"I have lived in many cities in both the US and Europe, and I have never owned a car. Cycling and public transit are the only ways I get around. Philadelphia is one of the scariest places I've lived in this respect because the motorists are so aggressive and there is little to no infrastructure to protect cyclists. Please install concrete barriers for bike lanes to protect cyclists from irresponsible drivers. Also, please ensure that the bike lanes that do exist are not filled with cars by ending permitted parking, changing "No Parking" to "No stopping" signs, and enforcing these measures. These improvements will make the city more accessible to more people by making cycling a safe and green mode of transportation."

"I am asking you to take action now to implement safer streets for all Philadelphians. As someone who drives, bikes, and walks in Philadelphia, I see this issue from multiple sides, and I firmly believe that developing infrastructure that slows cars, protects cyclists and pedestrians, and encourages shared roads is the best things for all people. I'm calling on you to demand: * Immediate installation of **permanent concrete protection** for bike lanes across Philadelphia including Spruce, Pine, and Allegheny. * The end of bike lane parking “permits” for Spruce and Pine. * Re-regulation of all “No Parking” in bike lanes to “No Stopping”. * Making physical protection at intersections the design default to keep pedestrians and people on bikes safe."

"With charges just announced against the driver who killed Dr. Barbara Friedes, I don't want the City Government to think you can get away without building physical protections to prevent similar tragedies from occuring in the future. Concrete barriers are the only way to protect riders and pedestrians from drunk and reckless drivers. Riders are afraid, we're angry, sad, but mostly we're just trying to get home safely. Incidents like the one which killed Dr. Friedes occur far more often then you think they do. Just this past week, I was nearly hit by a driver decided to run a red light. In the past week, I've seen countless drivers decide to park in unprotected bike lanes, and several times drivers decide to overtake traffic in unprotected bike lanes - the last decision which led to the killing of Dr. Friedes. Riders and pedestrians need concrete protections now. Very Respectfully, Kimee"

"Please put an end to preventable cyclist and pedestrian deaths. Please install permanent concrete protection for the bike lanes, stop allowing cars to stop or park in bike lanes, and provide physical protection at intersections for pedestrians and cyclists."

"I live in Wissahickon...on Wed..,7/17....I was part of a meeting I had requested asking for PERMANENT SOLID PROTECTED bike lane on the Ridge Ave hill where 2 bicyclists have been hit....1 bicyclist had 23 broken bones and has never ridden again, the other was a hit and a run last year and hospitalized for 4 days. Our NW neighborhoods have more bike commuters who use the SRT as well as more families biking. We need more protection. The WTC is a major hub for Transit to all sections of the City......many bike to the WTC & put their bike on transit....I know i do."

"I am writing to demand safer streets. Like many Philadelphians, I do not own a car and I rely on public transportation, walking, and bicycling to get around. I deserve to be just as safe on the streets as people in cars are. I am calling on city council and the mayor's office to prioritize the following: * Immediate installation of permanent concrete protection for bike lanes across Philadelphia including Spruce, Pine, and Allegheny. 1) The end of bike lane parking “permits” for Spruce and Pine. 2) Re-regulation of all “No Parking” in bike lanes to “No Stopping”. 3) Making physical protection at intersections the design default to keep pedestrians and people on bikes safe. Please honor your commitment to Vision Zero so that we can all be safe."

"No one should have to risk their life to bike or walk in the city. Philadelphia needs to focus on safe streets, improving public transit, and reducing aggressive driving. Streets should be redesigned wherever possible to prioritize buses, cyclists and pedestrians over cars. PBA's demands and the goals of Vision Zero are a good start."

"I am emailing to express my concern and anger regarding the lack of bike lane protection in the city. Dr. Friedes' death was entirely preventable, and if the city doesn't do something about this issue, more cyclists will continue to be injured or hit by cars. I urge you to fulfill the following: 1. Immediate installation of **permanent concrete protection** for bike lanes across Philadelphia including Spruce, Pine, and Allegheny. 2. The end of bike lane parking “permits” for Spruce and Pine. 3. Re-regulation of all “No Parking” in bike lanes to “No Stopping”. 4. Making physical protection at intersections the design default to keep pedestrians and people on bikes safe."

