We will meet at 8:00 AM at the South Walkway (5th Street entrance) in Philadelphia and plan to arrive on the Camden side at 8:30am. We will invite the press to meet us there.
To date more than 450 people have signed the petition, which we will present to the Board of Commissioners at the meeting. We are speaking loudly and your comments have been fantastic! Here are a few of the reasons why people want a ramp on the Camden side of the Ben Franklin Bridge:
- "I commute over the bridge frequently for shopping. It is almost impossible to roll a heavily laden bicycle up the little ramp built onto the side of the steps. It is very hard work pushing the bike up and the bicycle bags keep getting caught against the side of the railing. Because of this, I do not shop in Philadelphia as often as I would like."
- "[I] should not need to be a super hero to get a bike onto the walkway."
- "The ability to bicycle commute between the NJ and PA communities in our area is essential to the optimizing the health and fitness, well-being, and environmental surroundings of citizens. As with so many other projects like this, the expense of adding a ramp will only boost long-term economic activity in the area."
The DRPA Board meeting is Wednesday, December 14th, at 9am. It is being held at 1 Port Center, 11th Floor, Camden, NJ (directions).
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