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On democracy and bike lanes
Stu Bykofsky - April 2026 Barriers would not have protected Dr. Friedes as she was killed by a drunk driver doing almost 60 m.p.h. Stu Bykofsky 10 Apr 2026 — 2 min read Share I awoke to a breakfast of red herring and a fast Friday morning. Let me explain. What’s on my menu is Daniel Pearson’s op-ed piece in the Inquirer, which covered several topics, one of which being the bike lane river and its associated tributaries. Under the subhead “Bike lane battle,” he praises the cit


FOPS gets a late Xmas gift from Philly court
Stu Bykofsk y https://www.stubykofsky.com/fops-gets-a-late-xmas-gift-from-philly-court/?ref=stu-bykofsky-newsletter A few days after Christmas, a late-arriving gift from Santa Claus was received by the Friends of Pine and Spruce, a nonpartisan, nonprofit citizens’ advocacy group. Today, it is announcing to its members that the Common Pleas Court, on the last day of the year, denied the city’s motion to dissolve a FOPS preliminary motion. What was rejected was the city's atte


Court Victory: City Removes Loading Zones on Pine & Spruce
*Protecting Our Streets, Preserving Our Quality of Life *Pine & Spruce Win in Court. Friends of Pine & Spruce (FOPS) is pleased to...
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