Bike Lanes
Philly Is Finally Getting Its First Protected Bike Lanes
Good news, cycling comrades: Philadelphia is planning to add more than 10 miles of new bike lanes in the next year. But that’s not all. For the […]
Schuylkill River Trail Update: Bartram’s Mile Design Workshop May 14th
Skip to the Bartram’s Mile Before/After Concept Sketch gallery we’ve included below if you must, but do consider this Thursday’s event please. Here’s why: As some […]
There’s a New Buffered Bike Lane on Rittenhouse Square West
City bikers, rejoice: A new buffered bike lane running along the West side of Rittenhouse Square popped up over the weekend, PlanPhilly reports. And just […]
A Portion of the Ben Franklin Parkway Bike Lanes Is Disappearing (Temporarily)
UPDATE 5:18 p.m.: Well, this is pretty awesome. Randy LoBasso from the Bicycle Coalition called me a few minutes ago to say the city has […]
How Bike Lanes & Shared Streets Pay for Themselves, and Then Some
New research suggests that “Complete Streets” — those carefully designed, multi-modal travel corridors that often include, yes, bike lanes — can yield handsome returns on investment […]
The 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 […]
Bike Commuting Up Big Time in Center City, Report Says
If you biked to work today, give yourself a big pat on the back: According to a new report released by the Center City District, […]
Saffron’s Take on the Fairmount Bike Lane Wars
If there’s one thing in town guaranteed to produce loud opinions and complaints, it’s bike lanes. If there are two things, it’s bike lanes and […]
PPA Has Issued Over 260 Tickets for Cars Parked in Bike Lanes Since January
The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia posted an update today on its joint #unblockbikelanes Twitter campaign with the Philadelphia Parking Authority. Between January and March, the […]