by Sarah Clark Stuart | Aug 25, 2022 | News, Biking in Philly, Crash, Vision Zero
Yesterday, the District Attorney’s office dropped its charges against Jorge Fretts, the driver who killed Emily Fredricks on November 28, 2017. Despite dashcam and onstreet footage showing that Mr. Fretts did not use his turn signal when he turned right from...
by Sarah Clark Stuart | Jan 25, 2022 | News, Biking in Philly, Biking the Region, Featured, Vision Zero
In pursuit of our mission to promote bicycling as a safe and fun way for anyone to get around Greater Philadelphia, we advocate for consequential and equitable policy changes at the local, regional and state level. In 2022, the Bicycle Coalition and Transit Forward...
by Randy LoBasso | Oct 14, 2021 | News, Biking in Philly
The Center City Residents Association sent a letter to the Philadelphia Office of Transportation, Infrastructure and Sustainability on October 4th asking for a new loading zone pilot to be done in conjunction with the Philadelphia Parking Authority’s new bike...
by Sarah Clark Stuart | Apr 22, 2021 | News, Vision Zero
We reviewed Mayor Kenney’s FY22 proposed budget to see what is in store for Vision Zero. Despite $700 million the City received in federal stimulus relief, it’s not good news. Mayor Kenney’s 2016 Vision Zero Executive Order declared his intent to...
by Randy LoBasso | Mar 3, 2021 | News
Last week, we began a campaign to keep Martin Luther King Jr. Drive open to people — and it’s gotten a lot of interest. Mostly positive, but some questions remain. So, we’ve put together this blog post to answer some of your questions about our proposals for the...