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Where to Ride: Southwest Philadelphia
By Sam Klugherz The Schuylkill River Trail is, without a doubt, the central passage of The Circuit within Philadelphia. While it may seem like the trail system ends at the Schuylkill Banks Boardwalk area near South Street, there are ride destinations beyond the trail...
How I Spent My Summer Bike-cation: Mérida
By Alan Spooner, Development Director I’ve realized that cyclists are in some ways like golfers: a golfer would never dream of traveling to a new vacation destination without playing a course there. Bike advocates are perhaps worse – not only do we bike, we keep a...
The District Attorney Must Appeal Judge’s Ruling on Emily Fredricks’ Case
On Wednesday, a Philadelphia judge dismissed the case against a professional driver who killed 24-year-old Emily Fredricks while she rode her bicycle on Spruce Street in November 2017. Today, the Bicycle Coalition is calling upon the District Attorney’s office to...
How I Spent My Summer Bike-cation: Down the Shore
Since the birth of our daughter, my partner and I have spent a lot less of our time off camping and backpacking through cities and public parks, and more of it sitting in the hot sand, listening to the ocean, sleeping in, and wrestling our sandwiches back from...
Jim Thorpe’s Mansion House Bike/Ped Bridge Opens August 12
The Jim Thorpe Mansion House Bridge -- a top-10 state-identified identified trail gap -- will finally open on Monday, August 12. Last year, the D&L Trail Alliance and Carbon County PA finished the long-awaited Mansion House Bridge (pictured above). However, trail...
Confused About Biking On N. Sixth Street? You’re Not Alone [Updated]
Cyclists using Sixth Street for commuting over the last couple weeks may have noticed new striping between Spring Garden and Chestnut Street. The re-striping, depending on the block, has been changed to a curb-side standard buffered bike lane, a parking-protected bike...
Philadelphia Health Department: More Bike Infrastructure Makes City Healthier
This summer, the City of Philadelphia’s Department of Public Health released a report titled “Close to Home: The Health of Philadelphia’s Neighborhoods,” detailing both the progress Philadelphia has made in public health terms, and improvements that still need to be...
2019 Suburban Active Transportation Forum Will Be in Camden
We’re proud to announce that we’ll be hosting the second annual "Suburban Active Transportation Forum" on Saturday November 16th 2019 at Rutgers University Camden. Last year's event in Norristown was a big success. Now we're looking to replicate this in Camden! We...
Action Alert: Tell DVRPC to Set Aside $1 Million for New Jersey Circuit Trails
In 2017, Bicycle Coalition supporters and members told the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission to set aside funding dedicated for Circuit Trails in the 2018 New Jersey Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). The NJ Counties of the DVRPC heard you loud and...
Report from Dockless Bike Share Hearing
The City of Philadelphia held a public hearing with regard to dockless bike sharing regulations on Tuesday, and the Bicycle Coalition attended to better understand the policies the city is considering as dockless bike sharing moves closer to reality. The City has...
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