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The latest news from Philadelphia’s active transportation advocacy scene – and how you can get involved!
DVRPC Board Approves Circuit Trails Grant Awards for SEPA
The Pennsylvania Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside Program (TASA) is a competitive federal program established for projects that contribute to alternative transportation, including on- and off-road pedestrian and bicycle facilities. The two-year Pennsylvania...
Driver Charged in Death of Julie Galezniak
An arrest has been made in the crash that killed Julie Galezniak in December. The Burlington County Prosecutors Office has announced that 20-year-old Dylan Weatherwalks was charged with Vehicular Homicide (Second Degree). Weatherwalks was charged with causing the...
2021 Was Nearly as Deadly as 2020, & Worse for Bicyclists
Traffic fatalities fell slightly from the 2020 peak, but 2021 left 8 bicyclists dead; the highest number of bicyclists killed in 24 years. While total number of traffic fatalities is less than the 166 folks who died from traffic violence in 2020, take little comfort;...
Our Advocacy Priorities for 2022
In pursuit of our mission to promote bicycling as a safe and fun way for anyone to get around Greater Philadelphia, we advocate for consequential and equitable policy changes at the local, regional and state level. In 2022, the Bicycle Coalition and Transit Forward...
Join the Bike Delaware County Advocacy Team!
Attention all Delco-based advocates for better bicycling and proponents of people-powered mobility! The Bike Delaware County affiliate group is forming a committee of advocates to improve biking in the Delaware County and Greater Philadelphia area. Because bicycling...
MLK Drive Weekend Closures Continue
In August 2021, when the City of Philadelphia reopened MLK Jr. Drive to cars, it announced in its press release that they'd be looking into continuing weekend closures towards the end of the year. We talked to the Kenney Administration and Council staff to confirm if...
DCNR Announces Funding for the Circuit and Local Trail Projects
The Bicycle Coalition and the Circuit Trails Coalition are excited about new funding awarded for the Circuit Trails and local trail projects in the Greater Philadelphia area. The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) has announced its...
Share the Story of the Circuit Trails
In late fall of 2021, members of the Circuit Coalition interviewed trail advocates and enthusiasts along priority trail segments throughout the region. These are folks who rely on the trails or simply enjoy the nature and connections the network has to offer. Watch...
PECO Puts Trail Use of Its Rights of Way on Hold
In late November, PECO sent an email message to a number of counties and townships who are engaged in designing and building Circuit trail projects. Up to recently, PECO has allowed trails to be constructed within PECO "rights of way" (ROW)—property that it owns for...
There’s Strong Neighborhood Support for a Safer Washington Ave
As described in a blog post in early December, after a major outreach effort conducted by the City's the Office of Transportation Infrastructure and Sustainability (oTIS) in 2020, in late fall 2021 oTIS initiated an effort to gather additional input on the Washington...
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