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Coalition Starts Push for Bridge Access PATCO Parking
p 5
CYCLEGR M
New sletter of tire Bicycle C oalition of tile Delaw are Valle y
point du ring th e first meeting of the Ma vor s Task Force
12
Bicycle Safety in March. W qr ic h was elected chair-
marl of the historic panel.
New Task Force Gets Rolling
BC Officers Chosen for Leadership Roles
Bicycle Coalition Presi-
dent Noel Weyrich has been
elected chairman of
Phi l adelphia ' s f i r s t - ever
Mayor ' s Task Force on
Bicycle Safety.
The task force met fo r the
first time M arch 3 to start
organizing
its
agenda. Coali-
tion Executive Director Sue
McNamara was voted to
head an act ion subcom -
mittee to deal with pressing
city cycling issues while Jim
Castel lan of the Freedom
Valley Bike Ride will lead
the vision subcomn~ittee
to formu late a slate of rec-
omm endations to Mayor Ed
Rendell.
The task force was born
out of a commitment Ren-
del l made to the Bicycle
Coal i t ion dur ing the 199 1
campaign. I t is considered a
ma jor s tep forw ard in the
fight for better, safer bicy -
cling am enities.
Other task force members
include Paul Winkfield, Bar-
bara Dalvano and Tom Witt
f rom the Bicycle Club of
Philadelphia; Denise Goren,
After Protest PennDO T Considers Betzwood Alternatives
In the w ake of a peaceful
demonstration Feb. 6 during
which two Coalition officers
were arrested, the Pe nnsyl-
vania Department of Trans-
portation now appears ready
to provide bicycle and
pedestrian routes ac ross the
Schuylki l l River whi l e i t
r eplaces the Betzwood
Bridge at Val ley Forge
National Park.
A
Feb .
4
m ee t i ng
between Coalition members
and h i gh - leve l PennD O T
officials in Ha rrisburg has
persuaded key decisionmak-
ers that providing no access
at Betzwood during several
years of construction would
be a mistake.
(Continued on p.4)
Protesters decry Betzwood Bridge closirlg at a Coalition-led denlorzstration FeD. 6 .
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Upcoming Events
Monthly M eetings:
General membership
meetings are held the sec-
ond Mond ay of each odd-
numbered month from
6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the
offices of Clean Water
Action, 15 18 Walnut Street
in C enter City.
Take the elevator to the
13th floor, with your bicy-
cle, if you prefer.
The next general mem-
bership meeting is set for
May 10.
Coalition board meet-
ings are held the second
Monday of each even-
numbered month and focus
on internal business. The
public is welcome.
The next board meeting
is
June 14.
yclegram
Deadline:
Deadline for the
JulyIAugust Cyclegram is
May 3 1. Deadlines are the
last Monday of odd-num-
bered months.
Mailing Party:
Mailing party for the
JulyIAugust Cyclegram is
scheduled for Thursday,
June 24. Cal l 215-545-
3350 to confirm date, time
and location.
Photo credits: took the photo on page 3.
Ken Yanoviak took the
The photo on page 5 was
photographs on pages 1 . 4 , 6 provided by the Port Author-
7. Micha el Mc Gettig an ity Transit Corporation.
Cyclegram is published bimonthly by the Bicycle Coalition of the
Delaware Valley, P.O. Box 8 194, Philadelphia. PA 19 101. The Coali-
tion is a voluntee r, non-profit organization working to improve con-
ditions for bicycling througho ut the tri-state area. promoting bicycling
for transportation and recreation, and dedicated to a balanced trans-
portation system. Coverage of an event not sponsored by BCDV does
not constitute an endorsemen t. Cyclegram may be reproduced in
whole or in part provided prominent credit is given to the Bicycle
Coalition of the Delaware Valley.
Cyclegram is printed on recycled paper using soy ink.
Board of Managers: John D owlin , Nancy Drye , Fred Ulrner, Rob
Waterland and Noel Weyrich ex officio).
Executive Director: Sue McNamara 2151545-3350)
President:
Noel Weyrich
2151232-7543)
Vice President: Fred Ulmer 2151517-6287)
Secretary:Rob Waterland 7,151854-8137)
Treasurer: Nancy Drye 215/387-9242)
Editor:
Bill Shralow
2151627-1566)
Membership Director: Bob Noland 2151483-6547)
Committees:
Bike Lanes : N oe l ~ e y r i c h2151232-7543)
Rail and Transit: Noel Weyrich 2151232-7543)
Traffic Safety: B ob Noland 2151483-6547)
Long-range Planning: Sam Spofforth 215/387-1724)
Educ atiodSa fety Information: Sally Berriman 2151272-5139)
BCDV is affiliated with the League of American Wheelmen.
