Friday evening the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia held its first holiday-themed group ride.
The Bicycle Coalition estimates nearly 100 cyclists attended the ride, which led participants through some of South Philadelphia's most festive, decorated streets and neighborhoods, including the 2700 block of South Colorado Street and the 2700 block of South Smedley Street. Cyclists decorated their bicycles and themselves with lights and holiday decorations.
The Bicycle Coalition has been leading monthly group rides since August, but this is the first time they held a holiday-themed ride. For information on future events, visit the Bicycle Coalition's website here.
Christine covers transportation and writes about everything from pedestrian concerns to bicycle infrastructure, bridges, trail networks, public transit and more. Her favorite assignments send her bushwhacking through Philadelphia’s yet-to-be-cleared bike trails, catching a glimpse of SEPTA’s inner workings or pounding the pavement to find out what pedestrians really think. Christine also covers community news for Eyes on the Street, where her coverage ranges from food sovereignty to public art and urban greening. She first joined PlanPhilly in fall 2011 as an intern through a partnership with Temple University’s Philadelphia Neighborhoods website. During the internship her reporting on the Housing Authority’s surplus property auctions earned an award from the Society of Professional Journalists.
