The Hub 8/13/2021: Clean Air Council’s Weekly Round-up of Transportation News

“The Hub” is a weekly round-up of transportation related news in the Philadelphia area and beyond. Check back weekly to keep up-to-date on the issues Clean Air Council’s transportation staff finds important.

Transit Forward Philadelphia: Transit Forward Philadelphia is seeking feedback from transit users and residents on how SEPTA can make a better bus network. Take the 5-minute survey to make the bus network fast, frequent, and reliable.

BillyPenn: PPA Pilot Fire Hydrant Bike Rack Competition – The PPA launched a new competition to prevent illegal parking in front of fire hydrants. They are seeking bike corral designs for the “Rack ‘Em Up” bike parking competition.

West Philly Local: Bike Repair Stand installed in Memory of Bicyclist – Last summer William “Will” Lindsay was killed in a hit-and-run while riding his bike. On the anniversary of his death Neighborhood Bike Works installed a bike repair stand outside their shop in his memory. This provides essential bike repair tools for anyone to access daily.

StreetsBlog USA: Drive Less to Solve the Climate Crisis – Our dependence on cars has a huge impact on climate change, as cars are the US’s leading source of climate pollution. To fight against climate change cities need to decarbonize the transportation sector along with reducing vehicle travel.

PlanPhilly: New Philly Bike Park – A new bike park called Lil’ Safety Village was installed in North Philadelphia at the intersection of Hunting Park Avenue and Cayuga Street. This colorful park with traffic signs, four-way intersections, crosswalks, and bike lanes aims to provide both kids and adults an idea of what it is like biking in the city.

CityLab: Winning the War on Car Idling – Drivers constantly sit in their parked vehicles with the engine rumbling and releasing fumes that pollute the atmosphere. Car idling increases air pollution and contributes to climate change but education campaigns, pledges, and signs alone cannot solve the problem.

Image Source: BillyPenn