by Sarah Clark Stuart | Dec 31, 2016 | Action Center, Featured, Vision Zero
One outcome of the December 2015 Vision Zero Conference sponsored by the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia and Jefferson Hospital, was the launch of a unique webpage to track traffic fatalities in Philadelphia. In order to help raise public awareness about... by Sarah Clark Stuart | Dec 28, 2016 | Biking in Philly, Vision Zero
Three years ago, the Bicycle Coalition asked SEPTA and the Streets Department to collaborate to fix 24 prioritized intersections, to either remove and/or pave over inactive trolley tracks that were a hazard to bicyclists, pedestrians, physically challenged and... by Randy LoBasso | Dec 6, 2016 | Crash, Featured
On Monday, members of the Vision Zero Alliance met at 63rd and Lansdowne in West Philadelphia to explore what can be done now to make changes to that intersection for the safety of people crossing there. On November 18, 8-year-old Jayanna Powell was killed at this... by Randy LoBasso | Nov 7, 2016 | Featured
November 7, 2016 For Immediate Release Contact: Randy LoBasso, randy@bicyclecoalition.org, 215-242-9253 Ext. 311 The Kenney Administration took an unprecedented step today and unveiled Philadelphia’s first-ever Vision Zero Executive Order, a legal document that will... by Bicycle Coalition | Nov 1, 2016 | Biking in Philly, Featured
November 2, 2016 For Immediate Release Contact: Jacklyn Isasi, AARP Pennsylvania, (267) 825-9928 or jisasi@aarp.org Philadelphia, PA— As Philadelphia residents and workers grapple with the SEPTA strike that halted subways, trolleys and busses that provide 900,000...