
Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia Reminder: Follow the link to vote for the Google Trike on the Schuylkill River Trail - vote early and often.
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Thank you to everyone who sent suggestions for locations they'd like to see photographed by the Street View trike. We were inundated by more than 25,000 great ideas!

Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia
Where are the Bicycle Bills now?- The legislative process is about to slow to a crawl, and will include public hearings and amendments in the New Year...http://blog.bicyclecoalition.org/2009/11 /where-are-bicycle-bills-now.html

Local champions are key to making our first generation suburbs bicycle friendly. Case in point is Collingswood Streets founder Stella Bonaparte who has completed a bike lane evaluation study for the borough of 17,000 in Camden County. Bonaparte looked at the existing conditions and a history of b...
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"Signs" a video with a positive bike message from Transport for London from 2007.Music Credit: "Straight Lines" by Dawn Landes which was recently used in a Chrysler Town and Country commercial. It still sounds better in the "Signs" ad.
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Philadelphia Police kicked off its enforcement campaign at Rittenhouse Square this afternoon. 9th District Captain Dennis Wilson led roll call. Philadelphia bicycle messengers attended to demonstrate their concerns with the enforcement campaign.Bicycle Ambassadors fanned out on the streets of Cen...
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Two separate actions - The introduction of bicycle bills in City Council and the Police bicycle enforcement campaign of existing laws has generated anger, some confusion and a bit of a media circus. Thankfully however the legislative process is about to slow to a crawl and hopefully reduce the le...
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We have been getting a lot of questions from people who are unsure about bicycling laws in Philadelphia.If you are looking for info on the rules of the road, please refer to the Bicycle Ambassadors handouts (in both English and Spanish), and look at our 'Guide to Biking in Philly', or for more ex...
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A less-motorized metropolis was the subject of City Council bills yesterday - one to allow human-powered taxis, another seeking strict regulation of the city's estimated 300,000 bicyclists that cycling advocates immediately denounced.

Starting tomorrow bicycle police officers from the 9th and 6th Districts and Center City District will be on the streets enforcing the rules of the road in Center City. In addition to other violations, the Police will be stopping bicyclists riding on the sidewalk, not stopping at red lights or st...
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Buried in the chaos of today's council proceedings was the approval of the Pedicab Regulations Bill by a vote of 17-0. The bill needs to be signed by the Mayor before it becomes law.Some possible pedicab companies you should see around town in the near futureChariots of Philly - http://www.chario...
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City Councilman James Kenney and Councilman Frank DiCicco introduced bills on Thursday, November 19th to increase penalties for sidewalk riding, riding with headphones, riding bikes without a brake, and to mandate registration and bicycle license plates.The Bicycle Coalition obtained copies of th...
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The Bicycle Coalition’s Education Department sat down with Captain Wilson from the Philadelphia Police 9th District today (November 19, 2009). This meeting confirmed that Police intend to begin an enforcement and education campaign beginning tomorrow, November 20, 2009. The campaign will focu...
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With bicycling issues making headlines, especially relating to traffic safety and enforcement, we thought it is important to re-post the Bicycle Coalition's advice for what to do in the event of a crash. This information can be found on our website as well.It is very important if it is at all pos...
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Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia
Please be advised: Police to Launch Bicycle Enforcement Campaign Beginning Tomorrow, 11/20. For more info on laws and fines, go to: http://bikephl.bicyclecoalition.org/2009 /11/please-be-advised-police-to-launch.h tml

Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia Copies of New Kenney/DiCicco Bike Regulation Bills, and How to Take Action: Please circulate widely! http://bit.ly/ECCUE
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City Councilman James Kenney and Councilman Frank DiCicco introduced bills on Thursday, November 19th to increase penalties for sidewalk riding, riding with headphones, riding bikes without a brake, and ...






















