Wednesday, September 01, 2010
Community Organization Focus Group Opportunity
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Bicyclist Struck By Distracted Driver in Worcester Twp.
A 50-year-old Collegeville man on a bicycle was injured in an accident Saturday morning near the intersection of Kriebel Mill Road and Fawn Road in Worcester Township.
According to state police, the biker was heading north on Kriebel Mill Road approaching a stop sign at Fawn Road as William Faulkner, 31, of Collegeville, was driving west on Fawn Road approaching Kriebel Mill in a 2000 Dodge Ram pickup truck.
Police said Faulkner stopped at the stop sign and made a left turn, but was on his cell phone at the time and dropped it while making the turn.
As he picked up the phone, police said, Faulkner looked up and found himself in the biker’s lane shortly before hitting the biker.
The biker suffered unknown injuries and was transported to Phoenixville Hospital for evaluation. Faulkner suffered no injuries and minor damage to his front fender and door, police said.
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Chester Valley Trail Ribbon Cutting on Sept 21st
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NBW Needs Supporters to Help Win Zoning Variance
| NBW kids at the Kensington Kinetic Sculpture Derby |
Neighborhood Bike Works is appealing a recent denial of certification of occupancy it received from the Department of Licenses and Inspections (L&I). There are three ways supporters of NBW can help.
1. Friends, especially those who live in the vicinity of St. Mary's Church, can write a letter of support about the Church housing the NBW youth program and bicycle workshop in the basement of 3916 Locust walk and ask for a variance so that NBW can continue its operations there. Folks who live in the 19104 zip code are especially encouraged to write a letter. Send your letter to NBW.
2. Sign a petition asking for a variance and email the petition directly to NBW.
3. Attend the Zoning Board of Adjustment hearing where St. Mary's Church is appealing L&I's notice on Tuesday, September 7, 2010 at 9:30 am at 1515 Arch Street, 18th Floor, ZBA Hearing Room 18002.
"Last Minute" Registration (Comes After Late Registration)!
Due to the number of calls and emails we've received tonight and this morning, we realized we need to make something clear: Registration does not close tonight, it is just the end of a price period.
So Fear Not! Tonight is our "Late" Registration Deadline, marking the end of a price period. Starting tomorrow, registration prices for Bike Philly will rise. So register today and save!! Go to www.bikephilly.org to register now (or up until September 12th!)
Sorry for any confusion and feel free to call me (Joshua) at 215.242.9253 ext. 8# with any questions.
P.S. Check out Fox's recap of last year's Bike Philly!
Bike Philly Deadline Today!
Late registration closes at midnight so take four minutes to register now!
Check out the three ride options that range from laid-back family-friendly routes on car-free streets to a new challenging 35-mile option on shared roads.
And best of all, your registration supports the work of the Bicycle Coalition to make your ride better across the Delaware Valley!
Monday, August 30, 2010
Philly Bike Share Demonstrations A Success!
| Mayor Michael Nutter explains the concept of bike sharing to a new bride and groom getting their photo taken at LOVE Park. |
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Bike Philly: Packet Pickup Locations
Our Pre-Ride Packet Pickup locations have been scheduled! A special thanks to REI, ZIPCAR, AND EMS for hosting.
View Bike Philly 2010 - Packet Pickup Locations in a larger map (or zoom out to find locations in greater Philly).
See the following dates, times and locations to determine which pickup destination is best for you:
September 7 - 5:00pm-9:00pm
REI Conshohocken
200 W. Ridge Pike, Suite 115, Conshohocken, PA 19428
REI Marlton
501 Route 73 South, Marlton, NJ 08053
September 8 - 5:00pm-8:30pm
EMS Haverford
525 W. Lancaster Ave, Haverford, PA 19041
EMS University City
3401 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19104
September 9 - 9:00am-5:00pm
BCGP office: 1500 Walnut St. - Suite 1107
September 10 - 9:00am-7:00pm
ZipCar
218 S. 12th St, Philadelphia 19107
September 11 - 10:00am-2:00pm
Safe Routes Philly Family Phest
Eakins Oval
2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA 19103
You can also find the locations here:
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Experience bike sharing this week!
Thursday, August 26th in front of the Penn Bookstore in University City at 36th & Walnut Sts, 10am to 6pm
Friday August 27th at Love Park in Center City at 15th & JFK Blvd, 10am to 6pm
Saturday, August 28th at Penn's Landing on Walnut Plaza in Old City - off Columbus Blvd at Walnut St., 10am to 6pm

You are encouraged to come and try out these bikes and this bike share station. They are from the same bike-sharing system currently being used in the Denver, Colorado B-cycle program and in this summer's Chicago, Illinois pilot program.
Experience the future of public transportation on two wheels with a system which can provide door-to-door mobility. If it can be done in Minneapolis, Washington, DC, Denver, Chicago, and will soon be on the streets of Miami Beach, San Antonio, Des Moines and Honolulu, then there is no reason why Philadelphia can't move from only a demonstration of bike sharing to the real thing.
Bike Share Philadelphia sponsors these events in cooperation with
the Mayor's Office of Transportation and Utilities, the University of Pennsylvania and the
Delaware River Waterfront Corporation.
Assistance at the event will be provided by the Ambassadors of the Bicycle Coalition.
Come join us for a ride!
See Map for Locations:
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Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Take SEPTA to Bike Philly!!
Why drive when you can ride? To support Bike Philly, SEPTA is adding a car just for bikes on the following inbound Regional Rail trains:
Train #3409 departing West Trenton at 5:58amTrain #703 departing Chestnut Hill East at 6:11am
Train #522 departing Malvern (Paoli Line) at 6:30am
Volunteers will be on board to help you board. We suggest you purchase your weekend round-trip ticket or Independence Pass (for all day access to all of SEPTA) ahead of time, but you can also purchase them onboard.
Don’t forget, bicycles are also allowed on the Market Frankford Line, the Broad Street Line, the Norristown High Speed Line and SEPTA buses are equipped with bike racks to hold two bicycles.
Click here for more information on how to take your bike on SEPTA.
Click here to help us grow Bike Philly on facebook.
* Please note. Due to varying return times for cyclists, return trains will not have the extra bike car and may be subject to the usual two bike per car restrictions. Please respect the instructions of the conductor of your train.
Monday, August 23, 2010
Wissahickon Gateway Ready for Engineering Study
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| Rendering of potential new riverfront trail from | Schuylkill Project |

