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Bilenky Cycle Works – Building You Your Dream Bike for a Good Cause
by Alan Spooner If you're bummed because the Philly Bike Expo is cancelled this year, I have just the cure - a little eye candy from our notorious bike builder, Stephen Bilenky of Bilenky Cycle Works. If you could design the bike of your dreams, what would you...
Building 160 Miles of New Circuit Trails by 2025 – How You Can Help!
Have you ever wondered what it will take to create more trails, and more safe places to walk, bike and be active in Philadelphia, the surrounding suburbs and into New Jersey? Have you ever wondered why your favorite trail ends where it does and what to do to make it...
Traffic Safety Changes Coming to Cobbs Creek, But More Needed
Summer 2020 was a bad one for traffic crashes in Philadelphia. With fewer drivers on the road due to COVID and an economic slowdown, motorists have taken to speeding even more than usual, resulting in a 37 percent increase in deadly crashes over 2019, and surge in...
Adaptive Cycling Part 1: Meet Patrick Sweeney
Editor's note: The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia is honored to host a new series on our blog about adaptive cycling, written by local cyclist Patrick Sweeney. As a differently-abled person, Sweeney has found freedom in his bicycle and has used that freedom...
New Map: Early Voting Locations, Bike Lanes and Indego Stations
We're in the midst of election season, and with COVID-19 still looming, folks across the country are working to plan out their vote this fall, and, for many people, that includes early voting. We want your vote to be as simple as possible this year, and, for those...
Senate Bill 565 Delayed
The government is a slow moving machine, and that's never more obvious than when you advocate for, and wait for, particular legislation. On Tuesday, Senate Bill 565 was scheduled to come up for a final vote in the Pennsylvania State Senate. The Bicycle Coalition of...
Laura Fredricks: Vote No on Anti-Bike Lane Amendment
Ed. note: This is a message from Laura Fredricks. Laura is the co-founder of Families for Safe Streets Greater Philadelphia and a leading voice for Vision Zero efforts in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Sam Ozer. Will Lindsay. Nadir Holloman. Avante Reynolds. Michael...
Tell Your Senator to Reject Dangerous Anti-Philly Bike Amendment
We've just learned that tomorrow morning, the Pennsylvania Senate is -- again -- going to consider an amendment that will make it much harder for bike lanes to be installed in Philadelphia. This amendment threatens not only Philadelphia, but the entire Commonwealth by...
Good News: ‘3 Lane Option’ Chosen for Washington Avenue
After getting feedback from more than 5,600 people regarding next year's Washington Avenue project, the City of Philadelphia has chosen a layout for the corridor -- the layout we thought, since the beginning, was the best option. As the city noted in a press release...
With Tailgating Banned, FDR Park is Open To People This Sunday!
The City of Philadelphia has banned tailgating in the stadium parking lots and FDR Park this weekend, as the Eagles play their first home game of 2020. That means, for Sunday only, there will be no motor vehicles in FDR Park. Motor vehicles are banned. Some are...
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