This ride will be exploring the greenery of the North Philly to help promote the importance of trees and environmental stewardship. This ride will feature a tree planting, visits to community gardens and local murals, and provide information from our partners.
This will be a leisurely 2-mile bike tour, suitable for cyclists of all levels. Like all our rides, it will be guided by trained staff.
Partners Involved:
PHS’s Tree Tenders program works with volunteer-based community groups to plant trees. The program provides workshops in tree planting and care and volunteer group organization. PHS has trained more than 6,000 people who have gone on to lead volunteers in planting over 2,000 trees each year.
Philabundance was founded with the simple belief that no one should go hungry while healthy food goes to waste. In addition to food distribution, we reduce food waste, increase access to nutritious meals, and tackle the root causes of hunger through programs such as the Philabundance Community Kitchen. With a mission of relieving hunger today and ending hunger for good, Philabundance provides over 52 million pounds of food and 400,000 ready-to-eat meals reaching 600 community-focused partners across nine counties.
Philadelphia Rebuild Site at 8th and Diamond Playground is a 0.7-acre site that features playground equipment, a picnic area, and basketball courts. It also has a one-room multipurpose building that hosts community activities.
Ride Information:
– Helmets will be provided for 10 Indego riders
– Must be 14 to ride an Indego Bike (Height Restrictions: The bikes we use for the ride are recommended for 5’2″ and up. If you’d like to come out with your own bike, please let us know)
– Signup is required to ride on Indego bikes (no exceptions)
– All participants must be able to ride a bicycle responsibly and proficiently
– Bring your own bike option – If you own a bike, please feel free to register and join us for the ride
– Please make sure your bike is in safe and operating condition before the event. If the bike is deemed unsafe by a Bicycle Coalition staff, then you will not be able to ride
– All registered participants must wear a helmet in order to participate (no exceptions)
– Please let ride leaders know about any medical conditions
– Indego riders should plan to stay with the group for the entire ride.
