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Trolley Tracks Buried as South 12th Street Repaved
Good news, everyone: Twelfth Street has been repaved. And the unused trolley tracks have been buried. The project to repave 12th Street had been ongoing throughout the fall, and is in part a safety improvement project. The unused trolley tracks along 12th Street have...
How Advocates and Agencies from the City and Suburbs Came Together for the Manayunk Bridge Trail
The story of how the Manayunk Bridge Trail came about is a story of willpower. It's a story of how when communities articulate a shared vision; when elected officials step up and find the funding to make it possible; when transit, utility companies and municipal...
Join Our Rides to the Manayunk Bridge Trail Grand Opening
We’re all really excited about the Manyunk Bridge Trail’s opening on Friday, October 30. This long awaited re-purposing of a SEPTA bridge, originally built by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1902, is a multi-county improvement project that will connect Philadelphia to...
THIS WEEK IN BICYCLING: Our Weekly News Roundup
Our big news of the week was this: Bicycle Coalition Alex Doty is leaving us to head up the League of American Bicyclists, a national bicycling advocacy group that’s been pedaling since the 1880s. Deputy Director Sarah Clark Stuart is taking over as interim Executive...
A Message From Our Board Chair
The Board of Directors of the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia announces with mixed emotions the departure of our long-time Executive Director, Alex Doty. Next month, Doty will leave the Bicycle Coalition after 13 wonderful and productive years to head the...
Bucks, Chester, and Montgomery County Circuit Workshops Next Week
Two successful Circuit Meetings down, three to go. Next week, on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, you can attend the Bucks County, Chester County, and Montgomery County Circuit meetings, where attendees will discuss a range of ongoing and current funding resources, get...
A letter from Alex Doty: The end of my 13-year ride with the Bicycle Coalition
After serving on the staff of the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia for the past 13 years, I just made the hardest decision I’ve had to make in my professional life: In November, I will be leaving and taking a new job as the Executive Director of the League of...
THIS WEEK IN BICYCLING: Our Weekly News Roundup
Open Streets. On Thursday, Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane discussed the plan to bring Open Streets to Philadelphia. The conversation was a very positive one, and featured Denise Goren from the Philadelphia Streets Department, Inga Saffron from the Inquirer, Nate...
Getting to the Manayunk Bridge Trail by Bicycle
[Editor’s note: This is the second of several blog posts about the Manayunk Bridge Trail, which will open on October 30th.] When the Circuit Trails' Manayunk Bridge Trail opens at the end of this month, it will link the Cynwyd Heritage Trail in Lower Merion with the...
Open Streets to be Discussed on ‘Radio Times’
Tomorrow at 11am, Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane will discuss the potential of a Philadelphia Open Streets Initiative in the future. “After Pope Francis’ visit to Philadelphia this September, in which blocks and blocks of the city were shutdown to cars, some Philly...
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