Update on 10th Street Bike Lane thru Chinatown

Here's a quick update from the Mayor's Office of Transportation about the 10th Street bikelane. They have met with some Chinatown business owners and briefed them on the specifics of the pilot program. They prepared a two page, bi-lingual handout and distributed it to businesses along 10th Street north of Market Street. The installation will begin after PennDOT's streetscaping project is finished in early October.

Here are the conditions of the pilot.

• No parking will be removed
• Loading and Unloading will be allowed
• The Pilot program will last 3-6 months

10th Street Bike Lane Pilot Description in Chinese and English

p.s. If you want to encourage Chinatown businesses to support the bike lanes, mention that you use them to get to their store/restaurant.

Reminder: North-South Bike Lane Community Meeting Tonight!

The Mayor's Office of Transportation and Utilities is holding a community meeting tonight on the 10th and 13th Street pilot bike lanes.  This is your chance to hear in greater detail the City's thinking behind the program, and for the City to get a grasp on the public's concerns and support.  If you live in the area and support the lanes, or have concerns, or just love spending time at Jefferson University, please attend.

A common and easy criticism of bike lanes is tha they are imposed on an unconsulted public.  Meetings like this are a great way to let the City know there is public support for new bicycling infrastructure.

What: Community Meeting
Why:  10th and 13th Street Bike Lanes pilot program
Date: Today, Tuesday May 10th
Time: 6:00 - 7:30 pm
Location: Jefferson University's Alumni Hall (1000 Locust Street, Phila PA)


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Tuesday Community Meeting On North-South Bike Lanes

This is a big one. The Mayor's Office of Transportation & Utilities is following up on Friday's press conference with a Public Community Meeting. They will elaborate upon their plan for 10th and 13th Street bike lanes and solicit feedback. They will also undoubtedly notice whether the turnout is predominately bike lane fans or bike-lane-skeptics.

What: Community meeting concerning pilot program for North-South bike lanes
When: Tuesday, May 10th
Time: 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Where: Jefferson University's Alumni Hall (1000 Locust St, Phila). map
Questions: Charles Carmalt, Pedestrian and Bicycle Coordinator

For those of you who live or work on or near 10th and 13th, Deputy Mayor Rina Cutler would appreciate hearing from you about why you support this project.  Let her know by sending an email in your own words to rina.cutler@phila.gov and cc: bike@bicyclecoalition.org

It feels good to cheer a City decision, and they need to know that this pilot program has widespread support. Take the Spruce and Pine Street bike lanes to the meeting (obeying traffic laws as you go) and encourage this prudent and important project.