On January 5, 2010, Bicycle Coalition staff met with Councilmen DiCicco and Kenney, Deputy Mayor Rina Culter, other city agency staff and the Philadelphia Bicycle Messenger Association to discuss proposed legislation that was introduced in November 2009, which the Bicycle Coalition opposed.  This meeting resulted in the creation of a Bicycle/Pedestrian Safety Committee which will investigate policies, actions, regulations and legislation to increase safety.  Until the Committee makes its recommendations, the Councilmen have agreed to hold their bills.

The recent death of a pedestrian killed by a hit and run bicyclist highlights the need for all road users to follow the rules of the road.

Read about the results of the Bicycle Coalition's counts of bicyclists on Spruce and Pine showing a 95% increase in bicycling after the intallation of the buffered bicycle lanes.  

The Planning Commission and Mayor's Office of Transportation presented results of its Pilot Project on December 10th and found that was very successful at calming vehicle speeds, increasing bicycle ridership and not adversely impacting traffic flow.  At that meeting, it was announced that Deputy Mayor Rina Cutler would recommend to Mayor Nutter that the lanes be made permanent.

This decision is a victory for sustainability and livable communities and is one of the most important public policy wins for bicycling in the Delaware Valley.

On the morning of May 21st, a father and his 4-year-old son on a bicycle and "tag-along" were struck and critically injured by a car when crossing MLK (West River) Drive at the mid-block crosswalk below the Art Museum. 

It is time for Philadelphia to fill the gaps in the Schuylkill River Trail, for Pennsylvania to have a connected East Coast Greenway linking to New Jersey and Delaware, and for Camden to become a city of trails, not highways.

According to the 2008 American Community Survey Philadelphia has the most bike commuters per capita among the nations ten largest cities.