by Randy LoBasso | Nov 6, 2014 | Biking in Philly, Featured
The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia began this week with 250 sets of front and rear bicycle lights, received from Planet Bike at a discount. As of Wednesday evening, there were none. And that’s great news. On Monday and Wednesday, members of the Coalition... by Randy LoBasso | Nov 3, 2014 | Action Center, Biking in Philly, Featured
Philadelphians love to bike, and the numbers prove it. A higher percentage of people, 2.3 percent, commute by bicycle in Philadelphia than in any other big city in the United States. Bicycling grew 260 percent in Philly between 2005 and 2013, and bicyclists have, with... by Sarah Clark Stuart | Oct 2, 2014 | Action Center, Biking in Philly, Featured
Earlier this year, in June and mid-September, we wrote about the process by which Washington Avenue is getting slowly transformed into a more orderly, safer corridor. Just to recap, in late 2013 and early 2014, the Planning Commission worked with consultants and a... by Bicycle Coalition | Sep 23, 2014 | Crash, Safe Routes Philly, Uncategorized
Earlier this month, Mekhi Freeman, a ten-year-old student at Solis-Cohen Elementary School in Northeast Philadelphia was killed in a crash while he was riding his bicycle near the intersection of Loretto and Longshore Avenues. Freeman was riding west through... by Sarah Clark Stuart | Sep 18, 2014 | Action Center, Biking in Philly, Featured
For the time being, 22nd Street will have no lane markings. At-Large Councilman Bill Greenlee has rejected two different pavement marking plans prepared by the Streets Department that would have made 22nd Street safer for all users, including motorists. As...