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WATCH: We Visited the Award Winning Two-way Separated Bike Lane in Pottstown, PA
In 2003, the Borough of Pottstown became the first Pennsylvania municipality outside of Philadelphia or Pittsburgh to reduce travel lanes on a major street. The project included back-in angle parking and bike lanes along West & East High Street. This happened...
WATCH: We Visited the Region’s First Pop-Up Advisory Bike Lane
Last year, the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC), partnered with Collingswood Borough in New Jersey for an experimental pop-up program (ExPo): All Aboard Atlantic Avenue. The project was a complete streets demonstration project designed to test-run...
Philadelphia City Council’s Streets and Services Committee Hearing Results – June 7th
Philadelphia City Council’s Streets and Services Committee met for the first time since April of this year. The committee, led by Council member Isaiah Thomas, discussed 36 bills. We joined in the public testimony to support 6 of the bills presented. And we’re happy...
Action Alert: Important Opportunity to Prioritize the Circuit Trails for Federal Funding
In preparation for the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) public comment period for the Draft FY2023 Transportation Improvement Project (TIP) for Pennsylvania, members of the Circuit Trails Coalition have gathered information on the amount of funding...
Groups Call on Mayor Kenney to Implement his Washington Avenue Vision Zero plan
The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia and other organizations ask Mayor Kenney to move forward with the Mixed Lane Configuration of Washington Ave. (PHILADELPHIA) - Members of the community and local organizations gathered on Thursday afternoon calling on...
The Status of Parking Protected Bike Lanes in PA- HB 140
Thank you to everyone who took action in support of Parking Protect Bike Lanes and HB 140 this week. Unfortunately, Senator Langerholc did not include HB 140 in the list of bills he submitted on Wednesday, May 25th for the Thursday session. However, opportunity is not...
Draft PA Transportation Improvement Program is Released: Your Voice Needed to Prioritize the Circuit Trails
The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) has opened the public comment period for the Draft FY2023 TIP for Pennsylvania which is a critical opportunity for the Circuit Trails and bicycle/pedestrian projects. The Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)...
Summer Beach Bike Ride 1 – Atlantic City to Ocean City
Biking at the beach is extremely popular, on average the high temperature in July is a breezy 8 degrees cooler than in Philadelphia. But not every community is bicycle-friendly, especially on weekends. This summer we'll be highlighting the best low-stress bike rides...
Take Action: A Safe Washington Avenue is at risk again– or at least two thirds of it is
In a blow to Vision Zero, after years of community engagement and despite a controversial compromise already made by the Kenney Administration, the proposal to make Washington Avenue safer is on the verge of collapse. District Council Member Kenyatta Johnson is...
NJDOT Offers Free Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning Assistance for Towns and Counties (Updated 6-2-22)
UPDATE - NJDOT has informed us that they are no longer accepting applications for this program. We will update this page once we get more detailed information. The Story Map featured in this article is still a useful how-to for implementing bicycle and pedestrian...
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