by John Boyle | Oct 18, 2018 | Biking in Philly, Featured, research, Vision Zero
According to the Office of Transportation and Infrastructure Systems (oTIS), the City of Philadelphia added and improved 33 miles of on-road bike infrastructure (bike lanes and sharrows) in 2017. Included in this number are approximately 4 miles of new bike lanes and... by John Boyle | Jan 31, 2018 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Uncategorized, Vision Zero
As a feeder route to the Vine Street Expressway, Callowhill Street between 2nd and 6th Streets is as wide as 76 feet with 3 to 5 lanes of traffic. This creates a barrier for bicycle- and pedestrian-travel along or across. The City of Philadelphia asked the Delaware... by John Boyle | Dec 22, 2017 | Featured, Vision Zero
Tragedy struck again on December 22, as a so-far unidentified 83-year-old woman was killed by a driver crossing Washington Avenue before dawn. Early reports have yielded few details but we will update this post as information comes in. Washington Ave is a four...
by John Boyle | Nov 9, 2017 | Bike Share, Biking Outside The Region, Connecting Greater Philadelphia Bicycle Network, research, Uncategorized, Vision Zero
Thanks to a generous grant from the Knight Foundation, I was able to attend the NACTO 2017 Conference in Chicago from October 30-November 2 in Chicago. NACTO or the National Association of City Transportation Officials. The City of Philadelphia is a founding... by John Boyle | Apr 25, 2017 | Biking in Philly, Featured, Safe Routes Philly, Uncategorized, Vision Zero
OpenDataVote encourages citizens to get involved in the process of open government and cultivates government transparency through the release of data and they asking you to vote for the data that you want the City of Philadelphia to publish on OpenDataPhilly Non-...