by John Boyle | Jun 19, 2019 | Biking in Philly, Connecting Greater Philadelphia Bicycle Network, Vision Zero
The Chestnut Street bridge will close — completely — for a one-year period beginning in mid-July. And in preparation for this closure, for the first time ever, PennDOT is working on a full-scale 3/4 mile bicycle detour that will include continuously-marked... by Randy LoBasso | Dec 11, 2018 | Biking in Philly, Featured
The protected bike lane in West Philadelphia is a mess! The trash and leaves in the West Chestnut Street protected bike lane make riding a bicycle difficult and dangerous. Join us on Saturday, December 15 at 10:30am to clean this trash and make the West Philadelphia... by Bicycle Coalition | Dec 20, 2017 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Uncategorized, Vision Zero
By Bob Previdi On Wednesday, November 8th 2017, the Vision Zero Alliance organized a community listening session at the YMCA in West Philadelphia. This event brought residents of the community together to talk about road safety issues and what improvements they would... by Bicycle Coalition | Nov 21, 2017 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Uncategorized
By Kyle Hearing In an effort to understand the impact of the West Chestnut Street parking-protected bike lane, the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia has been busy collecting data. Two sets of recent bike counts gathered data on bicyclist behavior before and... by Randy LoBasso | Nov 14, 2017 | Biking in Philly, Featured
Since its installation this summer, the West Chestnut Street parking-protected bike lane has been a huge success. People who ride bikes in, out, and through, West Philadelphia have been using the lane with relative ease, and the lane has successfully calmed traffic on...