by Bicycle Coalition | Sep 21, 2020 | News
Ed. note: This is a message from Laura Fredricks. Laura is the co-founder of Families for Safe Streets Greater Philadelphia and a leading voice for Vision Zero efforts in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Sam Ozer. Will Lindsay. Nadir Holloman. Avante Reynolds. Michael...
by Randy LoBasso | Sep 21, 2020 | News
After getting feedback from more than 5,600 people regarding next year’s Washington Avenue project, the City of Philadelphia has chosen a layout for the corridor — the layout we thought, since the beginning, was the best option. As the city noted in a...
by Randy LoBasso | Sep 16, 2020 | Biking in Philly
We have been getting an influx of messages as of late about folks running in the opposite direction of traffic, in bike lanes. It’s important that runners use the sidewalk, when available, for the safety of all road users. Running and bicycling have become...
by Randy LoBasso | Sep 4, 2020 | Biking in Philly, Vision Zero
The Superior Court of Pennsylvania reversed the Defendant’s Motion to quash and dismiss the charges against the driver who killed 24-year-old Emily Fredricks in 2017, meaning the case will, again, move forward. Fredricks was riding her bicycle on Spruce Street in...
by John Boyle | Jul 9, 2020 | Biking in Philly, Bike Share, Biking the Region, News, research, Vision Zero
Hey, remember 2019? Highlights included shark attacks at the Jersey Shore, the de-aging of Robert Deniro and … professional sports? But for Philadelphia bicyclists it was the opening the Ben Franklin Bridge Ramp, the long-awaited improvements to Spruce and Pine...