Bike lanes
Some good news for FOPS in the bicycle wars
Year after year, over the last 15 years, the percentage of Philadelphians commuting by bike has hovered around 2%, irrespective of the growing number of bike lanes.
Frank Rizzo
What the Rizzo statue agreement really says
The statue can be placed on public land, but with stipulations
Bike lanes
Injunction stops Pine & Spruce loading zones
FOPS President Lloyd Brotman said the group was energized by “a runaway city bureaucracy hell bent on installing concrete barriers along the full length of bike lanes.”
Frank Rizzo
As I predicted, the Rizzo statue is returned to rightful owners
“It’s about time. It’s great news,” said Della Barba. “It was worth the fight.”
Frank Rizzo
Update: Frank Rizzo statue deal set to close
Updating a story published on Jan. 24, 2024: Crusading lawyer George Bochetto, who brought suit against the city on behalf of the Frank L. Rizzo Monument Committee, tells me a deal to return the statue to its rightful owner will be signed “within the next few days.” The city will
Culture
Candidates Parker, Oh: Restore Rizzo statue
Happy Columbus Day. Yes, I said it.. Men of controversy: Christopher Columbus (left); Frank Rizzo Mayor Jim Kenney acted outside his authority by killing Columbus Day and declaring it Indigenous People’s Day. Contracts with city unions make Columbus Day a paid holiday, so it is “official,” while Indigenous People’