Join the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia and Families for Safe Streets on Tuesday June 4th to advocate for Parking Protected Bike Lanes (HB 1283) in Harrisburg!

Late last year the Office of Transportation and Infrastructure Systems (OTIS) submitted a 118-page Progress Report to the Secretary of Transportation, Michael B. Carroll, highlighting the latest findings of the Parking Separated Parking Bicycle Lane Pilot Program.

Currently, PennDOT does not allow for the installation of parking-separated bike lanes on state-owned roads as this statute requires cars to park against a curb. Amending state legislation regarding the requirement for cars to park against the curb requires changing the policy and is an issue that the Bicycle Coalition, the City, and our partners have been working on since the 2017-2018 legislative session. As an interim solution, PennDOT has permitted a pilot program to demonstrate protected bike lanes on selected state roads in Philadelphia.

Since 2017, we have worked with Bike Pittsburgh to advocate for bills named after Emily Fredricks (Philadelphia) and Susan Hicks (Pittsburgh) who were killed by drivers every legislative session to legalize parking protected bike lanes. Read more about Philadelphia's Parking Protected Bike Lane history.

The bill, HB1283, has been sitting in the Senate Transportation Committee since June of last year. It is urgent that we pass this legislation by the end of 2024 before the two year session ends because the city has reached the 15 road pilot limit but has funding for additional projects including Oregon Ave that cannot be completed.

We will be taking an Amtrak train from 30th Station on Tuesday June 4th at 7am and returning on the 4:40pm bus/train. Tickets are $35 each way. We can cover the cost for those who need it, please reach out to Nicole, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it with any questions.

If you can't attend on June 4th, you can still SPEAK UP -- send a letter to your state legislators using our easy template: bit.ly/yes2ppbl