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The latest news from Philadelphia’s active transportation advocacy scene – and how you can get involved!
Bicycle Club of Philadelphia’s Annual Schuylkill Century Ride Coming Sept 7th
The Bicycle Club of Philadelphia's Schuylkill Century ride is coming up September 7th. Information from them about the ride below: Join us on Sunday, Sept. 7, at the Bicycle Club of Philadelphia's 16th Annual Scenic Schuylkill Century. We have routes suitable for both...
New Sharrows and Green Paint Appearing in Philly
While paint is less valuable in keeping streets safe than physical barriers, it does play a big role in how Philadelphia manages traffic. You may have seen new sharrows and green paint popping up around town this summer; there is more paint to come. The Mayor's Office...
Bicycles are Business: Chatterblast Attracts Talent by Locating In Center City
Ed. note: Businesses are finding that catering to customers or employees arriving by bicycle makes good business sense. This is the latest in our series of business profiles. Read the full series here. For emerging technology businesses in the Philadelphia area, the...
The 2011 Bike Philly Police Bill
Some of our supporters may have seen the report released today by the City Controller detailing bills owed the city for police services. The Bicycle Coalition is on that list for the bill that we still owe for the 2011 (and last) edition of our closed-streets Bike...
Seeking Qualitative Research Firms to Bid on Bike Share Focus Group Work
One of our things (as in, "Hey Morton, that Bicycle Coalition - what's its thing?") is ensuring that Philadelphia's approaching bike share system is accessible to all residents of all backgrounds and incomes. Towards that end, we have posted a RFQ (Request for...
Complications Hindering 22nd Street Bike Lane Extension
A few weeks ago, 22nd Street between Spring Garden Street and Fairmount Avenue was milled and prepared for resurfacing. The City's 2012 Pedestrian/Bicycle Plan calls for a bike lane for this stretch of 22nd Street, and the Streets Department is prepared to install the...
We’re Hiring: Bike Share Community Liaison
UPDATE: Due to heavy interest in this position, we are moving the application deadline up a week. The new deadline is August 22nd. We've also created a PDF of the job description, which you can find here. Bike share is coming to Philly next spring, and we are gearing...
Calling All Girl Scout Troops: Earn a Bike Patch!
In 2013, our Women Bike PHL program developed a "Girl Scouts on Wheels" patch geared toward Junior-level Girl Scouts in the region. The extremely cute patch, pictured below, was available to area Girl Scouts who completed 5 bike-related activities as laid out in the...
Join Us for a Social Bike Ride to Pizza This Tuesday
Do you like making new friends, casual bike rides up the Schuylkill, and half-priced pizza? Yeah, neither do we! Let's sit in mud puddles and throw rocks at squirrels sometime. But if you know someone who does like fun bicycle rides and good food, tell them about the...
Bicycles are Business: LISC’s Culture of Bicycling Supports Its Community Building
Ed. Note: Our Bicycles are Business series profiles businesses which incorporate bicycles into their services, or cater to customers or employees arriving by bicycle. Companies and organizations are increasingly discovering that bicycles make sense for their bottom...
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