by Randy LoBasso | Jan 22, 2021 | Biking in Philly
Philadelphia’s first raised-protected bike lane will probably open this spring and, on Thursday, several staff members from the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia went to check it out. The lane, which will go 1.3 miles, will eventually become a key corridor...
by Randy LoBasso | Dec 3, 2020 | News
The statewide parking protected bike lane legislation, which would have made it easier and cheaper to install safe bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure on streets across Pennsylvania, failed to pass the legislature this year. Last night, we sent out a version of this...
by John Boyle | Jul 30, 2020 | Vision Zero, Biking in Philly, Biking the Region, News
Sam Ozer’s tragic death at the intersection of Henry Ave and Barnes St. was preventable. Henry Ave in Northwest Philadelphia is one of the most dangerous roads in Philadelphia, responsible for 10 traffic deaths in the past five years, according to PennDOT data....
by Sarah Clark Stuart | Jul 23, 2020 | Action Center, Biking in Philly, Biking the Region, Vision Zero
Much to our disappointment, SB565 was not brought up for a final vote during the PA Senate’s last three sessions days during the week of July 13. This happened in spite of over 1500 emails sent to Senators all around the Commonwealth asking that the bill be...
by John Boyle | Jul 2, 2020 | Biking in Philly, News, The Circuit
This week, the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation began construction on a two mile central segment of the Delaware River Trail — much like the segment that exists between Spring Garden and along Penn Street. The trail will be a two-way cycle track with an...