2025 Best Call to Action
The Philadelphia Bike Community
After Barbara Friedes’s horrific death in the Spruce Street bike lane, Philly cyclists banded together to ensure that her death was not in vain. The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia, Philly Bike Action, the 5th Square urbanist PAC, and the Philadelphia chapter of Families for Safe Streets forced action from the city, which had long ignored the problem. The result was the Get Out the Bike Lane legislation, which upped fines for parking in bike lanes and eliminated parking grace periods in some lanes. Now let’s get some concrete barriers to really protect riders. Read More »