LATEST NEWS
The latest news from Philadelphia’s active transportation advocacy scene – and how you can get involved!
Take the Survey: A Safer South Street Bridge Commute
In 2017, flex-posts were installed on a small portion of the South Street Bridge because of speeding vehicles getting on and off of the bridge, and the hazardous CHOP Roberts Center garage entrance. Currently, there are no protective flex-post on either side of the...
TODAY: Rally for Livable Communities at City Hall
A broad coalition of 24 organizations will gather at City Hall at 4pm today and call upon the Mayoral Administration and City Council to restore holes in the current budget to create better, more livable communities. $27.9 Million in operating funds and $3.4 Million...
![Yes, We Can Have Outdoor Dining And Bike Lanes [Updated]](http://cdn-5d792904f911c90950a587a6.closte.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_2907.jpg)
Yes, We Can Have Outdoor Dining And Bike Lanes [Updated]
Over the weekend, some folks around the Southwest Center City area were surprised to see a new outdoor dining structure being built in the bike lane on the 2200 block of South Street. The streetery, outside Ants Pants Cafe, was being constructed by a contractor on...
5 Protected Bike Lanes Under Construction
The Philadelphia Streets Department has commenced construction on six Safe Space for Cyclists protected bike lanes this week. These are upgrades that are a long time coming and the result of planning, advocacy, funding, and community meetings -- most of which took...
Bensalem Police, End Your Harassment Campaign of Kids on Bicycles
Bicycle Coalition Vision Zero organizer Lor Song remembers being harassed by the police for riding a bicycle. Being a professional bike messenger for 10 years, he's had his fair share of police harassment, including one instance where he was stopped by police for...
Mayor Kenney: Make Eakins Oval Safe for Bicyclists
As this weekend's death of a 74-year-old person on a bicycle at the intersection of Spring Garden, Kelly Drive and Eakins Oval reinforces, the bicycle infrastructure on the Oval is inadequate to protect the lives of bicyclists. Currently, the parking lane in front of...
2nd Philadelphia Bicyclist Killed in 2021
As we learned late yesterday from reports by the Inquirer, Fox 29 and NBC10, a woman on her bicycle was killed while crossing over Kelly Drive from Spring Garden to Eakins Oval. Our sincerest sympathies to her family and friends. This is a crash that should have been...
Mayor Kenney’s FY22 Budget Fails to Re-Invest in Vision Zero
We reviewed Mayor Kenney's FY22 proposed budget to see what is in store for Vision Zero. Despite $700 million the City received in federal stimulus relief, it's not good news. Mayor Kenney's 2016 Vision Zero Executive Order declared his intent to eliminate traffic...
Help Plan the Cross County Trail in Montgomery County
The Cross County Trail will connect Philadelphia, Montgomery and Bucks Counties along the Circuit Trails network by way of the well-loved Wissahickon, Schuylkill River, Cresheim and Power Line Trails. While the trail status is estimated to carry into the next few...
Stop Harassing Kids on Bicycles
You've seen them, groups of young teens on BMX bikes popping wheelies on a street near you. Some of these cyclists have become masterful at trick riding, like this amazingly athletic video posted by @bikeliferex on East Market St.: View this post on Instagram A post...
Subscribe
Make sure you never miss the latest news and events. We’ll email you our newsletter twice a month, with occasional special alerts and offers.
Let's be friends!
Subscribe to our newsletter
