In Part 2 of this cycling edition of Multi-modal with MOTU, Eyes on the Street cruises Center City’s bike infrastructure seeking answers about the challenges of adding bike lanes to an intimate grid, the ripple-effects of bike lanes, and the overall thinking behind MOTU’s approach. [Read Part 1 here.]
Multi-modal with MOTU: Biking about
Ever wondered just how a bike lane is installed, pedestrian plazas get built, or a greenway takes shape? I recently rode around the city with two planners in the Mayor’s Office of Transportation and Utilities and lived to write about it. Come along with Eyes on the Street for the first in a series we’re calling Multi-modal with MOTU. [Part 1 of 2]
Rethinking the park in parking spaces
The Mayor’s Office of Transportation and Utilities is ready to help businesses, community groups, and organizations transform average in-street parking spaces into designated bike parking or a parklets. Here’s how.
On Beyond I-95: Nothing lasts forever
Amid renewed calls to reimagine I-95, an expert panel gathered in Philly last week to talk shop about highway removal. Here are my takeaways.
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.
Onion Flats talks The Ridge, delayed Silverliner Vs, pedestrian plaza grants, Brandywine development at 1919 Market and maybe Cira
SEPTA open house 12/14 on possible crosstown bus route
SEPTA’s hosting an open house on December 14 to float the idea of a crosstown bus route to connect southeast Philadelphia with western parts of Center City.
Could a crosstown bus work between South Philly and Market West?
SEPTA, the Mayor’s Office of Transportation and Utilities, and the Center City District want to hear from eastern South Philly residents who commute to Market West for work.
Council OKs Callowhill NID and stricter curfews, reggae feud, transportation funding stalled, lane closure success, and The Boss
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