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The future of the Northeast: Bike lanes?
The citywide biking and pedestrian plan could change the experience of navigating Philly - and West and Northeast Philly are next.
The future of the Northeast: Bike lanes?
If you've ever tried biking in the city's outskirts — City Avenue, say, or Island Avenue — then you know the meaning of sheer terror. The new Philadelphia Pedestrian and Bicycle Plan — the reason for those traffic cones on Market Street and JFK Boulevard — will hopefully alleviate some of that adrenaline-pumping excitement, by providing a continuous bike path network throughout the city. Phase two of the plan, which covers West and Northeast Philly, is now in the community comment phase. Toole Design, which is spearheading the project with the Philadelphia City Planning Commission, has already taken an inventory of all the city's sidewalks, listing 85 miles of missing sidewalk in high-priority areas around schools, parks, public transit or senior centers. And, they've outlined proposals for designated "bicycle friendly streets" — like Thompson and Belgrade in Kensington; a Fishtown bike route linking Penn Treaty Park to bike lanes on Lehigh and Aramingo; bike lanes on Belmont Avenue, Lindbergh Avenue, State Road and Bustleton Pike; and segregated bike tracks where space allows. (Market and JFK could also get buffered bike tracks with grass medians; that was part of the Phase I plan.)
Proposals will be uploaded here for public review and comments. The planning should be completed by next year. The sad part: It could be 10 years (or more) for the guidelines to be enacted.
There are two more public meetings on the proposal: Oct. 25 at CORA Services, Inc., 8540 Verree Road, 6-8 p.m. and Oct. 26 at Juniata Park Older Adult Center, 1251 E. Sedgley Ave., 6-8 p.m.
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