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Philadelphia Youth Cyclists Explore their Future at the BCYC Career Day in Hunting Park
The Bicycle Coalition Youth Cycling Spring season is in full swing and our Youth Advisory Council (YAC) has already hit one of its biggest milestones of the year. After four months of planning, brainstorming, and hard work, our eight YAC members successfully hosted...
Freewalkers to Host the Turnpike Gap Challenge; A 26 Mile Walk Between Bristol and Florence
Join the FreeWalkers and the Circuit Trails Coalition for the Turnpike Gap Challenge — a marathon walk and bike ride to raise awareness and support for the inclusion of a shared pedestrian and bicycle path across the Delaware River Turnpike Bridge between Bristol, PA...
Glenn Richard Colville Jr.’s Life Cut Short by Traffic Violence
Earlier this week, Glenn Richard Colville Jr, a father of three was killed by traffic violence. Glenn was killed in a hit-and-run at East Lehigh and Aramingo; another preventable tragedy on one of Philadelphia’s most dangerous corridors. In this case, the person...
Our Path to Winning Parking Protected Bike Lanes!
Get Involved in our 2026 Campaign Take action: Sign the petition to support parking-protected bike lanes and safer streets across Pennsylvania. Attend an Advocacy Call: May 14th: Lunch Time Advocacy Call Please join Policy Director Julio Rodriguez on May 14 for a...
Susan White-Scalia Killed After Being Struck by a Truck Driver Turning Right
Just after noon on April 1st, 2026, Susan A. White-Scalia, 61, was killed after being struck by the driver of a work truck towing a backhoe, while crossing Cuthbert Blvd* at the 300 block of S. Park Drive. Her death was the second in New Jersey within three days, with...
Luis Colon Killed After Being Struck by Two Drivers in Gloucester County
On March 30th, shortly before 9PM, 60-year-old Luis A. Colon was tragically killed after being struck by two separate vehicles near 1799 Delsea Drive in Deptford, NJ. Luis is the 2nd bicyclist killed by a driver in New Jersey in 2026.The name of the driver of the...
Remembering Teddy Einstein: A United Community Calls for Safer State Roads in the Region
On March 28, 2026, the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia (BCGP), Families for Safer Streets Greater Philadelphia (FSSGP), Philly Bike Action (PBA), and Bike Delaware County came together to honor the life of Teddy Einstein with a memorial ride that united...
Recap: Our 2026 Lobby Day Asks on Capitol Hill
Photo Credit: Daniel Paschall Last week, the Bicycle Coalition attended the 2026 National Bike Summit for the opportunity to meet with New Jersey and Pennsylvania elected officials for Hill Day. We’d like to thank all who participated and advocated for a better,...
Bike Explorers Kicks Off Spring Season at Lewis Elkins Elementary
Blog by our 2025-26 PHENN Fellow, Henridell Davermand We are excited to share that the Spring 2026 Bike Explorers season is officially underway at Lewis Elkins Elementary School. Now in its second season at Lewis Elkins, the program continues to engage third and...
Learnings from the 2026 Vision Zero PHL Conference
The 2026 Vision Zero PHL Conference marked a decade of Philadelphia being a Vision Zero City with over 350 attendees and 50 speakers coming together to discuss and learn about the challenges and opportunities toward eliminating all traffic fatalities and severe...
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