Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Safer Bike Lanes Come To Philadelphia!

Kudos to Mayor Nutter and Deputy Mayor for Transportation for launching a River to River Bike Lane pilot project. This is a win-win for Philadelphians. It creates a safe zone for bicyclists and reduces the carbon footprint...another step in supporting sustainability in Philadelphia. Philadelphia is a beautiful city to walk and bike. Hopefully the pilot will be successful and will expand into other highly populated areas in the city - like University City! Open the link to read more on this initiative on the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia's blog page!

Coming Soon - Bike Lanes for Spruce and Pine

Our January 10th post - Dreaming of a bike friendly Spruce and Pine presented a long talked about 'what if' scenario, especially in light of the Bicycle Coalition's documentation that bicycling in Philadelphia doubled between 2005 and 2008. Thanks to the pro-bicycle Nutter Administration, the City of Philadelphia has adopted this vision and is planning to make it a reality. Not sometime in the future, but this summer!

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