"As a concerned, invested and most importantly a loving Philadelphian I am writing to you today to strongly request that you take action now to implement safer streets for all Philadelphians. In line with Philly Bike Action’s demands for action, I am imploring you to: 1) Install, immediately, permanent concrete protection barriers for bike lanes across the City, including Spruce, Pine and Allegheny. 2) End bike lane parking permits for Spruce and Pine. 3) Update regulations so “no parking” in bike lane becomes “no stopping”. 4) Update design standards to make physical protections at intersections the standard for pedestrians and people on bikes. Since beginning Vision Zero traffic related deaths and injuries have actually risen in the City, so clearly, something needs to change. As leaders, you need to think about what will make Philly a thriving urban environment and build towards that vision. Cars have a place, but they are on the fringe. It’s time to build a city that is finally safe for human centric transit systems."

"I commute by bike to work every day in Center City. Drivers and even police frequently don’t know the rules governing cycling and with that ignorance comes frustration and anger towards cyclists. I frequently encounter cars double parked or sometimes just driving in the bike lane and then I’m forced to exit the bike lane making me a less predictable commuter to other drivers. My wife has enough horror stories and near misses on her bike commute that I bought her a camera to record her rides should anything happen to her there would at least be a record for the authorities. With Barbara’s death last week, I’m considering a camera myself for the same reasons. It shouldn’t have to be this way. Cars have an outsized presence in our city. It’s scaled for people powered transit yet cars think they can do whatever they want on any paved surface and are in many cases not held liable for auto-involved deaths. We are willing to share the road. We take up far less space but we do require safeguards from rogue drivers. The path to a more resilient future will not be solely electric cars, it needs to be multimodal and include human powered transportation infrastructure. Make it so. Let us know how we can help."

"Many drivers in this city are reckless and insane behind the wheel. I live on Fairmount Ave. and have seen reckless, speeding drivers on more than one occasion, race each other, cross the double-yellow line to pass each other (one then the other, like a kids' cartoon), in the middle of the day. They use the bike lane for their angry, aggressive maneuvers. I say yes to hard structured bike lane barriers. But we also need to consider banning motorized vehicles in the city or, to start with, in center city. Let busses and taxis, bikes and pedestrians enter the protected area, but no private cars. Many people obviously can't be trusted with cars. Yet, we are continuously acting as if they can. Thank you for taking meaningful action."

"No more preventable deaths! Time to act is now!"

"These action demands for safer streets for bike riders are PAST DUE! I beg you not to wait for the next injury or worse! The streets of Philadelphia were not originally designed for cars and NEED to be revamped to provide safety for other modes of transportation, especially bike ing and walking!"

"I know we can't fix the bad drivers over night but we can add protection for everyone else from them."

"I ride a bike in the city almost every day, and almost every day I have to actively dodge distracted drivers on their phones, impatient drivers passing too close and blasting through intersections, and drivers who are just flat-out aggressive. Just earlier this week a city-owned vehicle almost hit me, TWICE, crossing over an unprotected bike lane. No one should have to feel like they are routinely risking their life to get from point A to point B. No one should be prohibited from choosing a healthy, sustainable, and affordable way to get around because they fear for their safety. We need immediate, permanent improvements in physical safety infrastructure, and ongoing investment in strategies to protect cyclists and pedestrians, incentivize sustainable transportation options, and promote a civic culture where everyone feels safe and welcome on the streets. We've seen over and over again that this is a life or death situation. Do something about it. Prove that protecting your constituents’ lives is a priority—and not just the ones in cars."

"Take action and take responsibility! We demand: * Immediate installation of **permanent concrete protection** for bike lanes across Philadelphia including Spruce, Pine, and Allegheny. * The end of bike lane parking “permits” for Spruce and Pine. * Re-regulation of all “No Parking” in bike lanes to “No Stopping”. * Making physical protection at intersections the design default to keep pedestrians and people on bikes safe. Help our community!!!"

