As summer comes to a close, the League of American Bicyclists is proud to honor 37 organizations in its latest round of Bicycle Friendly Business (BFB) awards. An additional five organizations earned Honorable Mentions. These 37 new and renewing awardees join a total of 1,458 BFBs across America working with the League and local advocates to build safer streets and better bicycling for everyone. “Time and again throughout this pandemic, we’ve seen how communities and lives ar

By Urban Wire Public transportation is an affordable mobility option for residents of communities nationwide, but it’s too frequently underfunded. This results in low-quality service and low ridership. It also forces people with low incomes to buy cars and encourages increased carbon emissions. To help address these issues, several advocate and research organizations have proposed a $20 billion annual program to support bus and train operations. Representative Hank Johnson (D

CBS4 The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced a construction grant award of $81 million to the Indianapolis Public Transportation Corporation (IndyGo) for the Purple Line Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Project. The 15.2-mile Purple Line will operate between downtown Indianapolis and the City of Lawrence and replace and improve much of the existing Route 39 local bus service, one of the highest ridership routes in the IndyGo system. The t

The Biden administration should pour billions of dollars into a variety of bike projects because the investment will generate thousands of jobs while also obviously greening the way Americans get around, advocates said this week, citing a new report on the economic benefits of cycling investments. For every billion dollars in federal funding, states could construct 5,000 bike share stations, build 1,500 miles of bike lanes and trails, and create 10,500 jobs, according to the

When the pandemic hit in early 2020, a rapid decrease in urban private car use was seen globally. Satellite navigation company TomTom reported that 387 cities across the world experienced a decrease in congestion. Similarly, a decrease in public transport usage was seen as governments across the world imposed lockdown restrictions. Many millions of people began to work remotely and the decades of technological advances in communications played a vital role in enabling our soc

To continue supporting the region’s recovery and prepare for increased ridership after Labor Day, SEPTA is adding more service across the entire SEPTA system beginning in September. New Transit schedules for buses, trolleys, Market-Frankford and Broad Street Lines, and the Norristown High-Speed Line will go into effect on Sunday and Monday, August 29 & 30, 2021. New Regional Rail schedules begin on Sunday, September 5, 2021. NEW TRANSIT SCHEDULE HIGHLIGHTS – Effective Sunday

By VistaToday While traffic congestion remained high in the Philadelphia metropolitan area in 2020, a year-over-year analysis showed it had been more than halved, according to a staff report from News Chant. That’s the good news. The bad news is the reason for the improvement. The recently published 2021 Urban Mobility Report ranked the City of Brotherly Love in 11th place in 2020 traffic snarls, compared with 15 of the nation’s largest cities. Philadelphia drivers lost a tot

GVF, a not-for-profit dedicated to improving transportation and infrastructure throughout the region, is pleased to announce that Halosil International has joined its dynamic and diverse partnerships. Founded in 2008, Halosil International provides environmentally preferred surface and water disinfection solutions. Halosil products are used globally to eliminate spores and pathogens and reduce the introduction of unsafe toxins and their by-products into treatment processes. T