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The latest news from Philadelphia’s active transportation advocacy scene – and how you can get involved!
Gala to Celebrate 10 Years of Bicycle Coalition Youth Cycling
The Annual Gala & Awards Dinner celebrates Greater Philadelphia’s agents of change in the bicycling community. This year’s awardees highlight the 10th year of the Youth Cycling program operating under the Coalition’s auspices. Ryan Oelkers, the 2023 BCYC Award...
Volunteer Sign Up For BCGP’s 2023 Bike Counts
It's bike count time! Here's how to help – sign up for a 90 minute morning or evening time slot at the intersection of your choice. Counts are qualitative and track a variety of data including behavior, gender (M,F,X), Indego Bike Share usage, and e-scooters. Since...
PennDOT is Seeking Feedback on its Vulnerable Road User Safety Assessment
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), recently released its Vulnerable Road User (VRU) Safety Assessment survey to evaluate the state of Pennsylvania's safety performance for pedestrians and cyclists, and to develop a plan to improve safety for...
Bike Chester County’s Ride Recap: Enola Low-Grade Trail from Atglen to Quarryville
Authored by: Dave Wojo, member of Bike Chester County My trail riding buddy and I ticked another ride off our 2023 to-do list this week; The Enola Trail from Atglen to Quarryville. A bit of recent history: Since the last train rumbled through in December of 1988,...
Better Bike Share Partnership July Bike Education Classes and Rides Recap
Each month the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia’s Better Bike Share Partnership (BBSP) Education Team hosts a series of Learn-to-Ride classes and bicycle group rides with local organizations that serve underrepresented communities in Philadelphia. The goal is...
Philadelphia’s Slow Pace in Street Paving: An Explainer
Not only does street paving seem to take a long time, Philadelphia still isn't paving the number of streets it needs to, according to the Streets department. In a recent Inquirer article, an explanation is provided about why paving takes so long. The story walks...
Status of the 13th St. Bike Lane
Since we last reported on the 13th St. improvement project, a lot has happened, but not everything. The street was milled, manhole covers and utilities were reset, and the street was paved. But now, two months later, there still isn't any line stripping, parking signs...
8th Cyclist killed after attempted hit and run in FDR Park
On Friday, August 4th the driver of a Tesla hit a cyclist, Mario D'Adamo III, and a pedestrian before attempting to flee and running into a tree in FDR Park. ABC 6 previously reported that the pedestrian was in critical condition and the cyclists was in stable...
Blossom at Bartram receives big win!
Woven into the 200+ page final plan for Blossom at Bartram is a thoughtful and ambitious transportation plan for the Kingsessing neighborhood featuring upgraded accessible trolleys, complete street projects on commercial corridors, and trail access from Bartram's...
14 Year Girl on a Bicycle Killed on Route 322 in Gloucester County
According to Patch.com, a 14-year-old teenager riding a bicycle on July 12th was struck and killed trying the cross US 322 in Williamstown, Monroe Township. Our deepest condolences to the victim's family and friends. Zero is the only acceptable number for traffic...
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