Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia

🗣️ LAST CHANCE to join us on June 9th to advocate for Parking Protected Bike Lanes and safety measures such as Jay Alert and Intelligent Speed Assistance legislation in Harrisburg! 🚲 🚸

-> Deadline to sign up is TOMORROW, June 3rd at 5PM. (https://bit.ly/4o9DmFg)

If you are directly impacted by traffic violence; live in the High Injury Network (roads where there are high crashes), or if you are deeply passionate about Parking Protected Bike Lanes, we’d like for you to join us!!

Earlier this week, the Bicycle Coalition sent Philadelphia Councilmember Jamie Gauthier a letter of support for increased biking infrastructure near the intersection of S 48th St and Woodland Ave, where OTIS has a proposed project.

So far this year, there have been 35 traffic deaths in Philadelphia. At the current pace, the city is on track to exceed the more than 100 traffic deaths recorded in 2025 unless critical interventions are implemented. Research consistently shows that protected bike lanes dramatically improve safety, reducing the risk of injury by as much as 90% compared to major streets with no cycling infrastructure. With concrete protected bike lanes, the possibility for better outcomes could be even higher.

Read the full letter: https://bicyclecoalition.org/call-for-increased-biking-infrastructure-near-48th-and-woodland-philadelphia/

Have you been to our "traffic garden" in Hunting Park? With safety being our number one concern, we know that if we want the world to be our kids’ playground, we have to prepare them for it first! So what better way than starting with an actual playground?

The Lil’ Safety Village is a colorful “traffic garden”, a pint-sized replica of several intersections, meant to be navigated by kids on bikes. We'll be holding programming there all summer starting this Saturday! Meet Lil’ Safety Village Coordinator, Shelby Kim, and sign up for a bike and play session this Saturday:

Decode the Rules of the Road at the Lil' Philly Safety Village Traffic Garden - Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia Guest blog written by Lil’ Philly Safety Village Educator, Shelby Kim Can you remember a time before you could make sense of the seemingly random collection of colors, shapes, and symbols that make up our roads and intersections? Lines, dashes, arrows, changing lights, letters, numbers, oh my! Pai...

We hope you can join us for the RESCHEDULED DATE, this Wednesday, May 27th to honor the thirteen cyclists killed in the Delaware Valley by motor vehicle drivers since last year’s Philadelphia Ride of Silence.

The goal of this annual, international event is to not have another ride, but to have a year with zero bicyclist deaths.

Meet City Hall North Apron 1400 JFK Blvd.
Following a memorial service, 8 mile group slow cycle ride through Center City with police closing streets to motor vehicles ending at Phila Museum of Art steps.

☀️ We're excited to see the Jewel of North Philly shine CAR-FREE for the Hunting Park Hustle on May 30th! 🚲👟
It's going to be a packed day with the Philly Running Alliance & Swagga House Run Club 5k Run or 2k Walk, music, Bicycle Coalition Youth Cycling exhibition races, bike demos, a community ride, and MORE! Volunteers will be joining our team of staff and coaches to make this day possible. 💪🏽 Sign up at bit.ly/VOLHustle

You still have a couple weeks to enter our Spring Bike Raffle and win a new cruiser for this summer and beyond! 🚲☀️ Enter to win with a donation of $100 or more! bit.ly/supportBCGP

2nd pic: Our Holiday Lights Ride Bike Raffle Winner, Sophia, who selected her bike from 🤸🏽‍♀️🔔

Thanks to everyone who joined us last week for Bike to Work and Wherever Day with Independence Blue Cross and Philly Bike Train! ✴️ We host this event every year to encourage biking for commuting, errands, and everyday transportation, and to highlight the importance of safe and affordable transportation options.

Nearly 100 riders from a combined 5 locations across the city flooded Dilworth Plaza making it our biggest recorded one yet! 💯

If you had a good time or wish you joined in on the action, you can join Philly Bike Train year round! Check out their schedule and routes at phillybiketrain.org. 🚂

Read more about the day: https://bicyclecoalition.org/nearly-100-riders-make-bike-to-work-and-wherever-day-2026-the-biggest-yet/

Do you have a child between the ages of 4 and 12 who has never ridden a bike or who might need a refresher? 🚲

Borrow a bike to play by registering at the link below, and come home with a helmet, bike light, and a chance to win a bike! Register: bit.ly/HPH26

Stay for food and to watch our high school cyclists race around Hunting Park!

Saturday, May 30th | 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Lil’ Philly Safety Village in Hunting Park
900 W Hunting Park Ave Philadelphia PA, 19140

Here at the Coalition, we’ve been incredibly excited to celebrate and activate the Schuylkill River Crossing bridge, which will connect Southwest Philadelphia with neighborhoods across the river once it opens this summer!

To ensure that the communities that make up the Southwest Philadelphia neighborhoods are at the forefront of the outreach and activation of this new infrastructure, we’ve brought on a Swing Bridge Ambassador, Mable Bakali to facilitate in-person outreach, bike rides, and bike safety giveaways!

Read more: https://bicyclecoalition.org/meet-our-schuylkill-crossing-swing-bridge-ambassador/

On Monday, the Shapiro Administration announced the 2026 Transportation Set-Aside Grant Recipients.

The Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside Program provides federal funding for community-based, non-motorized transportation projects—such as pedestrian and bicycle facilities, safe routes to school, historic preservation of transportation facilities, and multi-use trails—aimed at improving safety, accessibility, and connectivity while encouraging active transportation and reducing reliance on motor vehicles.

See projects funded in our region on our blog: https://bicyclecoalition.org/penndot-announces-2026-transporation-set-aside-tasa-recipients/