by Sarah Clark Stuart | Nov 25, 2015 | Featured, Uncategorized, Vision Zero
Thus far, the Better Mobility 2015 Agenda that the Bicycle Coalition took the lead on preparing back in January 2015 has been well received by Philadelphia’s Mayor-elect Jim Kenney. Over the past year, the Bicycle Coalition and our Better Mobility Working Group... by Randy LoBasso | Nov 24, 2015 | Biking in Philly, Featured, research
With 426 miles of on-street bike lanes, Philadelphia leads the United States’ big cities with the most bike lanes per square mile, according to a recent article in Triple Pundit. At 4.3 miles of bike lane per square mile, Philadelphia comes in with more miles of... by Randy LoBasso | Nov 1, 2015 | Biking in Philly, Biking the Suburbs, Connecting Greater Philadelphia Bicycle Network, The Circuit
Dozens—maybe hundreds? I’m not great at estimating crowds—of people came out to stand over the Schuylkill River on Friday, celebrating the opening of the long-awaited Manayunk Bridge. Connecting Manayunk to Bala Cynwyd, the city to the suburbs, it is now the longest,... by Sarah Clark Stuart | Oct 27, 2015 | Featured, The Circuit
The story of how the Manayunk Bridge Trail came about is a story of willpower. It’s a story of how when communities articulate a shared vision; when elected officials step up and find the funding to make it possible; when transit, utility companies and municipal... by Randy LoBasso | Oct 26, 2015 | Biking in Philly, Biking the Suburbs, Featured, The Circuit
We’re all really excited about the Manyunk Bridge Trail’s opening on Friday, October 30. This long awaited re-purposing of a SEPTA bridge, originally built by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1902, is a multi-county improvement project that will connect Philadelphia to...