Footage from Bike Philly 2009

Eric Sison, who rode Bike Philly in 2009, posted some amazing footage he took
on Vimeo. Watch it one his page http://vimeo.com/6574445 or here, below:

2009 TD Bank Bike Philly from Eric Sison on Vimeo.

As if you needed one more reason to join thousands of other bikers for Bike Philly 2011. (Registration at www.bikephilly.org - and remember the price goes up on 9/1, so register by Wednesday, 8/31.)

Bike Philly Photos

Thank you for coming out to Bike Philly 2010! Despite the rain we had a great turn-out and lots of smiling faces.

Image Extreme Photography has posted Bike Philly photos. Please visit
http://www.ImageExtreme.com to view your photos from the event.

Bike Philly - Pick up your rider packet (and other cool stuff) at EMS tonight!

Attention, Bike Philly 2010 Riders:

Pick up your rider packet (and t-shirt) at one of our pre-ride locations. Tonight we are at EMS University City and EMS Havertown!

Go Cycling will be at EMS University City with their awesome cycling jerseys. Stop by to pick up your pre-ordered jersey or purchase one!


View Bike Philly 2010 - Packet Pickup Locations in a larger map (or zoom out to find locations in greater Philly).

See the remaining dates, times and locations to determine which pickup destination is best for you:

September 8 - 5:00pm-8:30pm
EMS Haverford
525 W. Lancaster Ave, Haverford, PA 19041

EMS University City
3401 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19104

September 9 - 9:00am-5:00pm
BCGP office: 1500 Walnut St. - Suite 1107

September 10 - 9:00am-7:00pm
ZipCar
218 S. 12th St, Philadelphia 19107

September 11 - 10:00am-2:00pm
Safe Routes Philly Family Phest
Eakins Oval
2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA 19103

You can also find the locations here:

http://www.bicyclecoalition.org/content/pre-ride-packet-pick

Take SEPTA to Bike Philly!!

Why drive when you can ride? To support Bike Philly, SEPTA is adding a car just for bikes on the following inbound Regional Rail trains:

Train #3409 departing West Trenton at 5:58am

Train #703 departing Chestnut Hill East at 6:11am

Train #522 departing Malvern (Paoli Line) at 6:30am

Volunteers will be on board to help you board. We suggest you purchase your weekend round-trip ticket or Independence Pass (for all day access to all of SEPTA) ahead of time, but you can also purchase them onboard.

Don’t forget, bicycles are also allowed on the Market Frankford Line, the Broad Street Line, the Norristown High Speed Line and SEPTA buses are equipped with bike racks to hold two bicycles.

Click here for more information on how to take your bike on SEPTA.

Click here to help us grow Bike Philly on facebook.

* Please note. Due to varying return times for cyclists, return trains will not have the extra bike car and may be subject to the usual two bike per car restrictions. Please respect the instructions of the conductor of your train.

Bike Philly is just around the corner! Help us get 5,000 riders at the event!

10 ways you can help grow Bike Philly:

1. Share this blog with your friends, family and colleagues (cut and paste it in an email!).

2. Become a fan of our Bike Philly page on Facebook.

3. Suggest the Bike Philly page to your Facebook friends.

4. Spread the word. Tell your friends, family, and colleagues about the ride! (You know who I'm talking about.)

5. Create a team! There's no minimum number required but sign up 10 people for your Bike Philly team and you ride FREE! Email caroline@bicyclecoalition for more information about this team incentive.

6. Distribute Bike Philly postcards or posters at your place of business or your favorite local coffee shop, restaurant, retailer, etc. It's easy and gratifying! Stop by our office to pick them up.

7. Volunteer at Bike Philly or before. There are lots of fun options and remember, you can volunteer and ride the ride! To sign up to volunteer at Bike Philly, email Caroline or call her at 215.242.9253 ext 7#

8. Perform at Bike Philly! Got talent? This year we're excited to involve West Philly Hula Hoopers and various "Musical Marshals" who've volunteered their spinning and playing throughout the day, making Bike Philly more joyous than ever! Again, contact Caroline to sign up.

9. Become a member! As a member of the Coalition you directly support bicycle advocacy and education, making biking better in greater Philly. As our membership grows, Bike Philly grows.

10. Anything you can think of! Be creative, blog, make some bicycle art, ask friends in high places for support and email blasts. Push our visibility and Bike Philly buzz!!

Thank you for your support and enjoyment of bicycling in Philadelphia.

Not registered for Bike Philly 2010? Click here.

Bike Philly Welcomes Haverford College

Bike Philly, our annual bike ride through the city and surrounding neighborhoods, has been growing year to year. With our ridership increasing, we have outgrown our rest stop at Narberth Park. We are happy to announce that our new rest stop will be at Haverford College.

What does this mean for the ride itself? It means that the 35 mile route, or specifically the 15 miles that were on shared roads has changed. This year's Bike Philly features a 40 mile route replacing past 35 and 50 mile routes. You will still ride on Latches Lane past the Barnes Foundation and Merion Station but the route will move south of the Main Line railroad tracks through the streets of Wynnewood and Ardmore and into Haverford Township to the rest stop at Haverford College.

Remember shared roads mean that roads are open to vehicular traffic and the rules of the road apply. Once we finalize the route we will publish a detailed route map and link to the turn by turn directions in Google Maps.



Photo - Haverford College by Elisa B. on Flickr