by Randy LoBasso | Jun 15, 2018 | Featured, Vision Zero
In a lawsuit against the City of Philadelphia filed on behalf of Philadelphia citizen Greg Lang, lawyer Stuart Leon specifically takes on the city’s 2012 ordinance which gives City Council—not engineers—final say over street safety. In 2012, City Council passed a law... by Randy LoBasso | Jun 13, 2018 | Action Center, Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
The Bicycle Coalition has been traveling to Harrisburg for the past couple years to advocate for statewide legislation that would slow down motor vehicle drivers, making streets safer for all road users. One of these bills is Senate Bill 172 – a speed camera... by Randy LoBasso | Jun 8, 2018 | Biking in Philly, Crash, Featured, Vision Zero
In a win for street safety, a bill that would allow Councilmembers to more easily order investigations of deadly intersections recently passed City Council. The bill, written by Councilman Curtis Jones, Jr., and sponsored by Jones, Johnson, and O’Neill, would allow... by Randy LoBasso | Jun 6, 2018 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
As part of the JFK-Market protected bike lane pilot project, the City of Philadelphia installed its first bike signals on Wednesday. The signals help people traveling by bicycle to know when and when not to go through the lights at 16th and Market, and 20th and JFK,... by Randy LoBasso | Jun 5, 2018 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
Philadelphia City Council’s Streets and Services Committee, chaired by Councilman Mark Squilla, held a hearing on Monday regarding four bills to change the Spruce and Pine Street bike lanes through Center City. The four bills in question would switch the bike lanes...