Help the Bicycle Coalition Chart its Future by Filling Out This Survey

We at the Bicycle Coalition are making a plan:

A reenactment of our strategic planning process. Not pictured: conference table, full Board of Directors, Bill Murray.

A strategic plan! For the next three years! We're hoping Bill Murray calls us back, but while we wait for Bill, we want to hear from you!

We are asking those interested in the future of the Bicycle Coalition to fill out a short 9 question survey. You don't have to be a member (that was a different survey). It takes five minutes, and we will compile the answers and make them a part of our planning meetings later this month.

As an extra incentive, we will give away a $50 EMS gift certificate to one lucky person who fills out the nine question survey by January 10th (and provides us with their contact information).

As always, we think this whole better-bicycling thing is a two-way street cycletrack. Have ideas for Greater Philadelphia's bicycling future that doesn't fit in a survey? Let us know in the comment section, on Facebook, or on Twitter at @bcgp. 

Outdoorsy Types: Save A Canvasser, Take An Online Survey

Don't you wish that taking an online survey would magically make disappear one smiling person with a clipboard standing in your way on the sidewalk? "Hi there! Do you have 5 minutes for gay labor whale immigrant rights?" Sadly, online surveys have not made street canvassers obsolete, but it's fun to imagine that taking one frees up one stretch of sidewalk somewhere in the universe.

ANYhow... we are one of a handful of organizations investigating the feasibility of a consolidated outdoor activity organization similar to Venture Outdoors in Pittsburgh. Part of this inquiry is passing around an opinion survey for people who engage in outdoor activities in the Philly region (running, biking, rock climbing, kayaking, etc), or would consider it.

So! Procrastinate from that tedious e-mail you have to write and fill out this survey! Should take about 3 minutes. The East Falls, Manayunk, and Schuylkill River Development Corporations, Pennsylvania Environmental Council, Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia, Lower Merion Township, and Hidden River Outfitters say thanks! 

Results Of Our Dirtiest Bike Lane Survey (now with 4x the colorful graphs)

We had 101 responses to our survey last week asking which Philadelphia bike lanes are most in need of a good old street sweeping.  You can view the full poll results at the end of this post, but below are some select results (click to enlarge):

The "other responses" column was a smattering of lanes around the city, none of which cracked the top 10 (although Germantown Ave and Aramingo received multiple votes).

Vote For Philly's Dirtiest Bike Lanes!

Bike lanes are, of course, wonderful.  But like any street space, they gather debris.  Leaves, broken glass, Eagles ticket stubs angrily thrown from car windows, and other detritus can make bike lanes difficult to navigate or downright dangerous.

We want to know your experience with Philadelphia's bike lane cleanliness.  We've created a short survey designed to gather Philly bicyclists' experiences about our (existing) bike lanes.

Fill out the 10-question survey here.

We will use your answers to inform our advocacy work, and we'll publish the answers next week. Enter your e-mail address if you wish at the end, and three such respondents will win one of our totally sweet orange I Bike PHL t-shirts.

Complete the DVRPC 2035 Online Survey

HELP SHAPE THE FUTURE: CLICK HERE TO TAKE THE CONNECTIONS ON-LINE SURVEY

You Could be Eligible to Win an 8GB iPod Touch
Survey Will End March 7, 2008

Work is underway on the year 2035 update to the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission’s (DVRPC) long-range plan for the greater Philadelphia region, entitled Connections

The Regional Plan for a Sustainable Future. The public outreach component of the update is beginning with an on-line survey to gather opinions on regional issues. Input from this survey will help to revaluate and refine the future vision and goals for the key planning areas of transportation, land use, economic development, and the environment, which will form the framework of the plan.

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Ed. Note - When I took the survey I noticed the word "bicycle" was only mentioned once. Don't hesitate to put things like "bike lanes" or "trails" in the "Other" selections if you feel it's appropriate.