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The latest news from Philadelphia’s active transportation advocacy scene – and how you can get involved!
Tonight: A City Council Candidate Convention
The group Young Involved Philadelphia will is hosting a candidate convention tonight at 6pm—and we see no better time for you to ask candidates for City Council how they feel about improving bike and pedestrian infrastructure. After all, City Council has given...
Indego Bike Share Preview Tomorrow
Want to know what it’s like to ride one of the Indego bike share bikes? Sure you do! Well, now’s your chance. On Thursday, Indego employees will host a demonstration of Indego Bike Share in front of the Municipal Services Building at noon. Check out the official...
#UnblockBikeLanes: (IL)Legal Sunday Parking
In January, we published the initial findings of our #UnblockBikeLanes campaign with the Philadelphia Parking Authority. The campaign, begun in late 2013, was created using social media—specifically Twitter—to show the PPA where cars and trucks are blocking...
VICTORY: Ben Franklin Parkway Bike Lanes Restored
There was a lot of disbelief on Friday after the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia reported that the bike lanes on the Ben Frankin Parkway were being temporarily eliminated due to a construction project. The response to that blog, including your phone...
PennDOT to Temporarily Remove Bike Lanes on the Ben Franklin Parkway
We were alerted this morning that as part of the one year PennDOT construction project to redo the 1600-1800 blocks of the Ben Franklin Parkway, PennDOT is going to eradicate the bike lanes -- and erect "Share the Road" signs as a replacement. The Streets...
WATCH: Philadelphia Eagle Connor Barwin Supports the Bicycle Coalition
You may have heard that Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Connor Barwin is an avid bicyclist, often riding to and from Lincoln Financial field for games and practice. Well, it makes sense, then, that he would generously support the Bicycle Coalition of Greater...
Q&A: Women Bike PHL Member Renata Cobbs-Fletcher
Renata Cobbs-Fletcher has been biking recreationally all her life, but it wasn’t until graduate school that she decided to take a bike out for her daily commute. “I was concerned about the distance from home, but they suggested I try driving part way,” she said. “That...
Meet Bicycle Coalition Policy Coordinator Bob Previdi
It was January 2005, and City Council had just approved the authorization of a resolution forming a nuisance bar task force, “responsible for coordinating and enforcing a new state law that allows an administrative law judge from the Liquor Control Board to assess...
Q&A: Adam Mullen Moved to Philly, Ditched His Car
For Adam Mullen, the first time he tried driving from Center City to West Philadelphia for work was also the last time. He'd recently moved to Philadelphia from Chicago, and says the motor vehicle gridlock was too much for such a short commute. He immediately began...
VIDEO: Bike Share Coming to Mantua
When Bike Share is introduced to Philadelphia later this year, one-third of the stations are going to be in low-income neighborhoods outside of Center City—and Philadelphia Neighborhoods, a publication of Temple University's multimedia urban reporting lab, recently...
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