CityNerd (of youtube fame) is coming to Philadelphia to make a video about the city and do a talk. 5th Square is hosting the event. It is on Monday September. 28 and tickets are now on sale to the general public here: https://www.5thsqadvocacy.org/citynerd
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Please join Glenn's family, BCGP, ORCA, and PBA members on a ghost bike dedication and memorial ride for Glenn Colville, Jr., next **Friday, August 14th at 7pm**. More details at the link. Please register (free) if you are coming. Glenn’s niece will be selling lemonade, so bring cash if you're interested in supporting the lemonade stand.
🗓️ Friday, August 14
📍 7-9pm @ 2717 Aramingo Ave (Aramingo and Lehigh)
https://bicyclecoalition.org/events/glenn-colville-jr-memorial-ride/
My friend had this happen to her last Friday.
"I was riding in the bike lane on Spruce this past Friday around 38th st and a bus passed me too close and then swerved into my lane cutting me off. I yelled an obscenity. They then swerved back into their lane. I caught up with them at the their next stop after he had crossed the bike lane again to pick people up at the stop.
As I caught up with the bus the driver flicked me off in the rear view mirror. I was like ‘wtf man you are at work and you cut ME off.’ He then said ‘nobody cares about you and fuck you.’ I told him I needed the number for his manager. He refused and told me to get out of the way so he could cross the bike lane again and proceed with his route. I refused. People started getting off the bus yelling at me to get out of the way. I called 911. I said there’s a dangerous bus driver who’s showing no regard or concern for my safety. They said they couldn’t do anything but gave me the number for Septa. I called Septa and filed a complaint about the driver. Have not heard back. "
Sierra McNeil trounced "incumbent" Keith Harris in the 195th district of the PA State House. Harris was only an "incumbent" because party insiders had selected him to be the representative after Donna Bullock resigned to take over Project HOME. He had never been in a real election.
It was a 3 way race, but she more than doubled the vote total of Harris and was even further in front of 3rd place (Kenneth Walker), winning 54% of the vote to Harris' 26% to Walker's 20%
Interestingly, she outran Chris Rabb in every single ward by a wide margin. She was endorsed by the Working Families Party and Reclaim Philadelphia (among others.)
The 195 is almost entirely within the 5th city council district and Councilmember Jeffery Young Jr. endorsed Kenneth Walker in this race.
Definitely obeyed the 25mph speed limit
A crazy driver recklessly drove through a bunch of wheelie kids on the Grays Ferry Bridge, then minutes later shot and killed one of them and wounded another. A friend shot this video with their kid on the back of their bike.
Driving culture in Philly is out of control.
Our electeds prioritize vehicular traffic over everything, including citizens' health.
Fund SEPTA
Build out infrastructure for active mobility
Make Philly actually clean and green.
Props to whoever put a bunch of different colorful posters up all around Brewerytown.