"Hello, I am a resident of Logan Square and my main mode of transit is via a bicycle. I am in shock that yet another bicyclist has been murdered by reckless driving and calling it an "accident" and making comments that the driver is "elderly" is not helpful for a safer Philadelphia community. I personally have had a few close calls with cars including one a mere two/three weeks ago where a driver screaming at me "WANNA DIE?" as he cut me off to speed through a red light. But it doesn't need to be this way. How many bicyclists need to die before real change takes place? Putting up a show that there are "protected" (which by the way, cars generate a lot of force and can blow through flimsy plastic quite easily) bike lanes is not useful. We need physical separation of bike lanes and car lanes. And we needed it a long time ago. We also need to end the ludicrous deals that have been made with places of worship. They are using construction permits to allow their congregation to park in bike lanes. Which forces bicyclists OUT of bike lanes to merge with traffic which is incredibly dangerous to the bicyclists. This practice should be illegal. Both council members AND churches should know that trading convenience (for their congregation) for safety is very very wrong. Heck, i'm sure there's something in pretty much every religious text about the sanctity of human life, right? Why is that suddenly not spoken of when churches need convenience? Please make Philadelphia safer for its residents. We demand: 1. Physical separation of bike and car lanes 2. Serious penalties for violators 3. End of construction permits to church congregation 4. Change "loading zone" and "no parking" to "no stopping" zones Thank you."

"Stop the deaths!"

"We need fully protected (curb stops or jersey barries) bike lanes on all major corridors with bike lanes spanning the city, we need daylighting at intersections along with actual enforcement against cars blocking drivers, pedestrians, and cyclists view of intersections, we need road diets and traffic calming measures not just automated speed cameras, we need to fully fund public transit and vision zero, and cut the red tape holding public safety project up for years even decades. I’m calling on your leadership here to do so immediately. We have 4x the number or traffic deaths as our peer cities and that is simply not acceptable."

"Philadelphia was just named "most walkable city in the US" for the 2nd year in a row which is hard to believe when we have had 86 pedestrians murdered in our streets since 2023. I'm extremely disappointed in Mayor Parker's response to the pedestrian accidents that have happened this week. She not only ignored the problem and lacked empathy of the death of Dr Freid in her speech, but took it as opportunity to brag about installing traffic cameras in a dew streets. THIS DOES NOT HELP PEDESTRIANS. Extremely tone deaf, Cherelle. You have gutted the budget for Vision Zero, while expanding the budget of your office. The public is taking notice, we are not blind. We demand action and safety for pedestrians to coexist in this city. Your apathy is disappointing and upsetting. We are calling on YOU and our city council to demand: * Immediate installation of **permanent concrete protection** for bike lanes across Philadelphia including Spruce, Pine, and Allegheny. * The end of bike lane parking “permits” for Spruce and Pine. * Re-regulation of all “No Parking” in bike lanes to “No Stopping”. * Making physical protection at intersections the design default to keep pedestrians and people on bikes safe. WE demand a better response to these incidents to make our streets safer for adults, children and the elderly. Do something about it, Cherelle or prepare for reckoning at the polls in 2027."

"Hello. I am one of your constituents and as someone directly affected by vehicular violence in this city, I demand immediate installation of permanent concrete protection for bike lanes across Philadelphia including Spruce, Pine, and Allegheny, the end of bike lane parking “permits” for Spruce and Pine, re-regulation of all “No Parking” in bike lanes to “No Stopping”, and physical protection at intersections the design default to keep pedestrians and people on bikes safe."

"When our family moved to Center City, we sold out minivan and upgraded our bicycles, only to find out we can rarely go a block by bike without a car or delivery van blocking the bicycle lanes. This makes it unsafe for us and disruptive for cars as we enter the main lane of traffic. Please prohibit parking in bike lanes on Spruce and Pine by installing concrete barriers and having cars park next to that, like on Market Street near City Hall. Please regulate all bike lanes to tell motorists there will be no stopping in bike lanes. With more bike safety will come more bicyclists, e-bikes, and scooters. Plan ahead by investing in bike safety now."

"Our bike lanes being illegally parked in or being offered parking permits for parking is unacceptable. Our citizens deserve safe travel, be it by car or train or bicycle."

"Creating safe biking infrastructure is a public health issue. It is a shame to lose valued community members to violence against cyclists. Safe streets now and always."

"People deserve safe streets. There are reasonable, researched ways to make this happen. Representatives need to do their jobs and protect people."

"Safe streets now!"