Ride Calendar
T h e D e l u n ~ a r e V a l l e y Sun . May 30: Tri-State
Regiotlal Ride Calendar is a
Century/Half/Quarter. Spon-
regular fearure of Cyclegran z.
sored by White Clay Bicycle
Lis t i t lgs sho~ i ld e s r t l t lo
Clu b, Wilmington, Del. Call
Bicycle Co al i ~ io t l , crrrn. Chuck Harris. 302-764-2644.
DVRRC.)
Sat. June
5: Indian Creek
Weekends throughout
Foundation R oll and Stroll,
May:
Series of trips to his- Harley sville, Pa. 7-. 38- and
toric Cap e May sponsored by
62-mile cycling courses; 2-
the American Bicycle Club.
and 6.5-mile w a k n g courses.
Call 2 15-886-6927. Call 215-256-1500.
Sat. May
8:
Lighthouse
Sat. and Sun. June 12-13:
Christian Academy 1st Annu-
MS 150 Pa. Dutch Bike Tour
al Bike-a-Thon, Manahawkin,
to benefit the National Multi-
N.J. 30-mi. and 60-mi. loops. ple Sclero sis Soc iety. Fully
Contact the academy, 400
catered 150-m ile tour. Call
Beach Ave., Manahawkin.
2 15-395-7230 or 800-229-
Rides of 25 and 70 m iles
8360.
sponsored by the Delaware Sun . June 13: The
Inland Bays Estuary Program. C he st er Co un ty Ch all en ge
Contact Larry Wonderlin at Bike To ur to benefit the
739-4590. Arthritis Foundation. 20-, 40-
1st An nual Am eric an and 100-mile tours. Call J a n -
Re d Cr oss Milton Cha pte r nette Riviera at 800-355-9040
Citizens Bicycle Race , Wat- or 2 15-665-9200.
sontow n, Pa. 17.6 miles. Call
Sat. June 19: The Jersey
Debb ie Faust at 2 15-742 - Double 200-mile ride, spon-
955 1.
sored by the Western Jersey
Sun. May 16: Pedal for
Wheelmen. Goes through sev-
Pets Bike Ri de, Gl as go w, eral rural counties containing
Del. 30 miles. Spo nsored by
some of New Jer sey s finest
the Delaware Hum ane Soci-
countryside. Call Mike Bohrer
ety. Call Barbara weekdays 9
at 908-236-9619 or Bob Boy-
to 5 at 302-738-7335.
sen at 908-832-7361.
Sat . and Sun. May 22- Sun. July
:
91h Annual
23.: American Lung Asso c. Delaware XX Doublecross. 28
Clean Air Challenge 8th
miles. Sponsored by White
Annual Bike Trek in Virginia. Clay Bicycle Club, Wilm ing-
150 miles over two days. Call
ton, Del. Call A aron Chen at
703-591-4131. 302-995-6860.
Sun. May 23: American Sun. July 18: 21st Annu-
Heart Assoc. Heart Pedals,
al American Cancer Society
Biking Through Bucks Coun- Bike-a-Thon. 100-m ile route
ty. 12-, 30- and 60-mile rides. from Philade lphia to Atlantic
Call 800-734-3500. City. Call 215-665-2914.
Thanks to New Members
For Their Support of ycling
Mary Walton
Keith Danielson
Ted Robb
Deborah E H oellein
Robert J Wilson
Elaine Becker
Laurie Lee Mestres
Thomas B Istenes
Larry J Krafft
Howard Langer
Andrew Christen
Donald Everhart I1
Jonathan Shinefeld
Bernard Cohen
David C Ham son
Jerry Anne Schneider
Bill Lang
Jeanne L Harvey
Continued on next page)
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Thanks to Our New embers
Continued from p. 2 )
Linda Faul
Arbert Nipon
Patricia Segal
Joseph C Tyrell
William H Elfring
Joseph A Zechm an
Karen Green
Michael D Antonio
Charles Kinzig
R. Seth Hudson
James J Howe
Paul Albert
Joe Gellings
David R Fields
Andrew Cumiskey
Carol Love M.D.
