How to report bike lane potholes
Now that the snow and slush has melted and bike lanes are visible again, the Bicycle Coalition and Philadelphia Streets Department are teaming up to fill potholes in the city’s bike lane network.
The Bicycle Coalition has issued a call asking cyclists to report potholes in bike lanes. The Coalition will compile a list of locations and share the list with the Streets Department, which will work on repairs.
There are three ways to report a pothole:
- Send an email to bike@bicyclecoalition.org with the subject heading “POTHOLE”
- Tweet the Bicycle Coalition @bcgp with the hashtag #pothole
- Send a message on Facebook
If you do report a pothole, be sure to include the numbered block of the location, i.e. 300 block of Spruce Street. Photos are not necessary, but they may be helpful.
The Streets Department has filled more than 20,600 potholes since Jan. 1, and while the city’s streets endured a rough winter this year, Mayor Nutter has proposed boosting the Streets Department paving budget to $16 million in 2015.
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