"Dear Mayor, OTIS, and councilmembers, The news of the bicyclist fatality on Spruce strikes me hard. I am a constituent and a bicycle commuter, and I am always wary of my safety because of the times I have been hit or had extremely close calls. I will vote for politicians who prioritize safety over traffic flow, not the other way around. We cannot have a safe or green and clean Philly if we are prioritizing a steady flow of vehicles that are capable of killing people. Just last month a pedestrian was killed crossing Broad Street right where I get groceries, and I have always felt scared exiting that place. It's a nightmare. We shouldn't have to risk our lives just to get from A to B on our streets. Concrete protected bike lanes and bike signals at intersections are what keep me safe, not speed cameras alone. Your constituent, Kari Kling"

"Pedestrian and cyclist deaths are 100% preventable. You are choosing to allow innocent Philadelphians, your constituents, to die for fear of upsetting a tiny fraction of the population who values their privileged "convenience" of continued car dependent infrastructure over the lives of their neighbors. Defunding Vision Zero is a tragedy. If you truly wish to make Philadelphia "Clean and Green" fund street trees and parklets, and eliminate excess parking lots/spaces. If you truly wish to make "PHL Open for Business" fund fully separated protected bike lanes and pedestrianized streets in every district. Study after study continues to demonstrate the astronomical economic boon to businesses located next to bike lanes and in pedestrianized areas. If you truly wish to convey that a "Sense of Lawfulness" has returned to this city stop pretending that paint and plastic is protection for pedestrians and cyclists. End the epidemic of reckless driving by building Dutch style intersections and embark on an infrastructure renaissance for this city. Make Philadelphia a place to arrive at and spend time in, not drive through."

"It is critical to invest in traffic calming measures immediately. Proven strategies like speed humps, raised crosswalks, bike lanes, road narrowing, and daylighting intersections can significantly reduce vehicle speeds and accidents, protecting both pedestrians and cyclists. These measures save lives, promote healthier lifestyles, improve air quality, and foster community. Long-term, they also reduce emergency response and healthcare costs while increasing property values. Prioritizing these initiatives is essential for our safety. People are dying."

"Over the last 10 years, I have lived in a number of cities across the United States as well as abroad. By far the most dangerous situations I have experienced as a cyclist, pedestrian, and driver have occurred on Philly streets. I am ashamed that it has taken the horrific killings of a pedestrian and cyclist on July 17th for me to speak out, but I think it is clear from the public response to these events that the feeling of unsafety as a pedestrian and cyclist in Philadelphia is the norm, not the exception. We deserve a plan that lays out proactive, effective measures for protecting pedestrians and cyclists from motor vehicles; not paint, plastic posts, and unenforced traffic regulations."

"I support fully protected bike lanes now!"

"The deaths of the pedestrians in Kennsington and Rittenhouse, and the hit run that left a woman in critical condition were all preventable. You have allowed drivers to control our streets. The roads in Philly are lawless and as a result too many people have lost their lives or been hurt. The vehicle homicides that occured this week will continue if you don't make changes to our roads. I'm so tired of drivers making left turns to cut me off while I'm crossing the street, run red light, speed down my 25 mile and hour street at 65 mph. Please do something."

"As a Philly citizen and avid cyclist, who also commutes via bike from Germantown to center city, I am ABHORRED by the lack of care and concern of both the Park administration and members of council in protecting cyclists from traffic violence. In addition to the embarrassing and horrendously callous decision to cut/halt funding for Vision Zero, the lack of addressing rampant traffic violators is creating incredibly dangerous conditions for EVERYONE. Multiple times a day on my commutes I witness drivers disregard stop signs, red lights, illegal passing, parking and driving in bike lanes, and even pulling around multiple cars stopped at red lights to run the light. And yet, no traffic laws are ever enforced. Too many people have died at the hands of reckless drivers without any consequence for those violators. While I am not a carceral person, drivers who hit and kill people through careless/unsafe driving absolutely need to be held accountable, and not allowed to walk away freely from the act of killing another human. Safe bike and pedestrian infrastructure needs to be a priority in a large city. The Parker administration supposedly wants to make Philly Streets safer. Start with addressing traffic violence."

