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Quaker City Cyclocross Happening on September 20
Local Cyclocross season officially began this past weekend in Wilmington Delaware, which brought out hundreds of women and men for the official USA Cycling event on a DuPont family estate. Throughout the season, there will be dozens of Cyclocross events throughout the...
This Week in Bicycling: Our Weekly News Roundup
New art. There’s a new art bike rack, called “Partly Sunny” up on the Schuylkill River Trail. Go check it out! New map. The Secret Service released its new “pedestrian walking map” this week. It includes the information that those closest spots to the pope later this...
Can Washington Avenue’s Timeline Be Fast-Tracked?
Everyone agrees something needs to happen on Washington Avenue. And for the last two years, few could agree on what those changes should look like. On Thursday evening, about 200 people met at the Rock Dance School at Broad and Washington to, we hoped, bring an end to...
TONIGHT: Public Meeting for Washington Avenue
The next step in the public’s efforts to get much-needed safety improvements on the nightmare of a road that is Washington Avenue will be happening TONIGHT. From 6pm to 7:30pm at the Rock School for Dance Education at 1101 South Broad Street, the Mayor’s Office of...
Cadence Youth Cycling Taking ‘Circuit Sojourn’ Trip Labor Day Weekend
On Saturday, members of Cadence Youth Cycling will kick off a 3-day, 2-night biking and camping Sojourn weekend along The Circuit. This event is organized by Cadence Youth Cycling and the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy. The purpose of the Sojourn is to explore a portion...
Study: Bicyclists ‘May Use Full Lane’ a Better Message
Across Philly, signs with a short and effective message have gone up along roadways and spell out the law plain and simple: Cyclists "May Use Full Lane." And a new study, released last week, shows that these signs are a good thing. In fact, “May Use Full Lane”...
TONIGHT: Washington Avenue Information and Orientation at Tattooed Mom (feat. Discount Tacos)
This week is crucial for the future of Washington Avenue. The extra-wide South Philly arterial, consisting of mostly small businesses on the east and contractor materials and auto supplies on the west, is a failed street. With 327 crashes per year, it is unsafe for...
Save The Date: Ride for Reading on September 17
The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia is partnering with Powel Elementary School for an event called Ride for Reading. On Thursday, September 17th, dozens of volunteers will ride books to Powel Elementary School, followed by a short presentation about healthy...
Schuylkill River Trail to be Honored as America’s Best Urban Trail
Please Join the Schuylkill River Heritage Area at a Press Event Celebrating the Schuylkill River Trail as USA Today's Best Urban trail September 2, 2015 Schuylkill River Trail Boardwalk Philadelphia, PA When September 2, 2015 10:30-11:30 a.m. Where North entrance to...
This Week in Bicycling: Our Weekly News Roundup
Infrastructure woes. Have you noticed Philadelphia’s—and America’s—infrastructure is crumbling like a coffee cake? CityLab has, and they wrote this long-ish piece about it. Pope Ride. The media is obsessed with Alexandria Schneider’s planned Pope Ride the weekend of...
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