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The latest news from Philadelphia’s active transportation advocacy scene – and how you can get involved!
Bikes a BIG Issue at Next Great City Mayoral Forum
Six of Philly’s seven Democratic mayoral candidates came out to Next Great City’s mayoral forum on sustainability issues on Tuesday night and guess what: bicycling was a huge issue for the candidates on stage. The event was covered by a number of Philly news outlets,...
Safe Routes Philly Prepares for Bike to School Day
It’s a recent Tuesday afternoon and Waffiyyah Murray is sitting in a small administrative office in Lea High School in West Philadelphia. The Safe Routes Philly coordinator at the Bicycle Coalition of Philadelphia, she’s discussing plans for this year’s Bike to School...
Want Roll-on Bikes on Amtrak? Read This Now
[UPDATED 3/5: Good things happen when activists like you pay attention and take action. The amendment passed the House! Read more here.] Members of the U.S House of Representatives are voting later today on an amendment that would standardize roll-on service for...
PHOTOS: The Cadence Youth Cycling Bike Build
When we got 50 new bikes for our Cadence Youth Cycling athletes, we saw an opportunity. Not just for the student athletes -- who are sure grateful to Philadelphia-based Fuji Bikes for the new bicycles -- who are going to utilize them for years to come. But we saw it...
Pedestrian Plazas Make the Most of Excess Pavement
Philadelphia often makes media outlets’ lists—sometimes they say we’re unhealthy, sometimes it’s about our sports fans being jerks; but lately, it’s been mostly about the city’s resurgence as a destination for travelers. One of the reasons media outlets often give for...
3rd Annual Haverford Trails Summit Goes Regional
Haverford Township Parks and Recreation and the Friends of Haverford Trails Plan will be hosting the 3rd annual Trail Summit next on Saturday, February 28th. The Summit is expanding its scope to explore regional trail development in adjacent communities as well as...
Job: Better Bike Share Event Photographer
The Better Bike Share Partnership, a grant-funded initiative to increase access to and use of bike share in underserved communities, is looking for a photographer to photograph events from April-October 2015. In Philadelphia, the Bicycle Coalition is partnering with...
How Philadelphians Lose $1 Billion Per Year in Traffic
When the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia and other advocacy groups talk about Vision Zero, the conversation is often about safety. Vision Zero is the policy to eliminate traffic deaths and serious injuries for all road users, and the Better Mobility Working...
We are having an OPEN HOUSE on Thursday
The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia recently spruced up and expanded our office -- and we want to invite you to come see it and mingle with us! Click the image below to RSVP, and we'll see you there.
These 3 Projects Should Be Completed by the 2016 Democratic Convention
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’re probably well aware that the Democratic National Convention is coming to Philadelphia in 2016. Already, you’ve probably read stories detailing the role former Governor Ed Rendell played in getting the convention here,...
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