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Bicycle Coalition in the News

• 08/20/10--Researcher confirm link between active commuting and better health (Streetsblog Capitol Hill)
• 08/12/10--Abandoned bikes to be confiscated in Phila. (KYWNewsradio)
• 08/09/10--Grassroots group teaches bicycling rights and responsibilities (PlanPhilly)
• 08/09/10--Meet the Bike Ambassadors (PlanPhilly)
• 08/02/10--Biking to work hits 10% in some city neighborhoods (WHYY)
• 06/24/10--Arden to host Philadelphia's First Bike to Theatre Night 7/2 (Broadway World)
• 06/23/10--Crossing bridge by bike shows trail network potential (PlanPhilly)
• 06/23/10--Radnor Board will see if extending trail is possible (Main Line Times)
• 06/11/10--Bike Coalition Uses Controversy to Raise Cash (NBC Philadelphia)
• 06/10/10--Philly's Great Bicycle Debate (Fox 29)

• 06/10/10--Bicyclists Using Byko to raise funds (Daily News)
• 06/07/10--Keeping Philly's wheels turning (PlanPhilly)
• 06/08/10--Update: Byko Could Become Largest Supporter Of Bike Lanes With No Effort From Byko (Philebrity)
• 06/05/10--PA Lawmakers urged to solve crisis by raising gas tax (Inquirer)
• 06/03/10--Hearty Trail Mix (South Philly Review)
• 06/02/10--Philadelphia pedal pushers taxi their services (Weekly Press)
• 06/02/10--Coalition urges safety measures after bicycle fatalities increase (Kennett Paper) 
• 05/30/10--Philly hoping for no repeat of car-bike wars (AP)
• 05/27/10--Cunnane whips the motorized competition (Bicycle Retailer)
• 05/26/10--Biker wins 6th annual bike-car-transit commuter race (PlanPhilly)
• 05/24/10--Stu Bykofsky: Despite bad data, bike-only lanes roll on (Daily News)
• 05/21/10--Hop on the Huffy and Ride (NBC10)
• 05/21/10--Bikers get in shape while getting to work (Courier-Post)
• 05/21/10--Philadelphia celebrates bike to work day (WHYY)
• 05/21/10--Biking to work (The Daily Local News -- Chester County)
• 05/21/10--Residents Participate in Bike to Work Media (Del County Daily Times)
• 05/20/10--City to double its marked bike lanes (Inquirer)
• 05/20/10--Philadelphia Celebrates National Bike to Work Day (KYW Newsradio)
• 05/20/10--Take a Ride with Mayor Nutter (uwishunu)
• 05/12/10--Dream of Cynwyd Heritage Trail moves closer to reality (Main Line Media News)
• 05/01/10--Better Biking (Inquirer Editorial)
• 04/28/10--Letters: What our stats really mean (Daily News)
• 04/28/10--New Scudder Falls bridge to include bike path (Inquirer)
• 04/27/10--Local Advocates Launch Census of Commuters on Bikes (KYW Newsradio)
• 04/26/10--Span makes room for life at slower pace (N.Jcom)
• 04/26/10--New Scudder Falls Bridge to include bike/walk path (PhillyBurbs)
• 04/26/10--Bikes and the law: What enforcement? (Daily News)

Archived articles

Crossing the Delaware for Transportation Independence:  The Ben Franklin Bridge shouldn't be an obstacle course for bicyclists and pedestrians and a race course for cars.  This report makes recommendations to the Delaware River Port Authority on how to improve the Ben Franklin Bridge walkway so that it is a high quality transportation connector between Philadelphia and Camden for all of its users.  Read more.

Double Dutch - Bicycling Jumps in Philadelphia:  The path to urban sustainablity is paved by streets that accomodate all users, notjust cars and trucks.  The 2008 bicycle counts, conducted by BicycleCoalition staff and volunteers at key intersections and the SchuylkillRiver bridges, found that bicycling increased 104% since 2005, or 35%per year. Click here for the full 2008 Bike Count Report.

2008 Philadelphia Bike Parking Study: The current state of bikeparking, current projects and policy recommendations are highlighted inour Bike Parking Study report. Read the Executive Summary and downloadthe full report here. For more information about bike rack companies and best practices, download this four page bike rack fact sheet.   Read more about our campaign to increase bicycle parking.

2008 Agenda for a Bicycle Friendly Philadelphia: Our outline ofthe policy actions we want the Nutter Administration to take to makePhiladelphia the most bicycle friendly city in the nation. Read the twopage report here.

Facts and Figures: Did you know that Philadelphia has 36,000bicycle commuters and that up to 600 bicyclists cross the SchuylkillRiver bridges during the evening rush? We have compiled statistics forPhiladelphia, surrounding counties and the Delaware Valley region usingthe latest national and regional survey data into the Bicycle Coalition's Bike Facts 2008. Read them without downloading here.

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