act, or FAST Act for short. This bill provides $305 billion in funding across a wide range of national transportation...
Delaware Ave Extension: Nutter’s First Road, and Final Trail, Ribbon Cutting
It's much easier, apparently, to have a ribbon cutting on a shared use path than on a truck route. But yesterday's event on the South Bridesburg section of the East Coast Greenway was widely celebrated by local officials as the opening of the Delaware Avenue...
THIS WEEK IN BICYCLING: Nov. 30-Dec. 4
The Bicycle Coalition’s and Thomas Jefferson University’s Vision Zero Philadelphia conference was Wednesday, and Philly Voice has done a great job of running down what happened throughout the day. “Vision Zero policies seek to eliminate all traffic-related deaths by...
Photos: Vision Zero Philadelphia 2015 Conference
The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia teamed with Thomas Jefferson University and presenting sponsor AAA for the first-ever Vision Zero Conference in Philadelphia on Thursday. The event was a huge success; about 250 people were in attendance to listen to...
What Do We Want? Washington Avenue Improvements! When Will We Get It? Eventually…
Unlike the fast-moving traffic of Washington Avenue, improvements to this highly traveled arterial roadway have moving at a snail’s pace. For the past year and a half, the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia and community members have been advocating for a...
Traffic, Health, Safety Experts To Convene For Vision Zero Philadelphia
The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia is teaming with Thomas Jefferson University and presenting sponsor AAA for the first-ever Vision Zero Conference in Philadelphia on December 3. Vision Zero is based on the concept that road crashes are not accidents, but...
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