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Bicycle Extraordinaire, Elly Blue, Coming to Philly on 5/19!
On Sunday, May 19th the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia is hosting national bicycle extraordinaire Elly Blue for an evening of food and bicycle culture. Elly Blue is one of the highest-profile bicycle bloggers in the country, writing for Grist, BikePortland, and … Continue reading
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Tagged BIKING, event
Parking, It’s Not Just for Cars Anymore
MOTU’s Senior Planner and Analyst, Ariel Ben-Amos, was a featured blogger on the Philadelphia Parking Authority’s blog. Check out his blog post “Parking, It’s Not Just for Cars Anymore” on their blog.
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Tagged parking, parklets
The Benefits of Red Light Cameras
Each year, more than 100,000 people are injured because someone runs a red light. This new video by the PPA shows how Red Light Cameras work and how they help improve safety. Watch this video and learn more about Philadelphia’s … Continue reading
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Tagged driving, Philadelphia Parking Authority, red light cameras, roadways
Parklet Study Volunteers Wanted
Last year, 6 parklets appeared across the city, This year MOTU is spearheading and managing a coordinated study of Parklet impacts. MOTU wants to be able to quantify their impacts on both businesses and pedestrians. MOTU is looking for volunteers … Continue reading
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Tagged parklets, survey, volunteer
Best Big City for Biking
The website http://www.walkscore.com, in collaboration with researchers at Simon Fraser University and the University of British Columbia, announced last week that Philadelphia ranks as the ninth most bikeable city United States and the best city for biking with a population … Continue reading
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Raising the Bar: Building political capital to implement key design initiatives
Deputy Mayor Cutler spent an hour talking with MSNBC’s Chris Hayes , NYC’s Janette Sadik-Khan, (Commissioner New York City Department of Transportation), Gabe Klein (Commissioner, Chicago Department of Transportation ), Ed Reiskin (Director of Transportation, San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency ), Tom Tinlin … Continue reading
Posted in MOTU Missives, Uncategorized
Bike Share in Philadelphia: From feasibility study to action
As you may have read in Saturday’s Inky, we are taking steps to bring bike share to Philadelphia. Bike share systems provide iconic, sturdy bikes at self-service docking stations that allow users to pick up a bike at one station … Continue reading
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Help West Philly’s Neighborhood Foods win the TEDxManhattan Challenge
For approximately two years, an innovative urban farm has been operating on land leased from SEPTA, next to its 46th Street MFL stop. The project’s farm component is managed by a West Philadelphia youth cooperative that farms the land … Continue reading
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Winter Abandoned Bike Sweep
On Thursday, November 29th and Thursday, December, 6th the City of Philadelphia Streets Department will be conducting an abandoned bicycles sweep. The Streets Department will remove abandoned bicycles that have been identified through Philly-311 and tagged by the Mayor’s Office … Continue reading
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All you ever wanted to know about curb-bumpouts, and never knew to ask
City streets are designed to accommodate many functions. The slope of a street and the height of a curb help direct stormwater to the drain, while the width of the street and the presence of street trees send important signals … Continue reading
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