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The latest news from Philadelphia’s active transportation advocacy scene – and how you can get involved!
Protect Our Streets: Grassroots Action Toolkit
Welcome to the Grassroots Action Toolkit for Safer Streets in Philadelphia. This toolkit is dedicated to empowering individuals and organizations who are passionate about improving road safety and advocating for change in our...
Vigil for Traffic Victims Draws Massive Crowd of Neighbors, Advocates, and Elected Officials
Attendees call for better infrastructure to protect pedestrians and cyclists all across the city PHILADELPHIA- Close to a thousand of community members, advocates, family members of traffic victims, and elected officials came together Sunday morning to pay their...
Dr. Barbara Friedes is the first person to be killed riding a bicycle in Philadelphia 2024
Enforcement changes driver behavior tomorrow where infrastructure changes behavior today PHILADELPHIA- Last night Dr. Barbara Friedes was riding in the bike lane on Spruce St with a helmet on – doing everything cyclists are told is correct – when a speeding driver...
BCYC Youth Shine at the Youth Bike Summit
BCYC was proud to participate in the Youth Bike Summit, sending two enthusiastic youth representatives: Daamir and Mamady from the Youth Advisory Council (YAC). This annual event, which brings together young cyclists from across the country, is a platform for...
South 48th Street gets a protected bike lane!
The Streets Department is in the process of finishing the 48th Street traffic improvement project that includes a northbound parking protected bike lane from Kingsessing Avenue to Chestnut Street. This is an important connection to the protected bike lanes on Chestnut...
Recap: June BCGP and Better Bike Share Partnership Bike Events
The BCGP Educational team, Indego, and the Better Bike Share Partnership hosted 6 bicycle educational classes and community group rides in June. We hosted classes, rides, and community engagement in Olde Richmond, West, South, and North Philadelphia, continuing our...
Over 500 Comments Submitted in Support of the Circuit Trails in Pennsylvania
In June, the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) released the draft FY2025 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for Pennsylvania, proposing landmark funding for the Circuit Trails in four major corridors–Spring Garden Street...
Philadelphia’s Fatal Crash Data- First 6 months of 2024
Part of our effort to meet Philadelphia's goal of zero traffic fatalities in 2050 includes us analyzing fatal crash data throughout the year. In early April, we published a blog analyzing the first 3 months and this blog will walk through where we are at half way...
We’ve teamed up with the League of American Bicyclists to host an Advocacy Workshop
Guest Post from Anna Tang, Bicycle Friendly America Program Specialist for the League of American Bicyclists We are thrilled to be able to announce that we will be co-hosting the second League Cycling Advocate Workshop Training from July 24-26, 2024, in Philadelphia,...
A Boardwalk Bike Ride and a Worthy (But Stalled) Complete Streets Project
It's SUMMER! And unless you're willing to get up at 4 am to avoid the heat, a trip to the Jersey Shore is your best bet for a temperate bike ride. The easiest way to reach Atlantic City from Philadelphia is to take your bike on the Atlantic City Line from 30th Street,...
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