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The latest news from Philadelphia’s active transportation advocacy scene – and how you can get involved!
SEPTA Bicycle and Micromobility Survey
The Southeast Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) is looking for public input on how to better connect their services to micromobility and bicycles. You may have noticed that SEPTA trains and buses have yet to return to their typical ridership numbers. Since...
Why We Oppose Amended HB140
In the final days of the Pennsylvania legislative session (there are only 7 working days left in the Senate and 6 in the House), the amended version of HB140 moved to the Senate Appropriations Committee for a vote. HB140 was amended in late June by the Senate...
Fewer Biking to Work – 2021 Census ACS Shows the Urban Transportation Shakeup
Last week the Census Bureau released its 2021 1 year American Community Survey Data for geographies with a population of greater than 65,000. With no ACS data available for 2020, the 2021 ACS was the first to accurately compare where we were with transportation to...
The Philly Bike Expo Returns October 29 & 30
The 2022 Philly Bike Expo will be held October 29 and 30 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. Over its more than a decade of history, the Philly Bike Expo has developed into one of the nation’s largest consumer-facing bike shows. It’s much more than a trade show -...
Bike DelCo: Pushing the Edges of Possibility
Authored by: James Bergman, Bike Delaware County Affiliate In the past half-year, Bike Delaware County has grown to become a regular presence in Delaware County. We have assembled a fourteen-member action team, hosted two rides in the spring and are co-sponsoring at...
24-Hour Access Restored on the Tacony Palmyra Bridge Sidewalk
Last week the Burlington County Bridge Commission restored 24-hour sidewalk access to the Tacony-Palmyra Bridge. The narrow walkway on the north side of the bridge has served as Philadelphia's only nighttime bicycle and pedestrian link to New Jersey for decades....
Finding a Transit-Friendly E-Bike
If you have ever done an online marketing search for "e-bikes" in the past year you know the consequences. Your social media account gets barraged by a blizzard of e-bikes ads with features like a 100-mile range and a boost torque of 60 Nm. Most of them are mail order...
Frankford Avenue Bridge Rehabilitation Project
PennDOT District 6 is inviting the public to attend a public plans display meeting to learn about the planned rehabilitation of the Frankford Avenue Bridge over Frankford Creek. You will be able to view the proposed projects plans and meet members of the design team,...
It’s Time to Rename the Accident Investigation Division within the Phila. Police Department
Crash Not Accident Logo and Pledge created by Transportation Alternatives NYC The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia and Families for Safe Streets Greater Philadelphia officially request the renaming of the Accident Investigation Division within the...
What is a Ghost Bike?
Recently, some of our staff joined friends of Vijay "Jay" Mohan to replace the ghost bike placed in his memory at the intersection of Ridge Ave. and Girard Ave. in Philadelphia. Jay was riding his bike on Sunday, May 10th, 2015 through the intersection of Ridge and...
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