by Randy LoBasso | Oct 1, 2020 | News, Biking in Philly, Biking the Region, Vision Zero
Last week, the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia, and other groups around the city and state, mobilized our supporters and members to oppose an amendment to legislation we’ve been working to get passed for the past two years. Senate Bill 565 would allow for...
by Randy LoBasso | Sep 28, 2020 | Featured
Summer 2020 was a bad one for traffic crashes in Philadelphia. With fewer drivers on the road due to COVID and an economic slowdown, motorists have taken to speeding even more than usual, resulting in a 37 percent increase in deadly crashes over 2019, and surge in...
by Randy LoBasso | Sep 21, 2020 | Biking in Philly, Action Center, Biking Outside The Region, Featured
We’ve just learned that tomorrow morning, the Pennsylvania Senate is — again — going to consider an amendment that will make it much harder for bike lanes to be installed in Philadelphia. This amendment threatens not only Philadelphia, but the entire...
by Randy LoBasso | Sep 15, 2020 | Biking in Philly
Since the introduction of the Recovery Streets platform with the Clean Air Council, Feet First Philly, and 5th Square, the the City of Philadelphia has moved swiftly to create some welcome changes on our streets. The most obvious of which are the ‘streeteries’ that...
by Leonard Bonarek | Sep 3, 2020 | Biking in Philly, Crash, Featured, News, The Circuit, Vision Zero
Earlier today, Register of Wills and longtime Cobbs Creek resident Tracy Gordon organized a press conference (link to full video here) to highlight the need for safety improvements on Cobbs Creek Parkway. The event was held at the intersection of Cobbs Creek and...