Bike to Work Day and I Bike PHL Challenge

Bike to Work Day and I Bike PHL Challenge

Bike the city this summer as part of the I Bike PHL Challenge and celebrate Bike to Work Day on May 18.

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Online Bike Registration Pilot Program Launched in South Philly

Online Bike Registration Pilot Program Launched in South Philly

The 17th Police District Bicycle Registry, an online bike registration pilot program launched in Philadelphia’s 17th Police District, hopes to help the city reduce its rampant bike theft problem.

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April 9-13: Friends of Race Street Pier, Philadelphia’s immigration history, historic windows and masonry repairs, urban biking 101

April 9-13: Friends of Race Street Pier, Philadelphia’s immigration history, historic windows and masonry repairs, urban biking 101
  • Tuesday: Friends of Race Street Pier meeting @ Race Street Pier
  • Tuesday: Building Philadelphia: Immigration to the City @ Center for Architecture
  • Tuesday: Homeowner Workshop: Window Maintenance and Repair @ WES Health Center
  • Wednesday: Masonry and Pointing @ Roxborough Development Corporation
  • Thursday: Urban Bike Riding Classes @ Jefferson
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    Trail construction takes off two years after $23 million grant

    Trail construction takes off two years after $23 million grant

    A $23 million federal grant awarded in 2010 will fund ten multi-use trail projects in Philadelphia and Camden. Four of Philly’s seven trails have broken ground.

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    Rally for the Ramp at Delaware River Port Authority 2/1 – UPDATED

    Rally for the Ramp at Delaware River Port Authority 2/1 – UPDATED

    Could the Camden side of the Ben Franklin Bridge get a ramp yet? Join the Bicycle Coalition’s “Rally for the Ramp” to make the case to the Delaware River Port Authority on Wednesday morning. UPDATE: DRPA approved $350,000 to design the ramp.

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    January 30-February 3: Preservation economics, Megaprojects forum, Janette Sadik-Khan, Ed Bacon student design competition, South Philly street design, political gridlock and transportation

    January 30-February 3: Preservation economics, Megaprojects forum, Janette Sadik-Khan, Ed Bacon student design competition, South Philly street design, political gridlock and transportation
  • Monday: Donovan Rypkema on preservation economics @ Ethical Society
  • Tuesday: Megaprojects Forum @ Annenberg Center
  • Wednesday: Edmund Bacon Prize and Student Design Competition @ Center for Architecture
  • Wednesday: Safe Streets for Healthy Neighborhoods @ Guerin Rec Center
  • Thursday: Transportation in a time of Political Gridlock @ National Constitution Center
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    Rethinking space on South Philly’s narrow streets

    Rethinking space on South Philly’s narrow streets

    The Safe Streets for Healthy Neighborhoods initiative, a partnership between the Bicycle Coalition and Community Design Collaborative, is cooking up street designs that make room for cycling and pedestrians on South Philly’s narrow grid. Get a peek at their ideas at a meeting on February 1.

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    Rules of the Road: Bike lane clarifier

    Rules of the Road: Bike lane clarifier

    Is it never okay to park in a bike lane? Are you allowed to run in a bike lane? Let’s clarify the rules of the road.

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    January 2-6: skate the Winter Classic ice, Bicycle Coalition vol call, DAG hosts DIGSAU and Studio Bryan Hanes

    January 2-6: skate the Winter Classic ice, Bicycle Coalition vol call, DAG hosts DIGSAU and Studio Bryan Hanes
  • Tuesday: Winter Classic Public Skate @ Citizen’s Bank Park
  • Wednesday: Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia
  • Thursday: Studio Bryan Hanes and DIGSAU @ DAG
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    Callowhill NID no-go, Port Authority spends millions beyond its mission but not on bridge ramp, grants to study Washington Avenue streetscape and TOD along El

    Callowhill NID no-go, Port Authority spends millions beyond its mission but not on bridge ramp, grants to study Washington Avenue streetscape and TOD along El
  • Callowhill NID is DOA
  • Delaware River Port Authority votes to spend $20m on non-transportation projects;
  • Bicycle Coalition rides to DRPA meeting, with 900 petition signatures supporting an accessibility ramp on the Camden side of the Ben Franklin Bridge
  • Planning Commission to study Washington Avenue’s streetscape and development at three East Kensington El stops
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