by Randy LoBasso | Apr 4, 2018 | Featured, Vision Zero
Tonight is the first night of meetings that will begin what we believe are a change from Spruce and Pine Streets as they exist today, to comfortable spaces where pedestrians, people on bicycles, and motorists can co-exist peacefully. I know, it sounds like a... by Randy LoBasso | Mar 27, 2018 | Action Center, Biking in Philly, Featured
When the bike lanes on Spruce and Pine were installed in 2009, they were pretty cutting edge, as far as U.S. bike lanes went. Stretching from river to river, the lanes were installed after removing a lane of motor vehicle traffic, and prioritized bicycle... by Sarah Clark Stuart | Mar 23, 2018 | Action Center, Featured, Uncategorized, Vision Zero
Newsflash! The press release from the Office of Transportation & Infrastructure Systems (reproduced below) was released around 6:15pm this evening. oTIS is planning to discuss how they will be repaving and improving the Spruce/Bike bike lanes at two public... by John Boyle | Dec 4, 2017 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Uncategorized, Vision Zero
One of the many problems with bike lanes in Philadelphia is at the intersection. Nearly all bike lanes against the curb combine with motor vehicle right turn lanes at intersections, creating what are called “Mixing zones.” Mixing zones require right... by Bicycle Coalition | Nov 29, 2017 | Action Center, Biking in Philly, Crash, Featured
By Yafa Dias Around 7:25 am Tuesday November 28th, at 11th and spruce, 24-year-old Emily Fredricks was hit and killed by a person driving a private sanitation truck. Fredricks had been cycling down Spruce Street in the bicycle lane when she was hit by the driver when...