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Send a Message to Ruti for Biking Directions
Ruti is a text-based bike-routing application developed by DVRPC and AG Strategic Design that you can use to easily get biking directions on your smartphone. To sign up for the service go to ruti.bike/register. The app will send you a text message and the phone number...
Recap: The 2021 Circuit Trails Semi-Annual Meeting
Last week, on May 13th, the Circuit Trails Coalition gathered virtually for the Circuit Trails Semi-Annual Meeting to discuss trail updates, strategic goals, campaigns and case studies with 70 members who are working to move the Circuit forward. So far this year, 1.9...
Year in Review: The Circuit Trails 2020 Annual Report is now Available
2020 has been an interesting one to say the least. Despite the challenges, the Circuit had several gaps completed in 2020, which have created new connections along the trails. The Circuit Trails 2020 Annual Report reviews updates along the Delaware River Heritage...
8 Bicyclists to Be Remembered at Tonight’s Ride of Silence
Later today, bicyclists from around the city, region, state, country, and world will participate in the Ride of Silence, a bicycle ride that takes place once a year to remember those cyclists who've been killed while on their bicycle. We long for the day where a Ride...
PennDOT Data: All Roosevelt Boulevard Crashes Way Down in 2020
Despite 2020 being a horrific year for traffic crashes in Philadelphia -- 153 people were killed, a 78 percent increase over 2019 -- total crashes on Roosevelt Boulevard, which received automated enforcement cameras in July 2020, actually dropped. That's according to...
PENNDOT Updates Bicycle Facility Design Guidance
Highway Design Manuals set standards for roadway design and traffic engineers adhere to them. However, they are also sometimes used as a defense to not build innovative bicycle or pedestrian infrastructure (“If it’s not in the manual then I cannot do it.”). Outdated...
Take Action! Tell City Council to Restore Funding for Vision Zero, Parks & Housing
On May 4th, the Bicycle Coalition joined together with 23 other Philadelphia non-profits as part of the Livable Communities Network to advocate for a better city budget -- and now we need your help. Budget season is upon us and we need you to add your voice and call...
Join us for the 2021 Ride of Silence
The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia invites the Philadelphia region's cycling community to join us for the 8 mile Ride of Silence this year on Wednesday 19th at 6:45pm. This is a slow pace group ride, for all experienced level cyclists, will begin at North...
Celebrate MLK Drive With a Ride/Run/Roll/Walk on May 21st
MLK Drive was one of Philadelphia’s few success stories over the past year, and helped pave the way for cities around the world to respond in tow, closing their own streets in response to the pandemic. More than 5,000 people have used the Drive on weekdays, according...
Heather Peters, Bicyclist Killed in Eakins Oval
We learned today that the 74 year old killed on April 24th at Eakins Oval was Heather Ann Peters, a Bicycle Coalition member since 2012. The obituary in the Inquirer and here describe her life. "Dr. Heather A. Peters -- sinologist, anthropologist,...
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