- Tuesday and Wednesday: 10th Street Bike Lane Open Houses
- Wednesday: Electrifying Philadelphia @ Wagner Free Institute of Science
- Thursday: Human Geographies @ UArts
- Thursday: Night Market @ Northern Liberties
Bicycling
Bicycling can be a form of exercise, recreation, or practical everyday transportation. Bicycles have been increasingly used for commuting and other forms of traversing densely populated areas because they are eco-friendly and often provide faster access than walking or driving. Philadelphia’s bicycling culture has increased dramatically in recent years: of the top 10 U.S. cities, Philadelphia is number one for commuters who ride their bicycles to work. 1.6% of the Philadelphia workforce bikes, a figure that is three time the national average. There are multiple organizations and clubs related to cycling in the Philadelphia area, for recreational, environmental, and competitive purposes. These organizations include The Bicycle Collation of Philadelphia, The Bicycle Club of Philadelphia, The Philadelphia Mountain Biking Association, Philadelphia Ciclismo, and more.
May 21-25: 10th Street bike lane/sharrow, electric city, human geography, and Night Market
Kensington Kinetic Sculpture Derby Celebrates Human-Powered Transit
The sixth annual Kensington Kinetic Sculpture Derby attracted more people than ever to Kensington’s streets where crowds watched the parade of handcrafted, human-powered floats loop through the neighborhood and attempt to cross a giant mud-pit finish line on Saturday. [video] [slideshow]
Chinatown bike lane to go sharrow, meetings 5/22 and 5/23
The 10th Street bike lane will likely be removed through Chinatown. In its stead, the Mayor’s Office of Transportation and Utilities says a sharrow will be used from Vine to Filbert.
Bike to Work Day and I Bike PHL Challenge
Bike the city this summer as part of the I Bike PHL Challenge and celebrate Bike to Work Day on May 18.
Online Bike Registration Pilot Program Launched in South Philly
The 17th Police District Bicycle Registry, an online bike registration pilot program launched in Philadelphia’s 17th Police District, hopes to help the city reduce its rampant bike theft problem.
New bridge connects Schuylkill Banks with Schuylkill River Park
Thursday morning a new truss bridge was placed over the CSX tracks, creating a connection between Schuylkill Banks and Schuylkill River Park.
North Central NID in holding pattern | Burns leaving L&I | controlling bike lanes | PILOT returns | Notebook wins
Multi-modal with MOTU: Cycle logic [Part 2]
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In Part 2 of this cycling edition of Multi-modal with MOTU, Eyes on the Street cruises Center City’s bike infrastructure seeking answers about the challenges of adding bike lanes to an intimate grid, the ripple-effects of bike lanes, and the overall thinking behind MOTU’s approach. [Read Part 1 here.]
Multi-modal with MOTU: Biking about
Ever wondered just how a bike lane is installed, pedestrian plazas get built, or a greenway takes shape? I recently rode around the city with two planners in the Mayor’s Office of Transportation and Utilities and lived to write about it. Come along with Eyes on the Street for the first in a series we’re calling Multi-modal with MOTU. [Part 1 of 2]
Rethinking the park in parking spaces
The Mayor’s Office of Transportation and Utilities is ready to help businesses, community groups, and organizations transform average in-street parking spaces into designated bike parking or a parklets. Here’s how.
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