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The latest news from Philadelphia’s active transportation advocacy scene – and how you can get involved!
New Clean Air Council App To Help You Plan Multimodal Trips
Our Better Mobility partner, the Clean Air Council, will release a new app specific to the Greater Philadelphia region that will allow users to better plan their multimodal trips using public transportation and your bike. The app is expected to be released on June...
Allan Domb’s Responses to the Bicycle Coalition’s Council Questionnaire
On May 19, local real estate mogul Alan Domb was one of five Democrats to win the nomination for an at-Large seat on City Council. Here are his answers to our Better Mobility 2015 questionnaire. Adopt and Implement a Vision Zero Policy. Many cities including New York,...
How To Take Action For Bike and Pedestrian Transit Funds
Last Tuesday, the U.S. House of Representatives—apparently, without any warning—voted on an amendment designed to kill funding for projects that make transit safer for pedestrians and bicyclists. This was part of a much larger debate in Washington, D.C.,...
Pennsylvania’s Bicycle Occupancy Permit Under Review — Again
Ever wonder why there are so many bike lanes in Philadelphia but so few in the four surrounding suburban counties? We've explained it before, but its time for an update on our efforts to resolve the long-standing problem preventing making suburban roads safer...
Capping it Off: Trolley Tracks at 11th and Reed To Be Removed
After years of cyclists getting dusted up or legitimately injured on unused trolley tracks around Philadelphia, the Bicycle Coalition’s Katie Monroe broke her jaw (in three places) at 11th and Reed Streets in December 2013, when her tire was caught in the tracks and...
A Bad Week for Traffic Violence—and it’s Only Wednesday
Seventeen-year-old Adelso Matos-Garcia was murdered by a suspected drunk driver while riding his bike in the Hunting Park section of Philadelphia on Sunday night, and things haven’t gotten much better for Philadelphia’s street users since then. Two men—one in Center...
This Weekend: First Circuit Ride of the Season
Attention members, old and new: This weekend begins our Circuit Rides, and we’d like you to be a part of it! For those who don’t know, when the weather gets nice, we lead numerous rides around the Greater Philadelphia area’s 300-plus miles of off-street trails, and...
Streets Department Study Confirms Need to Calm Chestnut Street Traffic
Last week, the Streets Department released a study that evaluated Chestnut Street by focusing on the segment between 45th and 34th Street, a stretch the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia has been study and advocating for improvements since 2010. The study...
Cyclist Killed by Suspected Drunk Driver
Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family of Adelso Matos, a 17-year-old boy who was murdered by a suspected drunk driver on Sunday night in the Hunting Park section of Philadelphia. According to NBC-10, Matos was riding his bike on the 600 block of Cayuga Street...
SEPTA Budget Includes $3 Million for Bike Parking Shelters
When SEPTA released their cycle-transit plan earlier this year, we applauded the Authority for “successfully outlining a strategy that will move the agency in a positive direction.” And now that SEPTA’s $1.3 billion budget has officially been approved, we’re happy to...
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