Dozens of riders took to the streets of Germantown on Saturday to demand stronger protections and safer roads.

The "Safe Streets for Germantown" ride came just days after 67-year-old Harry Fenton was killed in a hit-and-run in Fairmount Park . Advocates say the accident highlights the city's slow progress on long-promised safety projects.

"It has been a tragic week. It's been a hard week for all of us," said Chris Gale of the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia. "That takes infrastructure, that takes enforcement, but it takes education — and it takes all of us simply sharing the street."

Among those in Saturday's ride was Sidney Ozer, whose son, Samuel , was struck and killed by a driver on Henry Avenue on Father's Day in 2020. Since then, Ozer has become an advocate for c

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