"Good afternoon, I would like to know what your office is going to do to prevent traffic violence moving forward? Please let me know how I can assist with accomplishing vision zero by 2030. As of now, we are not on track. Given that a chief resident at chop was just murdered in the streets of the city you run. Very respectfully, Carl Christoph"

"The death of the cyclist this week at 18th and Spruce has been huge news in the city due to the absolute senselessness of it, as well as the fact that unfortunately it surprised absolutely no one. These types of tragic deaths happen far too often in the city, and they could be prevented with better infrastructure for pedestrians and cyclists. A city like Philadelphia should absolutely not cater to drivers to the extreme that it does while putting everyone else's lives at risk. The city needs traffic calming measures, protected bike lanes, and consequences for the reckless drivers who put everyone else's lives at risk every day. All of us are urging you to please advocate and make changes for all of your constituents, not just those who drive."

"I go into the city at least once a week and I see people riding their bikes on the sidewalk because 1) there are no lanes or 2) because car park in the bike lanes. There has to be more parking enforcement inside the center city district"

"The city should compensate me for my damaged vehicle or fix the pot holes."

"Every pedestrian and cyclist death due to a vehicle is preventable. It is your duty as our elected officials to support safe passage on our streets. How many lives is an extra parking space worth? Protected bike lanes and curb separators NOW."

"Paint on roads and floppy plastic. Won't stop an out of control car or negligent driver. If you invest in long term safe planning for cycling infrastructure your city will be improved. More people will cycle. Lives will be better and not in danger. And make roadworkers properly fill and relay the holes in the road that they leave and make riding so dangerous here."

"The recent killing of a cyclist and pedestrian have prompted me to write. I urge you to reinstate funding to Vision Zero and construct protected bike lanes on Spruce and Pine Streets. The Spruce and Pine St bike lanes must be immediately upgraded with concrete curb separation. These measures will save lives. By cutting funding to Vision Zero, the Mayor and City Council have signaled they are willing to have cyclists and pedestrians injured and killed in this city. Only concrete curb separation, bollards, and traffic calming measures can protect vulnerable street users. It is imperative you protect lives with these measures."

"Bike lanes should be for bicyclists. And they should be protected. Period. I am a bicycle commuter who lives at 49th and Locust. I use the Pine and Spruce St bike lanes every day when I go to work in Center City. The tragic and preventable death of Barbara Friedes is heartbreaking and highlights the need for better safety for cyclists. I am often riding my bike home on that same block the same time that Ms. Friedes was killed. It could've been me. Bicycling is a fun and great for physical health and the environment. We have to do better as a city to make it as safe as possible."

"I frequently bike from Manayunk into Old City and there are constantly cars parked in the bike lanes which requires entry into the main car lane to get around them. I have been hit and almost get hit all the time while in dedicated bike lanes by cars swerving into the bike lane to avoid potholes, parking cars, trash trucks, and not using turn signals at intersections. Bike lanes are supposed to be where bikes can travel without worrying about getting hit by cars. As shown this week by the tragedy on Spruce Street, the bike lanes as they exist today are not even safe for bicyclists when they are not obstructed. The city needs to create physical barriers that prevent cars driving and parking in bike lanes so that they can protect the lives of everyone."

"It makes me sick how unsafe biking in this city is! People move to the city to have more walkability and use other modes of transportation than driving a car. Do better! Do SOMETHING!"

"We need curb separated bike lanes now, especially for Spruce and Pine streets, as well as the entire high quality bicycle network that the city has publicized. We can also add more loading zones in place of existing parking where needed, but bike lanes should be fully protected from all car traffic, parking, and loading. There is simply not enough space in the city for everyone to drive and park for all trips. It is also incredibly expensive for Philadelphians to own a car. We need high quality alternative options. Walking, biking, and transit are far more spatially efficient and affordable options, but they only work safely and effectively together if we as a city prioritize greater investment into those modes in terms of funding but also physically separated space."

"As a biker who lives off of Spruce St in west philly I know all too well the fear of someone driving into the bike lane, getting doored by a parked car, or having to move into the traffic lane because someone is double parked and blocking the bike lane. These risks could be eliminated by installing actual protected bike lane infrastructure, instead of paint. If we want to increase cycling mode share and decrease dependence on cars we need to make biking safer. No one deserves to die because they are biking."

"I love the city of brotherly love, yet we do not feel the love. Philly has the potential to be a safe and the best bike city in the U.S. But how many more lives will it take for all of you to see it. The people here are craving to ride bikes and better alternatives for transportation. It doesn’t take much to make an infrastructure for bikes. It is cheaper and hell it’s way easier to maintain. If you build it people will use it. So, please! Stop killing us. We beg you!"

