by Randy LoBasso | Feb 28, 2019 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
Families for Safe Streets Greater Philadelphia gathered in the cold at 11th and Spruce Streets Thursday morning, outlining a list of demands for the City of Philadelphia and law enforcement, alongside several bicyclists and safe streets advocates. While there, FSSGP... by Randy LoBasso | Feb 25, 2019 | Biking in Philly, Crash, Featured, Vision Zero
A new study by the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia and Families for Safe Streets Greater Philadelphia found few, if any, motorists involved in fatal crashes with vulnerable users (pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorcyclists) are ever charged by law... by Randy LoBasso | Feb 4, 2019 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
The Philadelphia Parking Authority and Philadelphia Police Department issued 5440 parking tickets for drivers illegally parked in bike lanes through 2018, according to data given to the Bicycle Coalition by the PPA. This number represents a 17 percent increase... by Bicycle Coalition | Jan 31, 2019 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
On January 29, 2019, the City of Philadelphia’s oTIS (Office of Transportation, Infrastructure, and Sustainability) hosted an Open House at Yards Brewery to discuss upcoming protected bike lane projects. The purpose of the projects is to increase safety by improving... by Randy LoBasso | Jan 23, 2019 | Biking in Philly, Crash, Featured, research
In what has become a terrible reality for Philadelphia, total traffic deaths in 2018 remained stuck at around 100 for the year—and, in fact, increased from 99 in 2017, to 103 in 2018. Of those who were killed in traffic, 42 were pedestrians, four were bicyclists, and...