by Randy LoBasso | Dec 19, 2017 | Crash, Featured, Vision Zero
On Saturday, December 23, at noon, there will be a “Ghost Bike” Dedication for Emily Fredricks at 11th and Spruce. All are welcome to attend. Fredricks, a pastry chef who worked in Center City, was killed while riding her bicycle to work on November 29. In the bike... by Randy LoBasso | Dec 19, 2017 | Action Center, Biking in Philly, Crash, Featured
On Tuesday morning, nearly 100 cyclists came out—again—to create a human protected bike lane along 13th Street in Center City, where Becca Refford was right-hooked and run over by a truck last Friday. Refford was badly injured by the truck driver, and, according to... by Sarah Clark Stuart | Dec 18, 2017 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia sent a letter with seven actions on Vision Zero to the City of Philadelphia, and nearly 1,500 of you co-signed on them. The requests, detailed here, were a direct response to the death of Emily Fredricks, killed while... by Bicycle Coalition | Dec 7, 2017 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero, Women Bike PHL
By Ashley Vogel On Wednesday morning, several members of the Women Bike PHL community made time before work to grab coffee and take action. The special-edition Coffee Club met at Square One Coffee in the Washington West neighborhood, where many bicyclists are calling... by Sarah Clark Stuart | Dec 7, 2017 | Featured, Uncategorized, Vision Zero
Approximately two weeks ago, Center City Residents Association gave their blessing to the installation of protected bike lanes on the 27th Street curve that approaches the South Street Bridge and on South Street between 27th & 22nd Streets. This follows a similar...