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Brace Yourselves: Traffic Circles Are Making a Comeback
Logan Circle. Lovely, but not particularly safe. New-fangled roundabouts are. | Photo from VisitPhilly.com Roundabouts—those circular intersections without traffic signals—are ubiquitous in many states...
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Philadelphia’s Most Lethal Intersections
PlanPhilly and Azavea have put together an interactive map identifying the most dangerous spots for pedestrians citywide. Walking the streets of Philadelphia can be extremely dangerous, and we’re not...
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Op-Ed: Let’s Stop Accepting “Accidents” as Inevitable
Shutterstock.com (Editor’s note: This is a op-ed column from Alex Doty, executive director of the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia.) A 7-year-old boy and 10-year-old girl were walking home...
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The Bicycle (Riding) Lobby Has Won, and Philly Will Never Be the Same Again
How many in the audience at the 2015 mayoral mobility forum rode bikes to get there? A LOT. | Photo credit: Jim Kenney Twitter feed. For years now, a lot of the shorthand, sarcastic, political insider...
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A Simple Tool To Save Bicyclists’ Lives
Credit: Shutterstock It seems like every week there’s a new list of the most “bikeable” or “bike-friendly” American cities. Lo and behold, Philadelphia makes the Top 10. Cycling has exploded in the...
View ArticleDeath at the Doorway of City Hall
Around 4:30 a.m. on Monday morning, two young visitors to Philadelphia in town for the Made in America concert were struck and killed by a taxi cab motoring down Broad Street. According to NBC 10,...
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Two Bike Accidents on Tuesday Precede Next Week’s “Ride of Silence”
iStockphoto.com | carlballou Two bike accidents on Tuesday come right before the annual “Ride of Silence,” which aims to bring awareness to bike accidents, as well as honor those who have been killed...
View ArticleBrace Yourselves: Traffic Circles Are Making a Comeback
Roundabouts—those circular intersections without traffic signals—are ubiquitous in many states (the most terrifying ones live in New Jersey), but are relatively rare in Pennsylvania. There’s […] The...
View ArticlePhiladelphia’s Most Lethal Intersections
Walking the streets of Philadelphia can be extremely dangerous, and we’re not talking about muggings. On average, over 1,700 pedestrians are hit by cars in this […] The post Philadelphia’s Most Lethal...
View ArticleOp-Ed: Let’s Stop Accepting “Accidents” as Inevitable
(Editor’s note: This is a op-ed column from Alex Doty, executive director of the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia.) A 7-year-old boy and 10-year-old girl were […] The post Op-Ed: Let’s Stop...
View ArticleThe Bicycle (Riding) Lobby Has Won, and Philly Will Never Be the Same Again
For years now, a lot of the shorthand, sarcastic, political insider criticism of Mayor Michael Nutter has referenced his affinity for bike lanes. As in: “Yeah the poverty […] The post The Bicycle...
View ArticleA Simple Tool To Save Bicyclists’ Lives
It seems like every week there’s a new list of the most “bikeable” or “bike-friendly” American cities. Lo and behold, Philadelphia makes the Top 10. Cycling […] The post A Simple Tool To Save...
View ArticleDeath at the Doorway of City Hall
Around 4:30 a.m. on Monday morning, two young visitors to Philadelphia in town for the Made in America concert were struck and killed by a […] The post Death at the Doorway of City Hall appeared first...
View ArticleTwo Bike Accidents on Tuesday Precede Next Week’s “Ride of Silence”
Two bike accidents on Tuesday come right before the annual “Ride of Silence,” which aims to bring awareness to bike accidents, as well as honor those […] The post Two Bike Accidents on Tuesday Precede...
View ArticleJFK and Market Street Are Getting Protected Bike Lanes
Two of the busiest roads in Philadelphia are getting protected bike lanes. Over the weekend, officials announced nine-month pilot project to increase street safety on John […] The post JFK and Market...
View ArticleAre Philly Streets Any Safer After a Year of Vision Zero? We Look at the Report.
It’s been one year since the city launched Vision Zero, its plan to completely eliminate traffic fatalities by 2030. Official released on Friday morning a […] The post Are Philly Streets Any Safer...
View ArticleThree Signs Philly Is Getting Serious About Street Safety
Back in 2015, some of us were doubtful that Philadelphia officials would support something like Vision Zero, a Swedish-born concept that cities can prevent traffic […] The post Three Signs Philly Is...
View ArticleLike New York, Philly Is Weighing a Traffic Congestion Fee
New York will soon become the first U.S. city to charge drivers to access its most congested neighborhoods — and Philly says it’s watching closely and […] The post Like New York, Philly Is Weighing a...
View ArticleReading Terminal Market Is Getting a Pedestrian Plaza
If you’ve ever walked, driven, or ridden on Filbert Street between 11th and 12th Streets, you’ve seen how jammed up — and potentially dangerous — the Reading […] The post Reading Terminal Market Is...
View ArticleBicyclists to Rally for Appeal in Emily Fredricks Case
Bicyclists will hold a rally outside of Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office on Friday to demand an appeal in the case of Jorge Fretts, the driver […] The post Bicyclists to Rally for Appeal in...
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