by Amanda Ruffner | Jan 10, 2020 | Vision Zero
For four years, the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia’s Vision Zero Conference has been bringing leaders and expert voices from around the Delaware Valley and the country into Philadelphia for a day of talks, panels, and workshops. This year, the Bicycle...
by Randy LoBasso | Nov 18, 2019 | Featured, Vision Zero
Families for Safe Streets Greater Philadelphia gathered on the north side of City Hall to remember the 64 people who’ve been killed in Philadelphia traffic violence in 2019, so far, and to call upon the City and State governments to enable legislation that will make...
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 Randy LoBasso | May 21, 2015 | Uncategorized, Vision Zero
As readers of this blog and our newsletter are well aware, the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia has spent the last few years advocating for physically-protected bike lanes on Philadelphia’s streets. We’ve been in talks with several city agencies and city... by John Boyle | Apr 30, 2015 | Crash
On April 29th at 7:20pm, 22-year-old Rachel Hall was riding her bike through the intersection of Diamond and Park Ave at the north end of Temple’s North Philadelphia Campus when she was struck and critically injured by a hit-and-run driver. According to several...