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4 Ways You Can Make Streets Better — TOMORROW
We can’t stress this point enough: The Philadelphia Streets Department needs more money to get its work done. And that work, in turn, will make our city’s streets better for all road users, increasing the miles of streets paved and the miles of bike lanes installed....
How a Cadence Youth Cycling All Star Met Lisa Nutter
(Editor's note: This blog post was written by 15-year-old Cadence Youth Cycling committee member and All Star Tamia Santiago. Learn more about Cadence Youth Cycling here.) It began with an idea-- a thought with no actual plan. I had agreed, of course, it...
Sign the Petition for Safer Streets!
Have Philadelphia's streets got you down lately? Whether you're traveling on pot hole-ridden roads in North Philly, or virtually paintless bike lanes in South Philly, more work needs to be done this spring and summer to bring our grid up to speed. At the Bicycle...
2 Bike Delaware County Events this Spring
There are two exciting events this Spring that focus on improved cycling in Delaware County. If you're a Bicycle Coalition member (or not!) in DelCo, check them out: April 28th: Presentation on the new Delaware County Open Space, Recreation and Greenway Plan...
No Accident: 2 Hit-and-Run Crashes in a Single Night
Pedestrians are the most vulnerable road users in Philadelphia and that fact has been tragically on display throughout the day as we learn more of the horrific details of two separate hit-and-run crashes on Monday night. In the first incidence, a boy was struck at...
How Awareness Cones are Making Trader Joe’s Safer
The so-called “awareness cones” littered throughout Philadelphia have become a pretty great joke in the Twitterverse this spring -- "a cone placed at the site of damaged or dangerous infrastructure to alert people instead of actually fixing the problem. A Philly...
Speak Up for Safer Streets Before City Council
There is a golden opportunity to speak your mind about the future of Philadelphia's streets, sidewalks and bicycle infrastructure. On April 21st at 2pm, the Streets Department will testify about its budget before City Council. At 5:30pm, Council will hear public...
Getting Ready for Bike to School Day at Richard R. Wright School
Bike to School Day is May 6th, and Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia Safe Routes Philly Coordinator Waffiyyah Murray is getting schools around the city ready. Earlier this week, Murray headed up to Richard R. Wright School in Strawberry Mansion to assess the...
#StandUp4Transportation Rally: Thursday, 9am at Dilworth Park
Tell me if you’ve heard this one before: America’s infrastructure is in shambles. And Pennsylvania’s roads and bridges are worse than the comically low standards of the United States’ roads and bridges. Currently, the commonwealth contains the highest number of...
Bicycle Film Event This Friday
Spoke Magazine and CineSPEAK are joining forces this Friday to host a night of bicycle-centric films you're not going to want to miss. The all-ages event begins at 6pm and will include an hour and a half of mingling with bicycle advocacy organizations (we’ll have...
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