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Bicycle Coalition in the News

• 05/21/13--Biking to work - where only the strong survive (Daily News)
• 05/21/13--Gloucester-Camden Rail Study Continues (Courier Post) 
• 05/18/13--Mayor Nutter Straps on a Helmet for Bike to Work Day (CBS Philly)
• 05/17/13--Mayor Nutter Left His Bike Shorts Behind for Today's Bike to Work Ride (Philebrity)
• 05/16/13--Free Police-Led 10 Mile Bike Ride in Center City This Weekend (BeWellPhilly)
• 05/15/13--Bicycle Coalition of Philadelphia Holds Ride of Silence Tonight (CBS3)
• 05/15/13--Revised Ben Franklin Bike Ramp Plan Supported (Inquirer)
• 05/14/13--Boosting creativity at the intersection of art and community (Flying Kite)
• 05/07/13--Inclusivity is a big hurdle for bike-share programs (AxisPhilly) 
• 05/03/13--Why bike commuters should care about bike share (AxisPhilly) 
• 05/02/13--National Bike Challenge: How Philly Is Getting In On The Action (GreenPhillyBlog)
• 05/01/13--Philly issues call to artists to design creative city bike racks (Metro Philly)
• 04/25/13--Ivy Ride Trail Planners Identify Four Locations...(Newsworks) 
• 04/21/13--Haverford Students Urged to Ride Bikes for Earth Day (Daily Times)
• 04/17/13--Women Bike Wednesday: Introducing Women Bike PHL (Bikeleague)
• 04/05/13--Advocates Push for Bicycling and Walking in PA Transportation Funding (NBC10) 
• 03/28/13--Schuylkill River Trail gets a little stronger (Roxborough Review) 
• 03/27/13--No Lycra? No Problem (Liberty City Press) 
• 03/22/13--Bike Lanes Coming Soon to Fairmount Ave (NakedPhilly)
• 03/21/13--Not Rocket Science: Behind the Office of Transportation and Utilities New Traffic Safety PSA Campaign (Generocity) 
• 03/15/13--Bike-to-Transit Survey: The People Want More Bike Parking (PlanPhilly) 
• 03/12/13--Bicycle Coalition profile (Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance)
• 03/08/13--DRPA unveils 3 new ramp designs (Courier Post)
• 03/02/13--South Philly's Bike Lanes Fading (Student Vanguard)
• 03/01/13--Chester County officials outline more trail details (Chester County Daily Local News) 
• 02/27/13--Civics support proposed Fairmount Ave bike lanes (PlanPhilly) 
• 02/27/13--City launches new traffic safety campaign for everyone (Montgomery News) 
• 02/26/13--Atlantic County roads prove deadly to pedestrians (Shore News Today) 
• 02/19/13--Fairmount: Proposed Bicycle Lane is Up for Residents' Approval (Philadelphia Neighborhoods) 
• 02/18/13--Philly Bike Coalition and Spring Garden Civic Association To Vote...(Philebrity) 
• 02/14/13--Philadelphia schools receive $40,000 for biking, walking programs (PlanPhilly) 
• 02/01/13--Fairmount CDC votes in favor of the proposed Fairmount Bike Lane (PlanPhilly) 
• 01/28/13--Bike lanes proposed on Fairmount Avenue (Philadelphia Real Estate Blog) 
• 01/28/13--Bicycle Coalition to present Fairmount bike lane proposal to civics (PlanPhilly) 
• 01/28/13--Fairmount Ave. neighbors will have say on proposed bike lane (Newsworks) 
• 01/24/13--SEPTA's bicycle policy, amenities cause confusion (PlanPhilly) 
• 01/22/13--Neighborhood shows widespread support for Fairmount bike lanes (Flying Kite) 
• 01/21/13--Bicycle Coalition to Presdent Fairmount Ave Bike Lane Proposal (PlanPhilly) 
• 01/21/13--Federal Highway Funding Provides Boost for Regional Transit Projects (PlanPhilly) 
• 01/16/13--With Rapid Response Grant, Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia Champions Biking and Walking (Alliance for Biking & Walking) 
• 01/03/13--Bike Sharing Process Underway (PlanPhilly)
• 12/18/12--On Two Wheels: The Bicycle Coalition's Fun Rides Rally Cyclists (Flying Kite) 
• 12/17/12--Nearly 100 cyclists joined Bicycle Coalition holiday ride (PlanPhilly) 
• 12/13/12--Bicycle Coalition Holiday Ride: Take a Merry Spin Tomorrow (GreenPhillyBlog) 
• 12/11/12--Legislation News: Complete Streets Bill passes the City Council (Flying Kite) 
• 12/10/12--How Does the City Enforce 'Complete Streets'? (Philly Weekly)
• 12/08/12--Nutter to seek Council appropriation for Philadelphia bike-share program (Inquirer) 
• 12/07/12--Sharing is caring - for cyclists, drivers on city streets (Philly.com) 
• 12/07/12--To Do: Holiday Lights Bike Tour (Be Well Philly) 
• 12/06/12--City Council Passes Complete Streets Bill (Be Well Philly)
• 12/05/12--Do sharrows make a difference? (PlanPhilly) 
• 11/27/12--Roundup: Top Holiday Lights In And Around Philadelphia This Season (uwishunu) 
• 11/19/12--Philly Bike Win: Complete Streets Bill Sails Through...(Streetsblog) 
• 11/16/12--Update: Complete Streets Bill Moves To The Next Step (Philebrity) 
• 11/15/12--New driving, biking rules debated today in Council (Philly.com) 
• 11/15/12--Philadelphia Lawmakers Set To Overhaul City's Road-Sharing Rules (CBS Philly) 
• 11/15/12--'Complete streets' bill advances, with new rules for drivers, cyclists (Inquirer) 
• 11/15/12--Street rules plan in Philly aims to benefit all travelers (WHYY Newsworks)
• 11/14/12--Those Who Bike Philly Pay Attention: Complete Streets Bill (GreenPhillyBlog)
• 11/14/12--The Complete Streets Bill Will Be Discussed... (Philebrity) 
• 11/12/12--New Bicycle Regulations Proposal (CBS Local)
• 11/12/12--City Council is eyeing an overhaul of Philly bike laws (Metro Philly) 
• 11/12/12--New 'Bicycle Bill' Coming to City Council Thursday (Philly Weekly) 
• 11/12/12--Parking Cars In Bike Lanes May Soon (Finally!) Be Illegal In Philly (Be Well Philly) 
• 10/25/12--2-Wheeled News: Philly Bike Expo & Commuters Increase Again (GreenPhillyBlog) 
• 10/21/12--Plan in Place to Make Ben Franklin Bridge Walkway More User-Friendly (CBS Local) 
• 10/18/12--New bicycle-pedestrian ramp coming to Benjamin Franklin bridge in Camden (PlanPhilly) 
• 10/18/12--DRPA board shuffles leadership, approves changes (Inquirer) 
• 10/17/12--DRPA approves new rules (Courier Post)
• 10/12/12--Using Technology to Target Cycling Investment (StreetsBlog)
• 10/04/12--South Philly Schools Kick Off Walk and Roll to School Month (PlanPhilly) 
• 10/02/12--Which transit stops need improved bicycle parking... (Flying Kite)
• 10/01/12--Bike-to-Transit Crowdsource Map Wants Your Input (PlanPhilly) 
• 09/28/12--Shareabouts In Action: Surveying Biking to Transit, Philadelphia PA (OpenPlans) 
• 09/28/12--BCGP Asks: What Local Transit Stops Need More Bike Parking? (Generocity) 
• 09/21/12--Cycling in the City: A Newbie's Guide to Riding Safely in Philly (Be Well Philly) 
• 09/17/12--Walnut Street Bridge Work To Be Completed This Week (PlanPhilly) 
• 09/17/12--Company brings safety for Philadelphia cyclists (NewsWorks) 
• 09/16/12--More Bicyclists Means Fewer Accidents, Phila. Finds (Inquirer) 
• 09/10/12--The Rail Line to Nowhere (PhillyBurbs) 
• 09/05/12--Bikers get a new ride down Walnut Street (Daily Pennsylvanian) 

