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The latest news from Philadelphia’s active transportation advocacy scene – and how you can get involved!
Union Transportation Trail Receives New Jersey Bikeways Funding
New Jersey Department of Transportation Commissioner Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti and East Windsor Mayor Janice Mironov recently announced the award of a $450,000 Local Aid Bikeways grant to East Windsor Township for the development of the Union Transportation Trail from...
Where to Ride: How to Bike to Philly’s Cultural Institutions
By Tessa Hannigan Philly has a wealth of sites, attractions, and cultural institutions to enjoy (undoubtedly, we missed some on our map, as there are so many). The map below gives you a general view of some safe routes to get around and see cultural landmarks in the...
IMPORTANT: Sign the Protected Bike Lane Petition Now
The Pennsylvania Senate Transportation Committee will be having a voting session the first week of February, the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia has learned. So, if you haven't yet, it's imperative you sign our combined petition with Bike Pittsburgh calling...
We Cleaned the Pine Street Bike Lane
For the third time in the last three months, members of the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia staff and volunteers set out to do something extremely simple and satisfying. We picked up some brooms, shovels, and gigantic paper bags to clean some bike lanes. We...
TODAY: Pine St. Bike Lane Cleanup at 2pm
Pine Street's bike lane is full of debris, trash, and leaves. That's not good for anyone. So, we're heading out to the bike lane, once again, to clean it up, making it better and safer for cyclists in Philadelphia. Want to help out? Meet us at 2pm at 20th and Pine...
New Complete Streets Projects Coming to Southwest Philadelphia
Philadelphia’s Office of Transportation, Infrastructure and Sustainability has been meeting with neighbors in Southwest Philadelphia communities to reconstruct several high-injury corridors, making the streets safer and more user-friendly no matter what mode of...
Sign the Petition for Protected Bike Lanes in Pennsylvania Now
For the past two years, the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia, Bike Pittsburgh, bicycle and pedestrian safety groups from all over Pennsylvania, in conjunction with municipalities from Philadelphia to Lancaster, have been advocating — both locally and in the...
Society Hill Civic Indicates Willingness to Intersection ‘Pilot’ as Neighbors Continue Advocating
Because of an apparent “hold” that the Society Hill Civic Association (SCHA) had put on installing flex posts at the intersections east of Eight Street along Spruce and Pine, the SHCA “has invited negative attention from the press, the city government, and the greater...
40 Miles of Protected Bike Lanes by 2024? It’s Definitely Possible
During his inaugural address last Tuesday, recently re-elected Mayor Jim Kenney vowed to install forty miles of protected bike lanes by the time he leaves office, four years from now. “We’ve made tremendous progress with a $200 million capital investment for...
Come to Our Vision Zero 2020 Conference on March 7th
For four years, the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia’s Vision Zero Conference has been bringing leaders and expert voices from around the Delaware Valley and the country into Philadelphia for a day of talks, panels, and workshops. This year, the Bicycle...
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