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DCNR Announces Latest Grant Awardees
The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) has just announced grants for its Community Conservation Partnerships. This round of funding supports projects in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties. The array of...
![Camden Takes First (Much Needed) Step Towards a Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan](http://cdn-5d792904f911c90950a587a6.closte.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/IMG_0897-compressed.jpg)
Camden Takes First (Much Needed) Step Towards a Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan
Last month Camden City Council passed a resolution to apply for NJDOT'S Local Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning Assistance to develop a master plan for the city. The application was the result of a 3-year campaign to improve bicycle and pedestrian safety in the City...
![We Cleaned Up The 11th Street Bike Lane With Transport Cycles](http://cdn-5d792904f911c90950a587a6.closte.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/EL7XOp8WsAAliaZ-1080x675.jpg)
We Cleaned Up The 11th Street Bike Lane With Transport Cycles
Maybe you heard we organized a cleanup of the protected bike lane at 45th and Chestnut last week? Well, we did! And, in the Facebook discussion board for that cleanup, local bike shop Transport Cycles asked if we’d planned on cleaning up the new 2-way protected bike...
![The Chestnut Street Protected Bike Lane Was a Mess. So We Cleaned It](http://cdn-5d792904f911c90950a587a6.closte.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/ELc3aIBXYAITHbc-1080x675.jpg)
The Chestnut Street Protected Bike Lane Was a Mess. So We Cleaned It
No one likes riding their bicycle through trash, plastic bags, and leaves. But that’s exactly what everyone traveling along the 4400 block of the Chestnut Street protected bike lane was enduring. So the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia planned a cleanup of...
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Read Our Recent Letter About Unprotected Intersections in Society Hill
Editor's note: We sent the following letter to Councilperson Mark Squilla and the Office of Transportation, Infrastructure and Sustainability on Thursday, December 5th. It is an update in the ongoing saga that found two people in the Society Hill Civic Association...
![Spreading the Word About Businesses, Loading Zones and Bike Lanes](http://cdn-5d792904f911c90950a587a6.closte.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/EKUhQhyXYAA2FBJ-768x675.jpg)
Spreading the Word About Businesses, Loading Zones and Bike Lanes
By Alex McDonough In Spring 2019, Philadelphia City Council passed Bill No. 180950, an ordinance that exempts businesses from the initial loading zone fee provided they are located on a street with a bike lane. As is the case with numerous blandly-titled city...
![2019 Active Transportation Forum Brings Planners, Community, Advocates Together](http://cdn-5d792904f911c90950a587a6.closte.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Suburban-forum-compressed.jpg)
2019 Active Transportation Forum Brings Planners, Community, Advocates Together
Last weekend at Rutgers University - Camden, the Bicycle Coalition hosted its annual Active Transportation Forum highlighting efforts to promote safe streets and Circuit Trails in Mercer, Burlington, Camden and Gloucester Counties. Discussions provided insight into...
![Join Us for a Local Screening of an Award-Winning Bicycle Activism Documentary](http://cdn-5d792904f911c90950a587a6.closte.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/BR_Poster_PHL_8-5x11-1080x675.png)
Join Us for a Local Screening of an Award-Winning Bicycle Activism Documentary
The Bicycle Coalition and the Bicycle Club of Philadelphia will co-host a screening of the new, award-winning bicycle activism documentary The Bicycle Revolution at Cadence Cycling Center in Manayunk on December 5th, 2019. The Bicycle Revolution follows a class...
![Protecting Bike Lanes and Vulnerable Road Users: Where State Legislation Stands](http://cdn-5d792904f911c90950a587a6.closte.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/West-Chester-Bike-Lane-2-Demonstration-e1572539593172.jpg)
Protecting Bike Lanes and Vulnerable Road Users: Where State Legislation Stands
Throughout 2019, the Bicycle Coalition, Bike Pittsburgh, and more than 30 organizations around Pennsylvania have been fighting to pass several pieces of legislation, including legislation that would make it easier for Pennsylvania to install parking-protected bike...
![Can you make a couple calls for protected bike lanes today?](http://cdn-5d792904f911c90950a587a6.closte.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/2018-JFK.jpg)
Can you make a couple calls for protected bike lanes today?
Editor's note: This email was sent out to our Protected Bike Lane Action Team this morning. The year is winding down and, despite our efforts, the Pennsylvania state legislation to make it easier to install protected bike lanes in the Commonwealth has not yet been...
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