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Team Cycling Royalty: Malaku Mekonnen on representation in cycling
Interview & article by Trinh V. Hoang Lack of representation is something so prominent across all fields, industries, and sports. When it comes to cycling, the predominant narrative centers a white male in bib shorts and a jersey on his road bike. This singular...
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Meet Lor Song, 2020’s BBSP Community Liaison
Lor Song (He/Him), comes from a first-generation Hmong family that immigrated to the United States in 1975, to escape the Vietnam War in Laos. As a West Philly native, he built his roots as a breakdancer (Breaker) in Philadelphia and eventually made it to MTV’s...
![Meet Alejandro Utria, 2020’s BBSP Bilingual Community Liaison](http://cdn-5d792904f911c90950a587a6.closte.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Alejandro-Utria.jpg)
Meet Alejandro Utria, 2020’s BBSP Bilingual Community Liaison
Dear Indego community, BBSP partners, and Philly: I am Alejandro Utria, the new Bilingual Community Liaison for the Better Bike Share Partnership (BBSP) team based at the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia. I am happy to be recruited into BBSP’s national...
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Help Bring Protected Bike Lanes Up For a Senate Vote!
There's never been a better time to support Senate Bill 565. Why? Because it's t-h-i-s-c-l-o-s-e to passing the full Senate, and t-h-a-t-m-u-c-h-c-l-o-s-e-r to becoming Pennsylvania law! The legislation, which would allow PennDOT to build parking-protected bike lanes...
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Here is the Delaware River Trail Construction Detour
This week, the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation began construction on a two mile central segment of the Delaware River Trail -- much like the segment that exists between Spring Garden and along Penn Street. The trail will be a two-way cycle track with an adjacent...
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Chester County Set To Proceed With Key Trail Link
Chester County recently announced that it has awarded a construction contract for a major project on its segments of the Schuylkill River Trail. The project will fully pave about 6 miles of existing crushed stone trail, as well as build four new miles of trail. The...
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A New Trail Is Planned In Southern Chester County, And You Can Participate
On Tuesday July 14 at 7pm, the Chester County Planning Commission will host an online public meeting to discuss an upcoming feasibility study for a trail across Chester County's south. This trail, known as the Octoraro Trail in Delaware County, will hopefully connect...
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The Power Of “Yet”
By Denise Kennedy Editor's Note: Denise is a Bicycle Coalition follower who has recently taken up cycling for wellness. Here she tells her story of what brought her to cycling. When I was a child, I loved to ride my bike! It made me feel free, and took me around...
![Details: 10 New Circuit Trails Projects Under Construction](http://cdn-5d792904f911c90950a587a6.closte.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/B386EE22-9A71-4D59-B937-CDC678738A14-1080x675.jpeg)
Details: 10 New Circuit Trails Projects Under Construction
Despite the ongoing pandemic, trail development has continued throughout the region. It's actually turning out to be the busiest construction season in years. Expect a lot of (socially-distanced) ribbon cuttings between this summer and the fall of 2021. Philadelphia:...
![Exploring the Dinosaur Trail In Gloucester County](http://cdn-5d792904f911c90950a587a6.closte.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/image1-1-scaled-e1593623569345-1080x675.jpeg)
Exploring the Dinosaur Trail In Gloucester County
On Tuesday June 30, our Regional Planner Leonard Bonarek led an exploratory walk of the Dinosaur Trail in Gloucester County, NJ, in the southeast corner of the greater Philadelphia region. He was joined by officials from the County, Rowan University, and the...
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