by Randy LoBasso | Sep 11, 2015 | Uncategorized
An Official Step Toward Vision Zero. Earlier this year, the Bicycle Coalition and our partners introduced the Better Mobility platform which, in part, called upon Philadelphia to add a $5 fee to vehicle registration and funnel the money gained to constructing and... by Randy LoBasso | Sep 10, 2015 | Featured, Uncategorized
Today, Councilwoman Cindy Bass introduced an ordinance which would add a $5 fee onto vehicle registration in Philadelphia County to make for better, safer Philadelphia streets. That money would, in turn, go toward “construction, reconstruction, maintenance and repair... by Randy LoBasso | Sep 4, 2015 | Uncategorized
New art. There’s a new art bike rack, called “Partly Sunny” up on the Schuylkill River Trail. Go check it out! New map. The Secret Service released its new “pedestrian walking map” this week. It includes the information that those closest spots to the pope later this... by Randy LoBasso | Sep 4, 2015 | Biking in Philly
Everyone agrees something needs to happen on Washington Avenue. And for the last two years, few could agree on what those changes should look like. On Thursday evening, about 200 people met at the Rock Dance School at Broad and Washington to, we hoped, bring an end to... by Randy LoBasso | Sep 1, 2015 | Action Center
This week is crucial for the future of Washington Avenue. The extra-wide South Philly arterial, consisting of mostly small businesses on the east and contractor materials and auto supplies on the west, is a failed street. With 327 crashes per year, it is unsafe for...