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Philadelphia has added new bike infrastructure to a busy section of 13th Street in Center City, adding delineator posts, paint and modular plastic curbs to the bike lane, reports Molly McVety for PhillyVoice. "13th Street is one of the most busiest corridors for cyclists. Its intersection with Pine Street averaged 255 cyclists per hour in 2025 — one of the highest bike counts in the city, according to data from the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia."
According to Center City District President and CEO Prema Katari Gupta, "It's a low-cost way to create a safer, more accessible downtown that works for cyclists and businesses alike." CCD sponsored the cost of the curbs. McVety adds, "Cycling advocates have called for similar measures to be permanently installed on other corridors, including Spruce and Pine streets, which have attracted increased focus since the death of Barbara Friedes, the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia doctor who was fatally struck by a drunk driver while cycling on Spruce Street in 2024."
Read the full story: New protections for bicyclists added to 13th Street in Center City
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