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Safety Theater on Pine and Spruce? The High Cost of Ignoring the Data.
Spending $5 million to install concrete barriers on Pine and Spruce Streets, as proposed by Mayor Parker, raises serious concerns about...
Friends of Pine and Spruce
Apr 231 min read


STREET CLOSURES REQUIRED: Installing barriers will lead to unintended consequences.
If lane separation barriers were implemented, deliveries of construction materials would necessitate road closures, requiring permits and...
Friends of Pine and Spruce
Apr 141 min read


Boston officials admitted they may have moved too quickly in adding new bike lanes
Boston officials admitted they may have moved too quickly in adding new bike and bus lanes, according to a city memo that cited poor...
Friends of Pine and Spruce
Apr 51 min read


Unveiling the Demographic Hem in Urban Bike Lane Initiatives
Introduction: The term "demographic hem" refers to a statistical or data-related "edge" where certain demographic groups are consistently...
Friends of Pine and Spruce
Apr 12 min read


BIKE LANES AND BROKEN PROMISES
How the tyranny of a minority has impaired comfort and safety for the majority of residents on all streets with bike lanes.
Friends of Pine and Spruce
Mar 281 min read


FOPS Recommendations
Balancing the safety needs of cyclists, residents, pedestrians, and drivers is essential to ensuring that Philadelphia’s narrow, historic...
Friends of Pine and Spruce
Mar 261 min read


ADA COMPLIANCE
How do Barriers Presented by Bike Lane Affect the Disabled? Bike lanes can present barriers to people with disabilities in several...
Friends of Pine and Spruce
Mar 232 min read


Spruce and Pine streets bike lane safety upgrades project materials
https://www.phila.gov/documents/spruce-pine-traffic-safety-project-materials/
Friends of Pine and Spruce
Mar 221 min read


Public comment responses - City of Philadelphia
On January 29, the City of Philadelphia released a chart listing various comments they have received and their responses. Click the...
Friends of Pine and Spruce
Mar 221 min read


Spruce Pine Project
https://www.phila.gov/programs/complete-streets/projects/spruce-pine-traffic-safety-project/
Friends of Pine and Spruce
Mar 221 min read


City Plans to eliminate Parking Spaces along Pine and Spruce
Part of the City’s plan to install concrete barriers on Pine and Spruce is to remove massive amounts of parking on those two streets....
Friends of Pine and Spruce
Mar 221 min read


Newly Chartered Friends of Pine & Spruce Citizens Group Advocate For Safe Streets Through Concrete Solutions, Not Concrete Barriers - January 14, 2025 - GlobeNewsWire
https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/01/14/3009603/0/en/Newly-Chartered-Friends-of-Pine-Spruce-Citizens-Group-Advocate-For-Saf...
Friends of Pine and Spruce
Mar 221 min read


Boston's Bike Lanes Story Isn’t Really About Bike Lanes
City Hall’s ambitious plan to reshape Boston’s streets has ignited a battle over who really controls the town’s future—and exposed an...
Friends of Pine and Spruce
Mar 221 min read
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