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The Bicycle
Coalition of Greater Philadelphia
Promoting the bicycle as an
environmentally friendly, healthy, and economical form of transportation and |
On May 16th come out to
the Philadelphia Museum of Art steps at 8:15AM for a ride into
City Hall with Mayor Michael Nutter. Check out the details in
our Bike Month Schedule of Events. Thursday May 15th, meet in the City Hall central courtyard at
6 PM. Guarded bike parking at the stadium will be provided by
Neighborhood Bike Works Tickets are still available for purchase, please contact beth@bicyclecoalition.org
or call 215.242.9253 X4 by 12 noon on Wednesday. Our outline of the policy actions required to make Philadelphia
the most bicycle friendly city in the nation. Check out the latest bicycle news from Advocacy
Director John Boyle. Or check
out the new Bike
Freedom Valley Blog and the BikePhilly
blog. For more infomation contact Jill Minick: Find out why 25,000 Philadelphians enjoy their commute and bike
to work! Check out our our Top
10 Bike Tips! You can use our commuter
route maps submitted by our members. We
also have a bike
lane and path map for the region. Are you interested in
volunteering for the Bicycle Coalition? Fill out our online volunteer
survey. You are seeing them more and more often
-- 98% of all SEPTA busses now have bike racks. The racks are easy to
use and our handy video shows you how. Join
today! We are a nonprofit, membership organization and we
can't do it without your support. While we have made some tremendous
gains in the region, there is still much more to be done. Help us
continue to make Greater Philadelphia a great place to ride! Download a pdf version of our membership registration form.
(You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the pdf version of our
registration form. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader click
here to download a free copy of the software.) For more information about BCGP membership,
contact us at 215.BICYCLE or bike@bicyclecoalition.org Thank you to the 2,500 riders, 220 volunteers and over
150 police officers who participated in the first annual Commerce
Bank Bike Philly! We have been hearing so many great comments through
emails and through our survey: 97% of our riders surveyed said they
would like to do the ride again! So mark your calendars for Sunday,
September 14, 2008. We have been collecting photos for our photo contest
and linking to people's photo albums at the Commerce
Bank Bike Philly blog. A family-friendly bike
tour celebrating the freedom of car-free Philadelphia streets, ride
through historic neighborhoods, taking over the Parkway, passing through
Old City and exploring hidden corners of Fairmount Park. The current state of bike
parking, current projects and policy recommendations are highlighted
in our Bike Parking Study report. Now is the time to take
action, help us implement bike sharing by sending
a letter of support to the Mayor.
Find out what is happening where
you live and how you can help improve bicycling in your own community. The Bicycle Coalition has launched
county and regional advocacy committees to improve bicycling in
your neighborhood - complete with email lists! Our favorite map! A
live Google map of bicycle amenities, alerts, hazards needs and
secrets about bicycling in Philadelphia, and you can help by adding
your own information March 1, 2008 Thanks to our sponsors - SRAM,
Keswick Cycle, Bicycle Therapy, Cannondale, Specialized, Orbea,
High Road Cycles, Action Wheels, and Knapps Cyclery. The Bicycle Coalition works to complete
the streets. Complete streets are designed and operated to enable safe
access for all users. To find out more visit the Complete
the Streets website. Some simple steps you can take to protect
your legal rights.. Report it to SEPTA
Customer Service The Bicycle Education and Enhancement Program (BEEP). A bike education
and safety program offered in eighteen Philadelphia middle schools.
Calender
of Meetings and Events Check out our calendar
of events (pdf)
to find out about upcoming BCGP events, board meetings, volunteer nights
and other important meetings that affect bicycling in our region. Bicycle Coalition Apparel, Share the
Road license plate frames, even a Sharrow wall clock. Proceeds from
every sale goes to the Bicycle Coalition.
Bike to Work with the Mayor
this Friday
Bike to the Ballpark - Phillies
Tickets Still Available
2008 Agenda for
a Bicycle Friendly Philadelphia
Bike
Freedom Valley
Sunday, June 15, 2008
jill@bicyclecoaltion.org
215-BICYCLE ext 3#
Register
Bike
Freedom Valley BlogMay Is Bike Month
Winter 2007-2008 Cyclegram
Read the latest edition of the Bicycle Coalition's newsletter
in pdf format. Volunteer
Bus Bike Racks
Membership
Commerce Bank
Bike Philly
Sunday, September 14, 20082008
Philadelphia Bike Parking Study
Bike
Share Philadelphia
Join the email list for Philadelphia,
Montgomery, Delaware, Chester, Bucks Counties in Pennsylvania, BikeDelaware
or South Jersey. n
Philadelphia
Bike Map Wiki
Report
A Philadelphia Street Defect
SRAM
Redbowl Fundraiser For BCGP
The SRAM Redbowl Fundraiser was a great success.
Complete the Streets
What to do in
a Bicycle Crash
Bumped off a SEPTA Train?
BEEP
Look for this symbol on all BCGP programs.
Working HardSince 1972 the BCGP
has been working hard to improve bicycling conditions and promote
bicycling as an environmentally friendly, Here's just a sample of the tremendous gains we've made in the region:
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