Bike Sharing: Market in Philly Found Viable
On February 24th, BCGP released a report on the viability of bike sharing in Philadelphia. The result of a year of
research, the "Philadelphia Bike Share Concept Study" found that a market for
bike sharing exists in Philadelphia
and recommended a system of 2,500 to 4,500 bicycles. Read more. |
For meeting details visit our Calendar
Tomorrow! Saturday, February 27th
Chester County Cycling Committee
March 16th, 7pm
Philadelphia
Pedestrian/Bicycle Master Plan Public Meetings
April 19 and 20th
Montgomery County
Complete the Trail Presentation at Jenkintown Library
April 22nd |
Envelope Stuffing and National Bicycle Summit Orientation!
The March volunteer night is dedicated to the practical and the cerebral: mailing our special appeal and a training session for the March 11 Capital Hill Day
Wednesday, March 3rd
at 6:30pm
1500 Walnut St., Suite 1107
Would you like to speak up for bikes in DC? To be a part of the Delaware Valley contingent at the National Bike Summit, please attend Wednesday's training session.
For more information on the National Bike Summit, click here.
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Dear Bicyclist,
A friend stopped me today to say that he was excited about the latest announcement from the Bicycle Coalition -- and I had to ask him which one he meant. In the last month, our press releases have touted 400 people attending a panel with David Byrne, the release of our bike sharing study, a presentation on the Complete the Schuylkill River Trail campaign in Swarthmore, and, the biggest of all, a federal TIGER grant awarding $23 million for trail construction.
If you are free tomorrow, join me in walking along planned segments of the Schuylkill River Trail leading to Bartram's Garden (see below). When you meet her, please say a special thanks to Campaign Director Sarah Clark Stuart -- without her leadership and hard work the $23 million award would not have happened.
In the end, it is all made possible by the support of members like you. Donate today and ride with pride!
Alex Doty
Executive Director
PS Would you like to serve on the Bicycle Coalition board? Drop me a line if you are interested.
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TIGER Roars through SE PA
Our Complete the Schuylkill River Trail Campaign scored a major victory -- winning funding for three of the nine campaign segments!
Out of 1400 applications, a multi-county, bi-state application (called GREAT PA/NJ) to build trail segments submitted by Philadelphia, Delaware, Montgomery, Schuylkill, Bucks and Camden counties was one of only 51 selected by USDOT for a discretionary TIGER grant. The $23 million grant will build trail segments along the Schuylkill River Trail, East Coast Greenway and Camden GreenWays in 7 Philadelphia projects and 3 Camden projects (projects in other counties unfortunately were not funded).
Complete the Schuylkill River Trail
Tomorrow! Put on your boots and walk from Bartram's to Dupont Crescent and see the "before" picture of several segments in our campaign. (Saturday, February 27th)
National Bicycle Summit
Join the Bicycle Coalition staff in Washington DC on March 11th to speak up for bikes on Capitol Hill. We will be talking about funding for trails and how the federal transportation bill can improve bicycling and walking. Send us an email if you think you can join us on March 11th; include your home address to help us schedule meetings. (Learn more at next Wednesday's volunteer night!)
MORE CAMPAIGNS |
Saturday, March 6, 2010 2-6pm North Bowl Lounge
909 North 2nd St., Philadelphia PA 19123
Buy your ticket now for savings and swag!
*Cannot be combined with other offers. Excludes labor & service. One coupon per customer. Expires: March 6, 2010
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 The new Safe
Routes Philly -
Teaching Philadelphia youth bike safety. Our 45 minute lesson for fifth graders introduces cycling as a fun, healthy and
environmentally friendly activity. We are currently scheduling classes, available free to any Philadelphia school. Please encourage schools to contact us! More info at saferoutesphilly.org.
The Bicycle Coalition is Hiring!
We are looking for a Safe Routes Philly Instructor as well as six Bicycle Ambassadors. Don't miss the deadline, APPLY TODAY!
Translators needed!
The Bicycle Ambassadors are translating our bicycle safety literature
into additional languages to include more
Philadelphians in our education and encouragement efforts. Can you help us?
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The Bicycle Coalition has a Twitter account, Facebook page and Philadelphia Bicycle News Blog. Get an RSS feed from our blog to keep up to date on bicycle news for the Greater Philadelphia region.
Follow the Bicycle Ambassadors on Twitter, Facebook, and the BIKEPHL blog. Education Fellow Max Rosen-Long does an awesome job keeping the Ambassadors social media updated on a daily basis.
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