by John Boyle | Apr 29, 2021 | News, Biking the Region, Safe Routes Philly, Vision Zero
Bicycle Coalition Vision Zero organizer Lor Song remembers being harassed by the police for riding a bicycle. Being a professional bike messenger for 10 years, he’s had his fair share of police harassment, including one instance where he was stopped by police...
by Sarah Clark Stuart | Apr 25, 2021 | Biking in Philly, News, Vision Zero
As we learned late yesterday from reports by the Inquirer, Fox 29 and NBC10, a woman on her bicycle was killed while crossing over Kelly Drive from Spring Garden to Eakins Oval. Our sincerest sympathies to her family and friends. This is a crash that should have been...
by John Boyle | Apr 21, 2021 | News
You’ve seen them, groups of young teens on BMX bikes popping wheelies on a street near you. Some of these cyclists have become masterful at trick riding, like this amazingly athletic video posted by @bikeliferex on East Market St.: View this post on Instagram A...
by John Boyle | Apr 19, 2021 | Action Center, Biking in Philly, Biking the Region, research, Vision Zero
The Federal Highway Administration is accepting public comments on the long overdue rewrite of the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). The manual is an important document as it standardizes signs and lane marking across the nation. However the existing...
by Randy LoBasso | Apr 12, 2021 | Safe Routes Philly
Editor’s note: This is a City of Philadelphia press release. PHILADELPHIA – Joined by City officials, members of the School District of Philadelphia and community partners, Mayor Jim Kenney today announced the launch of Safe Routes Philly, the City’s...