Richard H Coll
Ira Yermish
Stephen S Jamison
David B Smith
Robert E Ruddy
Cliff Callow
Ave Gaffney
Mark Lanan
Arthur Newbold
W. Craig Blasingame
Alan Greenstine
Joan Moffitt
Dean Foster
John P Coine
Liam New berg
Douglas A Moore
C. William Helm
Carl Hinchey
Dolores T M cKnight
David J Marchese
P.J. Pullia
Lonnie M anai
Jeff Banham
Blyth Benshoof
Frank Bushman
M. Chris Yaeger
Mike Fazio
Steven Seeholzer
Debra Lee
John Basile
Joseph D Castora
Paul E Bender
Kathryn Belville
John A McGowan
Kathy L Echtemacht
Lawrence Greene
Allan M Lefer
Niels R Walet
William Baratta
Patricia Schweibenz
Bill Leber
Valerie P Gilson
Arthur G Baylor Jr
David Hofstein
Ted Regina Forrence
William J Taylor
Ed d Agostino
Robert Toland
Dick Foley
Audrey Tannenbaum
Todd A. Kolb
Jerry Bonfiglio
Samuel L Miller
Randy Connolly
Alan Silverblatt
Mark Frazza
Gerard Kattner
Dana Lotkowski
Michael S Molloy
Steven Alten
Letter from the President
Growing Num bers M ean lout
by Noel Weyrich
i s sue fo r which w e ve
Th is is a revised versiotl
issued a postcard in the
of a column that appeared
past two y ears , we have
i n the March -Apr il 1 992
either won outright or con-
Cyc l e gr am , upda ted f o r
t inue to see s teady
those w ho halve
joirled since
then.)
A year ago,
when the Bicy-
cle Coali t ion
had a mere 500
d u e s - p a y i n g
members , I
expressed a
dream of how
bicycle-friendly the region
might become if we had
2,000 members.
Today, we have 1,200
members , and our annual
outreach mailing this month
should attract an additional
300. Just a dream a year
ago, the 2,000-member
level is now in sight.
This rapid growth works
a s imple and powerful
magic . Each t ime a new
member joins, the value of
everyone else s m embership
increases exponentia lly .
That s because a growing
membership serves a vari-
ety of functions, creating a
whole far greater than the
sum of the parts.
First, the steady grow th
in income provides us with
the paid professional a ssis-
tance we need to reach new
members , se rve curren t
members, steward new pro-
grams and coordinate advo-
cacy efforts. We do mor e
now because we can. And
our accomplishments attract
new members.
A second benefit of
membership growth is the
power generated when we
speak out on a single issue.
Our postcard canlpaigns, for
instance, have been amaz-
ingly effective. On every
progress.
Third , a s
m e m b e r s h i p
grows , our
volunteer base
continues to
deepen and
expand. Many
of our most
effective and
valuable vol-
unteers are fairly new to
the Coalition , including,
for instance , the attorney
defending our Betzwood
Bridge case.
Finally, numbers consti-
tute political influence. In
meetings with city, region-
al and s t a te offic ia ls to
advoca te our causes , I
have seen a steady climb
in attentiveness and faster
response as the Coalition
membersh ip has r i sen
from 150 to 500, and then
to 1,200.
Which brings me back
to the dream about 2,000
mem bers. Two thousand
mem bers will financially
sustain a professional staff
and office. Two thousand
members will knock out
phenomenal postcard cam-
paigns . Two thousand
members will expand our
reach, perhaps through
county and workplace
coordinating committees
throughout the region.
And, frankly. 2.000 mem-
bers can gain respect from
any politician or bureau-
crat in the region.
That s what s on the line
fo r y o u r 1 9 9 3 memb e r -
ship.
It s not the kind of fun
you ll want to miss.
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State Weighs
Bicycle A ccess
At Betzwood
(Co~ l t inuedrom p.1)
PennDOT is an evolving
institution. Coalition Pre s-
ident Noel Weyrich said.
The wi l l ingness of top
brass to sit down and recon-
sider past decisions prov es
tha t. The coming m onths
will see our relationship con-
tinue to grow more cooper-
at ive and less
confrontational.
At press time, PennDO T
was considering installing a
shut t le van and t ra i le r fo r
cyclists during the com ing
year, with a small cable-
guided r iver ferry to take
over the funct ion next
spr ing . The smal l fe r ry
would then continue opera-
tion until the new B etzwood
Bridge is completed in 1996
or 1997. Although the Coali-
tion continues to have grave
concerns about the shuttle
van (it seems destined to be
stuck in traffic when c om -
muter cyclists need it most),
Weyrich said he'll reserve
Coaliricltl Pr.esidenr Noel WeytYch rolls ba ck
a
fetlce block itlg c?clistsfi.onl rtsitlg the
Be tm oo d Bridge at Valley Forge Natiotlal Park. The Feb. fence-curring led to the arrest
of Wqr rich atld BCDV Execu tive Director Sue McNanzara ( le ft ).The y ll figh t the charges.
judgment unt il PennDOT
provides a formal proposal.
