by Sarah Clark Stuart | Oct 25, 2022 | News
With respect to our understanding of Washington Avenue’s 2022 configuration, 11th to 5th was slated to be narrowed to three lanes with a parking protected bike lane, while the rest of the Avenue would remain five lanes wide. As milling and paving started a few...
by Sarah Clark Stuart | Oct 11, 2022 | Vision Zero
After seven years of advocacy, the Philadelphia Police Department responded to numerous requests from Families for Safe Streets Greater Philadelphia and the Bicycle Coalition to abandon the name “Accident Investigation Division” and rename the unit Crash...
by Nicole Brunet | Oct 6, 2022 | Biking in Philly, Vision Zero
October 6, 2022 Vision Zero annual report shows 2021 traffic fatalities remain high PHILADELPHIA – On Thursday, October 6th, the City of Philadelphia released its annual Vision Zero report that shows that Philadelphia ended 2021 with 121 traffic fatalities. This...
by Nicole Brunet | Sep 9, 2022 | News, Biking in Philly, Crash, Vision Zero
Crash Not Accident Logo and Pledge created by Transportation Alternatives NYC The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia and Families for Safe Streets Greater Philadelphia officially request the renaming of the Accident Investigation Division within the...
by Nicole Brunet | Sep 8, 2022 | News, Biking in Philly, Crash, Vision Zero
Recently, some of our staff joined friends of Vijay “Jay” Mohan to replace the ghost bike placed in his memory at the intersection of Ridge Ave. and Girard Ave. in Philadelphia. Jay was riding his bike on Sunday, May 10th, 2015 through the intersection of...