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SEPTA: you should obviously take transit to get to the parade :)

Also SEPTA: we are gonna close half of the stations lol figure it out losers
February 12, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Two Way Street.

A reworked version I made from a police produced victim and youth blaming PSA.
February 12, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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How many deaths does it take to dedicate one lane for people to travel safely by bike?

This was in today’s Center City Residents’ Association newsletter:
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center city - residents' association This Week January 9, 2025 "YES" TO STOPPING (TEMPORARILY) IN SPRUCE/PINE BIKE LANES You will recall that in early November, CCRA created a Spruce/Pine Bike Lanes Task Force. It was created in reaction to a presentation made to CCRA by the City's Office of Transportation, Infrastructure, and Sustainability (OTIS) regarding contemplated changes to Spruce/Pine; the numerous responses to that presentation, overwhelmingly critical of the contemplated changes, particularly the proposal to prevent any stopping in those bike lanes; as well as the fact that, on Oct. 17, over the objections of numerous residents of CCRAville, City Council passed a bill that would prohibit any and all stopping in bike lanes across the City. The Task Force was charged with coming up with possible alternatives to OTIS' plan that would make Spruce/Pine safer for all users (cyclists, pedestrians, and motor vehicles), while perhaps acknowledging, at least to some extent, the historical practice of permitting temporary stopping in those bike lanes. The Report and Recommendations of the Task Force was approved overwhelmingly by the CCRA Board on Nov. 12 and, shortly thereafter, forwarded to Council President Johnson (whose district covers the entirety of these bike lanes west of Broad street) and to OTIS. Read the full Report here. Among the several recommendations was the following: With clear and conspicuous signage, permit temporary stopping in bike lanes, but reduce the maximum time limit from 20 minutes to 10 minutes, and limit the availability of such temporary stopping to passenger vehicles. CCRA President Leo Levinson, Gov't. Relations Co-Chair Gina Shapiro and Task Force Co-Chair Jeff Braff met with Johnson's Chief of Staff and his Senior Legislative Counsel on Jan. 7 to discuss the Report, including a possible carve-out for the Spruce/Pine bike lanes from the citywide no-stopping-in-bike -lanes legislation. The CCRA team is pleased to report that they were assured that the Parking Authority would not be issuing tickets to any passenger vehicle temporarily stopped in the bike lanes for the purpose of loading or unloading, provided that the vehicle was attended by the driver. They were also told that Johnson would consider signage to memorialize this exception to the No Stopping law, as well as CCRA's other recommendations (i.e., speed cushions, raised pedestrian crosswalks, and delineator posts). Obviously, this is only a partial victory. We will continue to push to make Spruce/Pine safer for all users.
January 9, 2025 at 10:20 PM