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The latest news from Philadelphia’s active transportation advocacy scene – and how you can get involved!
Bike Delaware County Meeting to Discuss Mapping, Safe Cycling
Bike Delaware County, the organization within the Bicycle Coalition of Great Philadelphia that focuses exclusively on bicycling developments in Delaware County, will be holding their winter general membership meeting tomorrow night. John Boyle from the Bicycle...
PennDOT Secretary on Connecting the Circuit
In a wide-ranging interview with PlanPhilly, acting-PennDOT Secretary Leslie Richards highlighted the Circuit trails as some of the projects that can be better utilized with funds accrued from 2013’s passage of Act 89 in the Capital. “Act 89 will give us some...
Learn to Ride Classes Coming This Spring
We hope you’re ready to start riding. Because our super-popular Adult Learn to Ride Classes at Lloyd Hall are coming back for another season this spring. Dedicated Bicycle Coalition volunteers teach adults how to balance, glide, pedal, and steer standard breezer...
D.C. Artist Reimagines “LOVE” Sculpture as “BIKE”
It’s not everyday we get an awesome piece of art by email with the instructions, “Use as you see fit.” But that’s exactly what happened last week, when Washington, D.C.-based artist Dani Moore sent us a print she did of Robert Indiana’s famous (and Philadelphia...
Deadline for Bike Share Ambassador Job is Next Week
With all the great news coming out of Philadelphia this week (our bike share program got a sponsor and name; Philadelphia was named the site of the 2016 Democratic National Convention), we wanted to make sure this didn't get lost in the shuffle: We are hiring three...
Lisa Nutter to Speak at National Forum on Women & Bicycling
Lisa Nutter is getting some much-deserved press in the bicycle world this week. Amid a League of American Bicyclists announcement that Philadelphia’s first lady will be speaking at the National Forum on Women & Bicycling in March -- specifically on gender equality...
IndeGo is Philadelphia’s Bike Share System!
The mayor’s office held a press conference this morning in City Hall to announce Philadelphia’s bike share corporate sponsor and a name for the program. Independence Blue Cross, Mayor Michael Nutter announced, will contribute $1.7 million per year into the program,...
City Council Candidate Embraces Bicycle Safety at Campaign Kickoff
Since releasing our Safer Streets report late last year, a number of Philadelphia city officials have shown massive support for safer streets and a Vision Zero policy. Councilwoman Cindy Bass, for instance, introduced a Vision Zero resolution on Dec. 11, echoing our...
Jobs: We’re Looking for a Graphic Designer!
The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia is looking for a graphic designer to design and lay out two documents for us: The Bike Share Ambassadors training manual, and the Women Bike PHL engagement guide. We’re looking for someone who can create a user-friendly,...
Sarah Clark Stuart Makes Vision Zero Case in PlanPhilly
If you still haven’t heard of the term “Vision Zero,” that’s OK—you’re busy. But now you’re reading this, and when Philadelphia’s mayoral candidates begin using the aforementioned term this spring, you probably want to know what they’re talking about, right? Vision...
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