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We Say Goodbye to Marketing and Development Manager Ashley Vogel
If you're a Bicycle Coalition member, there's someone you've undoubtedly corresponded with in the last few years, and that's Ashley Vogel. Our (now former) Marketing and Development Manager spent the last few years sending out newsletters, serving as our main point of...
PA Legislature Cuts Funds Used for Trails
The House recently passed HB1822, a bill that improves an existing low-interest loan program for small municipalities -- which, on its face, is a good thing. But an amendment (AO5143) was tacked onto that bill in Committee which temporarily restricts 16 different...
New Staff Transitions at the Bicycle Coalition
In conjunction with a new world that we are now living in, some of our staff at the Bicycle Coalition are assuming new roles and responsibilities that we want to let our community know about. First, Stephanie Fenniri has been promoted to Deputy Director. She still...
What Does Cycling Have to Do With Climate Justice?
Welcome to BIKE TO SAVE THE PLANET, a three-part series from the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia that explores how bike advocacy and climate issues are inextricably linked. The Bicycle Coalition, founded in 1972, was birthed out of the Earth Day movement....
WATCH: ‘Tune-Up Tuesdays’ Episode 1: Fix-a-Flat
On Tuesday, April 21, Bicycle Coalition Youth Cycling Coordinator Kieran Campbell hosted the Bicycle Coalition's first-ever "Tune-Up Tuesdays" on Facebook Live, teaching a quick lesson on how to fix a flat. Tune-Up Tuesdays is a new Bicycle Coalition of Greater...
Neighborhood Bike Works Introduces ‘Bikes for Neighbors’ to Serve Essential Workers
Our friends at Neighborhood Bike Works just announced their Bikes for Neighbors program, where they will be connecting local essential workers with bicycles during the COVID pandemic. Neighborhood Bike Works (NBW), located on Lancaster Avenue in West Philadelphia, is...
Philadelphia Pedestrian Traffic Deaths Surge
According to preliminary data from the Philadelphia Police Accident Investigation Unit's Fatal Crashes report on Open Data Philly, 17 pedestrians were killed by motor vehicles in Philadelphia during the first quarter of 2020. That represents an 88 percent increase in...
Introducing: TUNE-UP TUESDAYS
Now, more than ever, Philadelphians are utilizing bicycles to get to and from their essential jobs and for exercise. Earlier this month, we conducted a survey of essential workers, asking what other services the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia could offer....
South of South Neighborhood Association Calls for Closing Street
The South of South Neighborhood Association joined a growing chorus of Registered Community Organizations, advocacy groups, City Councilmembers and Philadelphia citizens, calling upon the City of Philadelphia to closing the outer lanes of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway...
Remembering BCGP Board Member Russell Meddin
Update: Russell's family welcomes any memories or stories you wish to share with them. Please send an email to randy@bicyclecoalition.org to request the Russell family's email. It is with great sadness that we report long-time Bicycle Coalition Board Secretary, bike...
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