Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia

Ride of Silence, Brownfields Cleanup, Solar in Schools, & More

Catch up on this week's sustainability news: New public orchard and gateway garden at Penn Treaty Park. Friends of Penn…

2 weeks ago

City announces move to make MLK Drive more dangerous for biking, jogging and walking

Philadelphia announces plan to reopen MLK Drive to vehicular traffic, despite the road having on average one death per year…

4 years ago

With posts gone, bikers concerned over 5th Street tunnel

Winter weather has been blamed for DRPA's removal of the bike-friendly posts. The Bicycle Coalition has ideas of how to…

5 years ago

Let’s Stop Killing Bicyclists, Philly

This past Saturday evening, an SUV hit and fatally ran over 34-year-old Pablo Avendano. Avendano worked as a courier for…

7 years ago

OMG #Breaking: New Bike Lanes on JFK & Market!!

A reminder to keep on fighting for change. On Saturday at the Vision Zero Philadelphia conference, Mayor Jim Kenney shared…

7 years ago

Tell City Council to Nix Unfriendly Legislation for Bikes

Remember a few months ago when we were talking about making Philly streets safer for bikes? Unfortunately, City Council has…

7 years ago

Safe Streets Pt 2: 7 Requests from the Bicycle Coalition & Petition

Yesterday, we shared our 8 wishes for Philadelphia's biking infrastructure. Today, the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia made 7 demands…

8 years ago

8 Ways Philly Could Make Streets (and Biking) Safer

On Tuesday morning, 24-year old bicyclist Emily Fredricks was killed by a person driving a sanitation truck at 11th and…

8 years ago

The Secret to Getting More Bike Lanes in Philadelphia: Revealed

How do we make biking more accessible for ALL Philadelphians? The Bicycle Coalition addressed this during their SustainPHL #FuturePHL acceptance…

9 years ago