"Philadelphia needs safe bike infrastructure. There are so many proven solutions and examples to look towards. I bike everywhere in the city and we need to prioritize safer streets. Fund Vision Zero, invest in concrete curb separation and other protected bike lane methods"

"I own a small cycling based business and work for a major international cycling company (I convinced them to open an office here) and nearly everyday I think about leaving the city because of that lack of care and attention our city government pays to cyclists."

"I commute down Spruce and Pine on a bicycle. We need protection to be safe!"

"Please institute proven measures to improve cyclist and pedestrian safety now. Traffic violence is preventable and all Philadelphians deserve to travel safely. I am a physician who commutes by bike to work at CHOP daily; we must do this for the good of our entire community. Let no more lives be lost."

"We experienced horrific avoidable tragedies this week due to reckless driving that is running rampant in our city. We need a fundamental shift in our toxic relationship with cars and it needs to start with the city. The two people that were killed by cars were either in a designated bike lane or on a sidewalk! The mayor’s departure from vision zero is a blow to the safety of everyone in the city. We need more separate infrastructure for cyclists and effective speed mitigation efforts to be put forth. Automated speed cameras are a start, but too many of the roads in Philadelphia do not truly dictate the speed at which cars can go. We need to see a strong change in the safety of our streets."

"We are tired of reckless drivers taking innocent lives. We need safe, protected bike lane now. Plastic flex posts and paint are not safe bike infrastructure."

"Cyclists are our community members, wives, husbands, partners, children, parents, doctors, city workers, friends, teachers, and everything else. It’s a shameful commentary on the city of Philadelphia to not keep them safe."

"Please act to prevent more deaths of cyclists! My daughter is a cyclist living in District 5 and I am more scared now than when she rode the streets 10 years ago. It seems that the number of cyclists killed has increased instead of decreased! Why aren't cyclist's lives valued the same as motorists?"

"This is preventable. We know exactly what the solutions are. Refusing to implement them is admitting that the convenience of a driver to flout traffic laws because they know they won’t be caught is just asking them to do this again. We need immediate action."

"Our city has 3x more traffic deaths than New York City despite being less than 20% of its size in population. We need safe cycling infrastructure NOW. I shouldn’t have to fear for my life every time I go out to run, ride my bike, or walk my dogs. Traffic violence destroys families and communities. This will be the reason I leave Philadelphia after living here for 14 years."

"It is a travesty we keep having to wait for people to die before we protect them. Philadelphia needs to be for people, not for cars. Pedestrian deaths are entirely preventable, and not doing anything about it makes you complicit in the injuries and deaths that occur. You have the power and means to protect people and while you are already too late, starting now is better than never."

"This tragic accident happened two blocks from my business, where I repair bikes for people who are hit by cars every god damn day. I am emotionally exhausted of seeing these poor and innocent cyclists injured and traumatized and bringing me their ruined bicycles at the same time. All of these accidents are wholly unnecessary, and the drivers seldom walk away injured, and they never learn the weight of the trauma they cause, and they go on causing us more and more and more trauma and it's not right. We sacrifice safety, comfort, and convenience so everyone else can enjoy cleaner air while we suck down fumes from car drivers who don't even see us as humans. Philadelphia could be the poster child for a city that takes cyclist and traffic law seriously, and instead it's the face of everything wrong with transportation in the United States. THROW US A LIFELINE AND GIVE US REAL INFRASTRUCTURE, GIVE US EVERYTHING THE CITY CAN AFFORD!"

"We demand action! I ride my bike from Brewerytown to my job at Comcast Monday-Friday. By doing this, I reduce emissions and traffic in the city we all live in. My city and the drivers do not protect me as I do this. As I ride down Pennsylvania Ave past our beautiful art museum, drivers run lights, squeeze me off the road, and cross the bike lane erratically and without signaling. I pray my colleagues at work do not have to mourn me the way CHOP is mourning their colleague. I wear my helmet, follow the rules, and my chances of murder by a car are the same as Dr. Friedes without traffic calming measures and physical bike lane barriers!"

