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The latest news from Philadelphia’s active transportation advocacy scene – and how you can get involved!
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...
Latest Census Data Shows Bicycle Commuting Trending Upward
The U.S. Census Bureau has just released the first 2019 update to the American Community Survey (ACS). The ACS is an annual survey that only samples about 3 percent of the population and supplements the better known Decennial Census. The One-Year ACS data for...
Runners: For Everyone’s Safety, Please Use the Sidewalk
We have been getting an influx of messages as of late about folks running in the opposite direction of traffic, in bike lanes. It's important that runners use the sidewalk, when available, for the safety of all road users. Running and bicycling have become extremely...
Traffic Fatalities Up This Year Compared To Last — Even With Fewer Drivers on The Road
Since the introduction of the Recovery Streets platform with the Clean Air Council, Feet First Philly, and 5th Square, the the City of Philadelphia has moved swiftly to create some welcome changes on our streets. The most obvious of which are the ‘streeteries’ that...
SEPTA Expands Bike Access
It's no surprise that SEPTA, like all forms of public transportation across the world, has been hurt by the COVID pandemic. And, being the adaptive and progressive transportation authority that it is, SEPTA has rolled with the punches. Most recently, it was announced...
Amtrak Expands Bike Access on Northeast Corridor and Keystone Trains
Earlier this week, Amtrak began accepting bicycles on all NE Regional Trains, allowing passengers to bring unboxed standard bicycles to any station between Boston and Washington DC. Starting on September 15th, bicycles will also be carried on all Keystone Trains to...
MLK Drive To Remain Open to People For … a While
In the midst of the coronavirus wreaking havoc on Philadelphia's communities and economy, Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive has been a highlight for tens of thousands of Philadelphians (and thousands more around the region) who use it for recreation and transportation...
Court Allows Emily Fredricks Case to Move Forward
The Superior Court of Pennsylvania reversed the Defendant’s Motion to quash and dismiss the charges against the driver who killed 24-year-old Emily Fredricks in 2017, meaning the case will, again, move forward. Fredricks was riding her bicycle on Spruce Street in...
Calls For Action Grow For A Safe Cobbs Creek Parkway
Earlier today, Register of Wills and longtime Cobbs Creek resident Tracy Gordon organized a press conference (link to full video here) to highlight the need for safety improvements on Cobbs Creek Parkway. The event was held at the intersection of Cobbs Creek and...
How Learning to Ride a Bike Led Me to the Skies — But Not Back, Yet
Earlier this summer, I was attending a Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia policy meeting and it began, as they always do, with each employee sharing a personal anecdote and professional anecdote -- our "personal and business bests" as we all them. I confessed...
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