by Randy LoBasso | Jun 20, 2019 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
On Thursday, State Sen. Larry Farnese sent a letter to the Chairpeople of the Senate Transportation Committee, calling for a vote on Senate Bill 565, which would allow for more flexibility to install protected bike lanes and pedestrian plazas along state-owned roads.... by Randy LoBasso | Jun 17, 2019 | Featured, Vision Zero
As we noted in March, several protected bike lane projects have been moving forward in Philadelphia, including on some of the most-ridden streets in the city. After a City Council Streets and Services Committee meeting last week, the following streets are... by Randy LoBasso | Mar 5, 2019 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Uncategorized, Vision Zero
Council President Darrell Clarke recently introduced legislation which would create a civilian enforcement arm to the Philadelphia Police Department, specifically for traffic and low-level issues, hopefully providing for safer streets and dealing with congestion in... by John Boyle | Oct 30, 2018 | Action Center, Biking the Suburbs, Connecting Greater Philadelphia Bicycle Network, Featured, The Circuit
Earlier this year, Bicycle Coalition members in New Jersey took some time out to contact their elected officials about the millions of dollars in federal Transportation Alternatives money the New Jersey Department of Transportation was about to give back to the... by Randy LoBasso | Oct 25, 2018 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Vision Zero
The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia introduced Vision Zero to all the mayoral candidates in 2015 (plus, all the City Council candidates who would meet with us), and we were encouraged to see the Kenney Administration roll out its Vision Zero plan in 2016....