"I've been a bike commuter for 15 years and I've been hit 3 times while I was in a non protected bike lane. Most recently I was almost hit while a car cut across two lanes of traffic to make a left turn on the chestnut bridge. I fear for my life while trying to get off of the spruce Street bridge onto the SRT. I shouldn't have to fear for my life when I commute to work!! Biking on spruce and pine streets has always been a safety issue. It is insane we allow cars to park in a bike lane!It's time we change this. I demand protected bike lanes. I demand more ways to ensure cars are not driving at high speeds. No more bike or pedestrian deaths by cars. This is preventable with the right infrastructure!"

"Listening to the story of Barbara Friedes is heart breaking. We needed protected bike lanes yesterday and we need them moving forward more now than ever. The lack of inaction made the tragedy last night inevitable. The cyclist community has been clear that streets are not safe enough cyclist. It’s common to have to weave around ~10 cars on my commute home in the Spruce St bike lane. That’s in addition to having to be concerned about reckless and aggressive drivers on Spruce and over the Walnut St bridge. Inaction is unacceptable please reconsider taking further action create truly protected bike lanes."

"Safer streets now!"

"All too often, pedestrians and cyclists are killed on our streets, and these deaths are not treated with the same level of outrage as those resulting from gun violence. A preventable death is just that—a preventable death. These latest tragedies could have been prevented by simple infrastructure, which has been successfully implemented around the world. Why haven’t we built any? Are our lives not worth the expense? Our lives are in YOUR hands. No one deserves to die on our streets, so it is up to you, the elected officials, to protect us. WILL YOU?"

"Cleaner, greener, safer means safe streets for all! Fund Vision Zero now. I am so sick of waking up to another pedestrian or cyclist death. Do your jobs and protect us. No more bike deaths! No more pedestrian deaths! No more traffic violence!"

"Funding for Vision Zero and protected bike infrastructure is needed now in Philly. No more bicyclists killed by drivers of cars. All of these deaths are avoidable and enough is enough. Bicyclists and pedestrians should not have to live in fear while utilizing the streets of our city. Action now!"

"On Wednesday July 17th, a person on a bicycle was hit and killed by the driver of a car speeding through the unprotected bike lane on Spruce St. We are seeing the consequences of the City’s decision to leave these bike lanes unprotected and ignore the needs of vulnerable road users. Currently there is nothing stopping anyone from driving on, parking on, or crashing their car and killing a person in these bike lanes. Only concrete curb separation, permanent bollards, and traffic calming measures (like speed bumps) can protect vulnerable street users. Paint and flex posts only provide the illusion of safety. The Spruce and Pine St bike lanes must be immediately upgraded with concrete curb separation. I also urge the city to reinstate their commitment to Vision Zero by increasing the budget for making pedestrian and bicycle facilities safer for all."

"Philadelphia lags behind its peer cities in pedestrians safety. As elected leaders, your constituents' safety should be a top priority. Please take action to protect cyclists and pedestrians."

"How many lives must be lost before we see action on implementing safer streets for all Philadelphians? Doesn’t seem like the most vulnerable road users matter at all!"

"Dear Office of Transportation, Infrastructure, and Sustainability, I am asking you to withdraw the bike lane parking permits used by congregations on Spruce and Pine Streets. These permits are a risk to people currently biking along these streets and deny a safe place to ride for those who would like to bike here. Alternatives to bike lane parking exist. I encourage you to work with the congregations currently requesting permits to find those alternatives once the permits are withdrawn. Additionally I would like to see more protected bike paths throughout the city of Philadelphia. As someone who bikes to work this is a great concern to me."

"Dear Mayor and members of City Council! Pls renew your commitment to Vision Zero, we need a safe bike infrastructure in Philadelphia. The recent deaths should refocus and accelerate the efforts. Given current efforts to force people back into the city center for their office jobs, we should at least create safe commuting pathways for everyone. A lot of people do not feel safe to ride a bike in Philly in light of the unsafe infrastructure and a lack of enforcement of even the most ludicrous traffic violations. Every main bike route should have curb separated bike lanes for a safer and greener future in Philadephia!"

"Today, we mourn three tragic, preventable deaths. Their names are added to hundreds of other cyclists and pedestrians killed and injured by drivers. Drivers who were selfish, impaired, rushed and distracted. Please respond to our grief and anger by changing city law to protect cyclists and pedestrians. Please fund Vision Zero. We demand safe streets now."