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Fun, Friends, and Car-Free Streets!
The BCYC crew had an absolute blast at the Philly Bike Ride this year! Cruising through the city’s car-free streets, they got to experience Philly’s landmarks like never before–no traffic, just good vibes, fresh air, and beautiful fall weather! The ride was full of...
Celebrating New Connections on the Circuit Trails Network
Photo by Daniel Paschall In 2024, the Circuit Trails network recently completed four new segments of trail totaling at 1.17 miles of connections to improve safety and accessibility for all trail-users in Philadelphia, Montgomery and Delaware counties. The Bicycle...
Indego Family Fun Day 2024: Celebrating intention, representation & community
On Sunday, September 22, 2024, the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia (BCGP), Indego, Block Gives Back, FJ Myers Advisory Council, Ridge, Alleghany, Hunting Park Association, Ethio Philly, and Global Thinking Inivisitave hosted our 4th annual Indego Family Fun...
Philadelphia Mail-In Ballot Dropboxes Added to our Regional Bike Map
Starting today and through Election Day our Regional Bike Map will show locations of Philadelphia Mail-In Ballot Drop Boxes. This will enable you to get bicycle directions and locate Indego Bike Share stations to any of the Philadelphia Drop Box locations and Election...
Recap: Bicycle Coalition’s Regional Town Hall Meetings
This Fall, we launched an annual series of Town Halls in various locations throughout the Greater Philadelphia Region served by the Bicycle Coalition. The idea started in January, when we hosted an open house at the BCGP offices for members to meet our new Executive...
3rd Annual Kids Bike Safety & Community Resource Fair at the Lil’ Philly Safety Village
Last Saturday marked the third annual Kids Bike Safety & Community Resource Fair at the Lil’ Philly Safety Village in Hunting Park. We kicked off the day with a Learn to Ride Class with 11 kids, ranging from 4-11 learning how to ride a bike. Some returned for the...
BCYC Takes on Mountain Biking Races at Fair Hill and Blue Mountain
On September 28th and October 5th, BCYC athletes took on two thrilling mountain biking races at Fair Hill in Maryland and Blue Mountain Resort in the Poconos. While most of their competitors had been racing since August, this was the first race of the season for many...
Urgent Action! Parking Protected Bike Lane Bill Update
UPDATED OFFICES TO CALL as of 10/21: On Wednesday October 9th, two major things happened to move forward the parking protected bike lane legislation. 1. The Senate Transportation Committee unanimously passed HB 1283 without adding any amendments. This has been the...
Transit Forward Philadelphia: State Funding Update – Legislators Must Act
Guest blog by Transit Forward Philadelphia Coalition Manager, Connor Descheemaker Public transit funding in southeastern PA and across the state remains in crisis, but now's the time to double down in pushing state government to #FundPATransit. Back in July, the state...
Harrisburg Lobby Day 10/7: Advocates and Legislators call on the Legislature to legalize life saving bicycle infrastructure
Parking Protected Bike Lanes are proven to increase bicycle ridership and reduce serious and fatal crashes HARRISBURG – Families of traffic crash victims, road safety advocates, Elected Officials and community members gathered on Monday, October 7th to call for action...
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