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This Week in Bicycling: Our Weekly News Roundup
The Philadelphia Inquirer put together a nice spread about the new Manayunk Bridge. “Trails have proven to be economic drivers in the region, said John Boyle, research director for the Bicycle Coalition. A 2009 study - the most recent data - found the Schuylkill River...
M. Night Shyamalan Movie To Block Bike Lanes Next Week
The upcoming M. Night Shyamalan movie, Split, will be filming in Philadelphia next week, and will partially block the Pine Street bike lane in Center City, according to a member of the film crew. The filming begins at 10pm on Tuesday, Nov. 11 and will not end until...
Our Recommendations for a Safer Schuylkill River Trail
On Thursday, advocates, nonprofit organizations and city officials met, at the behest of Councilman Kenyatta Johnson, to discuss safety on the Schuylkill River Trail. As the Bicycle Coalition has written over the past couple months, there have been reports on social...
Announcing Philadelphia’s First-Ever Vision Zero Conference
The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia is teaming with Thomas Jefferson University Hospital for Vision Zero Philadelphia, the first-ever Vision Zero Conference in Philadelphia. It will take place at Thomas Jefferson University on December 3, 2015. Vision Zero...
For Those Confused About the Manayunk Bridge Opening/Closing Times…
After the dust and initial joy about the Manayunk Bridge Trail settled last Friday, there were many questions about it. Specifically, trail users wanted to know A) Why there were gates at the trail entrances and B) Why they were closed. Below, we’ve put together some...
Help Repel New Congressional Attacks on Walking and Biking
They're at it again. Members of Congress trying to severely cut or eliminate money for walking and biking by introducing amendments to the pending transportation bill -- known as the DRIVE Act. Representatives Carter of Georgia and Yoho of Florida have introduced 3...
THIS WEEK IN BICYCLING: Our Weekly News Roundup
[Editor’s note: This Week in Bicycling was postponed last week due to the Bicycle Coalition’s partaking in the Manayunk Bridge opening Friday morning, and our subsequent Goodbye Party for our now-former Executive Director, Alex Doty. So, for one week only, This Week...
Photos from the Manayunk Bridge Opening
Dozens—maybe hundreds? I’m not great at estimating crowds—of people came out to stand over the Schuylkill River on Friday, celebrating the opening of the long-awaited Manayunk Bridge. Connecting Manayunk to Bala Cynwyd, the city to the suburbs, it is now the longest,...
As SRT Incidents Continue, Calls for More Mile Markers on Trail
More and more people are using the Schuylkill River Trail each day, but with that increase in users, some have also reported being harassed while running or bicycling on the trail. Last month, Green Philly Blog reported people being harassed on the trail and started a...
$10 Million TIGER Grant To Help Philly Close the Gaps
Thanks to the most recent round of federal TIGER grants, our city will now have slightly over $10 million along with matching funding from other sources to spread across three projects, connecting our trails and improving a few trouble spots. These funds are going to...
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