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The latest news from Philadelphia’s active transportation advocacy scene – and how you can get involved!
2023 Better Mobility Mayoral Forum on March 31st
In Philadelphia, the physical environment has the opportunity to bring us together, but too often it divides us. The next mayor of Philadelphia has the opportunity to make this process equitable. Every neighborhood regardless of income, race, or age deserves basic...
Third Bicyclist Killed in Philadelphia in January 2023
This is a grim development for Philadelphia. Almost as many bicyclists have been killed in the last 30 days as in all of 2022. In all of 2022, four bicyclists were killed. By the 27th day in January 2023, three bicyclists were killed on Philadelphia's streets out...
2023 Vision Zero Conference Schedule Announced
The 2023 Vision Zero PHL Conference returns to an in-person format on Friday, March 31st, at Temple University's Student Center South. This year's focus, "Creating an Equitable Future with Zero Traffic Fatalities", seeks to address the disparities seen across racial...
Fall Member Drive Bike Raffle Winner: Maggie McCormick
2022 was a major year of transition and development, marking 50 years of advocacy and education work by the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia. Like any journey of two wheels, the results are hard-won, both of persistence and of careful navigation through...
A Year of Celebration: The 2022 Circuit Trails Annual Report is Now Available
In 2022, several decades-long gaps were completed throughout and beyond the Greater Philadelphia region that now bring new connections to communities within the growing network of the Circuit Trails. Thanks to the ongoing support and advocacy for the trails, these key...
WATCH: A Virtual Tour of What’s Hot on the Circuit
As we reflect on the year that’s passed and all that lies ahead, the members of the Circuit Trails Coalition would like to share the latest by digging into what’s hot on the Circuit. This past year marked 10 years since the vision was launched to create a trail...
2023 Better Mobility Platform
Over the past 6 months, the Bicycle Coalition has led a coalition of 10 organizations and drafted the 2023 Better Mobility Platform for mayoral candidates. We are in process of connecting with campaigns now but we wanted to start the conversation about mobility and...
Now Hiring Better Bike Share Educators
As the 2023 year begins, the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia (BCGP), Indego, and the Better Bike Share Partnership (BBSP) continue to open up doors of opportunity for people who want to make bicycling more accessible and equitable in Philadelphia. This year...
State Action Needed NOW to Curb Philadelphia’s Hit & Run Epidemic
On Sunday, January 22nd, 43 year-old Savoun So who was walking across Oregon Avenue at 5:40pm, and 31 year old Edgardo Rosario was on his bicycle on N. Howard St. at 8:33pm were killed by two separate drivers who struck them, leaving them to die on Philadelphia's...
Senator Casey Secures Federal Funding for Near Term Capital Improvements of Roosevelt Boulevard
As an outgrowth of the $5M Route for Change study that the City prepared with a federal RAISE planning grant during Mayor Kenney's first term (read the 2021 final report here), U.S. Senator Bob Casey successfully advocated for a major grant from the U.S. DOT to...
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