'T he highway safety peo-
ple are total ly opposed to
squeezing a barricaded bike
and pedestrian path onto the
422 B ridge, but that would
seem to be the cheapest ,
most logical solution, says
Weyrich. PennDOT will not
discuss re-opening the old
Betzwood Bridge, he added.
Weyrich and Coali t ion
execut ive d i rec tor Sue
McNarnara were expected to
defend their Feb. 6 protest
action at an April 14 hearing
before District Mag istrate
Ester Castillo in East Norri-
ton Township Building.
Coalition member Katherine
Daly, an attorney with the
f i rm Krusen , Evans and
Byrne, has agreed to repre-
Help Needed to M ake Bike to Work Day Work
Bik e-to- Wo rk Day is their bicycles indo ors that other activities.
co mi ng to do wn to wn day. Comm uter Convoys We really need Coalition
Philadelphia, and the Coali-
led by city political leaders mem bers who work fo r
t ion i s put ting ou t an a l l -
and media personalities will major employers down town
points bulletin for spirited conv erge on C ity Ha ll,
to help coordinate corporate
volunteers to help make the
competitions on who has the
day a success.
The Coalition
most riders that day, Coali-
Th e Coal i t ion wi l l jo in
is working w ith
tion Executive Director Sue
with the Center City D istrict McNamara said. All he big
and Cores ta tes F inancia l
the Center City
employers have trip reduc-
Corp. to promote June 2 as Business t ion coordinators now to
Bike-to-Work Day and
District
and
comply with the Clean Air
Center City: Make i t a
Act . This is the perfect
Night. Corest t es. oppor tuni ty to educate
Detai ls were pending at
employers about how bicy-
press time, but the Coalition
where coffee and donuts will
c le commuters can he lp
hopes to get a proclamation
be served.
them meet their auto tr ip
from May or Rendell urging T he Coa lition will need reduction goals.
employers to permit workers
volunteers that morning to
C all S u e M c ~ a m a r a t
to dress down and br ing
help coordinate these and
545-3350 for information.
sent Weyrich and McN ama-
ra at the hearing.
Daly expla ins tha t
because the Betzwood
Two cut ope n the br idge
fencing in the belief it would
provide the publ ic wi th a
safer river crossing than the
422 Bridge, their actions fail
to meet the legal definition
of criminal mis chief ' and
disorderly conduct.
ity
Task
Force
Deputy Mayo r for Trans-
por ta t ion; George Dick ,
Philadelphia Triathlon Club;
Thom as K ennedy, City Plan-
ning Con ln~ission: laudia
Post, Bic ycle Coalition and
Diamond Courier; Joseph S
Binder, Veni Velo Bicycle
Club; Peter Odell, Fairmount
Park Conlrnission staff; Gary
Brooten, Co reStates Finan-
cial Corp.; Richard Gibson,
Bicycle Coalition and Fair-
mount Park Commissioner;
Tom Branigan, S t ree ts
Department; Larry Wilson,
Mayo r ' s Of f i ce o f T rans -
portat ion; Joseph Syrnick,
City Steets Department; and
Scott Steketee, Quak er City
Wheelmen.
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ith PATCO Bike-on-Rail in the Bag, Coalition Forges Ahead
Next Step: Better Parking at Train Stations and More Access to River Bridges
H avi ng conv i nced t he
g for better bike parking
The C oalition has written
thor-
ss four Delaware River
The letter asks that DRPA
tation fund ing to:
Upgrade bicycle racks
rs at
exam ple, would
ace only five autom o-
additional round-trips
PATCO General Manager Robert G. Schwab (second Tom rig ht)preserrts Coalitiorr
Presidetrt Noel W e r ic h (secorld rom left) with PATCO s irst Bike-on-Rail permit at the
Woodcrest Stario~l n Cherry Hill. Also picnrred are South Jersey Whee lnre~r iembers
Vrom le f t ) ,Scott Medalrgh, Gerre Schoebet.leitr a~rd iatre Selza.
annually, virtually paying for
Bridge so that cyclists and
themselve s within a year.
pedes t r i ans can use the
Ins ta l l an e l ec t ronic
walkway 24 hou rs a day. A
monitoring and
remote gate
similar system recently cost
system on the Ben Franklin
the Golden Gate Bridge only
25.000 he ave r age
amount of money collected
at Ben Frank lin Bridge toll-
booths every
Parkpre appreciates nd supports
the
efforts
of those
in
the cycl ing
comtnnnity t h a t m a k e our
sport nd
life
better To
contac t
you r
local
P a r k p r e
Dealer p l e a s e call
1 - 8 0 0 - P A R K P R E .
and t r ans i t access in the
region. Sim ilar requests for
service improvements are set
to go out to SEPTA (bike
parking, bike-on-bus provi-
sions), New Jersey Transit
(bike-on-bus), and the other
public authorities controlling
D e l a w a r e
fow. hours.
