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Circuit Rides Season Begins June 14
It’s Circuit season, and the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia will begin hosting its annual spring, summer and fall rides, beginning Sunday, June 14, in Tacony Creek. That first trip—free for members—is 5.6 miles total and situated on relatively flat...
Meet The Street Team: Chad Eason
[Ed. note: Over the next several weeks, we're going to be introducing you to members of our Better Bike Share Partnership Street Team. This is the first of those profiles, which can also be found over at iBikePHL.org.] A member of the Bicycle Coalition of Greater...
How Bike Share Makes a City Cleaner, According to Science
It didn’t take long for Philadelphia’s new bike share system, Indego, to hit epic proportions. According to recent data released by the city, Indego boasted more than 40,000 trips and 3,000 memberships in the first month. And that’s good for lots of reasons. For one,...
Construction Update: Ben Franklin Parkway Bike Lane
The 1600-1800 blocks of the Ben Franklin Parkway are under construction and, as we previously reported, temporary bike lanes are being maintained during the construction period. We received an email from the Mayor's Office of Transportation & Utilities asking us...
Thank Councilman Bobby Henon for Securing Philly’s First Protected Bike Lanes
As readers of this blog and our newsletter are well aware, the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia has spent the last few years advocating for physically-protected bike lanes on Philadelphia’s streets. We’ve been in talks with several city agencies and city...
Philly Set for an Emotional Ride of Silence on Wednesday
Over the last month, two Philly bicyclists have been involved in severe crashes with motor vehicles. One of them, Rachel Hall, was hit by a licenseless driver on Diamond Street in North Philadelphia, which left her in critical condition, where she currently remains,...
Today: VOTE!
It’s been a long primary season, but Philly, we’re finally there: Today is primary day in Philadelphia, and we recommend you head out to your local polling station to vote. The next mayor and City Council will preside over an ever-expanding populace who are becoming...
Photos: Hundreds Participate in 2015 Bike To Work Day
The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia helped organize Philadelphia’s largest ever Bike To Work Day on Friday. We and several sponsors—including Capital One, AAA, Indego Bike Share, Peet’s Coffee, and Kind Bars—hosted four morning energizer stations in West...
#BikeToWorkPHL Sponsor AAA Offering Bicycle Roadside Assistance
As Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia Executive Director Alex Doty announced at this morning’s Bike To Work Day press conference at Love Park, AAA is beginning to offer roadside assistance for bicyclists. AAA’s bike service will come with, and work similarly...
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