Archived articles

Safe Streets, Healthy Neighborhoods: South Philadelphia Project: Working with the communities along the southern portion of the Broad Street Corridor, the Bicycle Coalition and volunteers from the Community Design Collaborative developed conceptual plans for what bike friendly streets might look like within the dense, primarily residential fabric of South Philadelphia, where cycling rates are some of the highest in the country. Read the full report here.

Mode Shift: Philadelphia's Two-Wheeled Revolution in Progress:  Using Bicycle Coalition counts and US Census statistics, this report maps and dissects bicycling in the city and region. By breaking down bicycle commuting rates by neighborhood, the report sheds new light on the high levels of bicycle commuting in Philadelphia's core, where bicycle commuting rates in South Philly and Center City top 5%. This May 2011 report also shows how bike lanes significantly decrease the scourge of sidewalk bicycle riding.  Read the report here. 

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, not just cars and trucks.  The 2008 bicycle counts, conducted by BicycleCoalition staff and volunteers at key intersections and the Schuylkill River 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.

Click here for additional archived reports

More Recent Cyclegrams

March 7, 2013: Taking Aim At Philadelphia Bicycling's Gender Gap
February 21, 2013: Philly's New Traffic Safety Ad Campaign
February 7, 2013: Great News for Biking to School
January 24, 2013: Preparing for Pennsylvania's Transportation Plan
January 10, 2013: Bike Lanes Being Considered for Fairmount Ave
December 20, 2012: Recapping a Good Year for Bicycling
December 7, 2012: Landmark Bill Passes Philly City Council
November 20, 2012: Two Legislative Wins For Bikes And Trails
November 8, 2012: A Complete Streets Bill Arrives In Philly
October 25, 2012: Three Recent Wins Show What We Can Accomplish Together