The C oalition Riv er br idges
Comm it to
between New
p r o v i d i n g
wants more bike Hope and
some form of
parking and m ore
~ i l m i n ~ t o n ,
reliable bicycle
reliable bicycle
Del.
access across DRPA of f i -
the Com-
access across the
cials sa id Bar-
modo re Barry,
Port Authority s
bara Jones .
Walt whitma n
bridges. either bv
director of gov-
<
ernment and
and Beby
special shuttles,
p u b l i c rela-
br idges ei ther
by special
accommodations
t ions, plan s to
s h u t t-1 e s on public transit
r espond soon
a c c o n l n l O d a - or bike trails. to the Coalilion
tion on pub lic proposals.
t r ans i t or on To register
dedicated bike trails. Ma ny Your vote for better bike
m ode l s f o r s uch s ys t em s access between New Jersey
exist, from M aryland to Gal-
and Pennsylvania, mail in
ifornia. the enclosed postcard or
The DRpA petition is the write to George Warring-
first salvo in a new C oalition ton, DRPA , Bridge Plaza,
campa ign for better bridge Camden, NJ 08101.
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p.6
Transit Line s
Bike-on-Rail
Links 30th St.
To the Shore
New Je rsey Tran si t wi ll
p rovide t ra in serv i ce
between 30th Street Station
and Atlantic City beginning
May
2
offering direct bike-
on-ra i l access t o t he shore
from c entral Philadelphia.
NJ Tran s i t wi l l run s ix
round t r ips be tween
Phi l ade lphia and At l an t ic
City daily.
To obtain a 1993 bicycle
perm it application from New
Jers ey Tra nsit, write to: NJ
T rans i t R a i l O pe ra t i ons ,
It's Springtime On the Delaware
Atlantic City Rail Line , One
Atlant ic Ci ty Expressway,
The Delaware River ferry between Penn s Landing and the New
Atlantic City,
NI, 08401.
Jersey State Aquarium at Cam den allows bicycles on board at no
Th e t icket office phone
extra charge. The operators merely ask you to let them know if
number is 609) 343-7 174.
you plan to bring a large group aboard. Above, Coalition m ember
NJ
Legislature
Rob W aterland enjoys a sunny day on the water with his bicyle.
Stalls Helpful
Rail Program
Wanna peel out in the Big
Apple?
Holders of SEPTA B ike-
on-Rail passes can only get
as far as Trenton now, but if
a certain piece of legislation
gets through the state house
in New Jersey, Trenton -to-
Man hattan bike-on-rail w ill
become a reality.
A ssem b l y B i l l 1584 ,
which has already passed
th
l ow er house i n T ren t on ,
would m andate bike-on-rail
provisions f or al l New Jer-
sey Transi t rail l ines. The
Sen ate version of the bi l l ,
how eve r , i s s t a l led in the
transportation comm ittee.
To help jum p-start this
important bill , mail the
enclosed postcard to State
Sen. W illiam Haines, Sen-
ate Transportation Com-
mittee Chair, 311-23 Route
38, Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054.
Announcing
BCDV's
second public forum:
Pennsylvania Bicycling in the 199 s
Join fellow concerned members of the bicycling
community to meet and talk with
Dave Bachman,
pennDOT9s irst ful I-time bicvclelpedestrian
coordinator.
Dave will discuss the Bicycle Mobility Plan
he's working on he first issued by the state in 20 years
He is looking for your input
Wednesday, May 12 at 7 p.m.
Friend's Center, Martin Luther King Room
15th and Cherry streets, Philadelphia.
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Ad dres s Letter from the President: Grow th mean s clout
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City State Zip ( Bike-to-Work Day hinges on volunteers ........................
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Telephone
Coalition pushes Port Authority for better facilities .....p.5
NJ Transit bike-on-rail law in legislative corn nitte e
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p. 6
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Coalition to start new legislative action project .............p.7
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Police-on-Bikes pilot program may spur expansion
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Please also send m e:
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(L IXL)
( 6/ 5
members)
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