Join Us at the Philly Bike Expo This Weekend

The Philly Bike Expo arrives this Saturday and Sunday in its new home, the PA Convention Center! While we are sad to say goodbye to the charm and intimacy of the old Armory space, this Expo should be the biggest one to date. Advance tickets are on sale now.

We will be there! The Expo features a large exhibition floor with vendors offering a nigh-overwhelming collection of bicycling gear, swag, and bikestuffs. There will also be two days of seminars events, where you can nourish and challenge the brain component of bicycling.

In addition to a booth on the exhibition floor, our staff will be leading or participating in several seminars:

Saturday, 1:30 - 2:30 PM
ABCs of Family Biking - Diana Owens Steif
A discussion and meetup focused on community, gear, and techniques for biking with your family, especially with young children.

Sunday, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Women's Panel - featuring Katie Monroe
A conversation about women, gender, and bicycling.

Sunday, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Connecting the Circuit - Sarah Clark Stuart, moderator.
A panel discussion featuring Patrick Starr (PEC), Silas Chamberlain (Delaware & Lehigh Corridor), Chris Linn (DVRPC) and Jake Gordon (Cooper's Ferry Partnership), whose organizations are all heavily involved in building new trails in our region. The panel will provide updates on different sections of  The Circuit trail system.  Hear the latest on obtaining new money to build new trails, and how your voice could get your dream trail built!

Philly Bike Expo Coming Up This Weekend

The 2012 Philly Bike Expo is coming up this weekend! Stop by our booth both Saturday and Sunday - we'll have t-shirts, info, maps, memberships, stickers, and other schwag and charm.

This two-day event is happening again at the 23rd Street Armory (22 S. 23rd St, Philadelphia PA).

Ticket available at the door, at EMS stores, and in advance online.

Our Seminars
(in Griffin Hall, located nearby in First Unitarian Church):

• The Circuit, Saturday, 10-10:45 am. We'll be talking The Circuit, our region's burgeoning trail network. Learn which trails are coming soon, what issues are preventing critical segments from being built, and how you can get involved.
• Sunday from 3:00 - 4:45 pm, we'll be participating in the Women's Roundtable. 

Buy a bike light, support our work!

Princeton Tec will be bringing a portion of their headlamp production equipment to the Expo (we're as curious as you are to see what that entails) and making headlamps on site! You can design and purchase your own headlamp for $25 and proceeds from the sale will support our work!

Our Bike Expo Seminars, and Where They Be At

Our seminar series at the Philly Bike Expo kicks off tomorrow morning at 11:00 am.  Here, for you PDFing pleasure, is the schedule and a map of how to get from the 23rd Street Armory to First Unitarian Church (where they be at!).

Bicycle Coalition's Bike Expo seminars

Psst! Philly Bike Expo Happening This Weekend!

Hey. Pssst. You look like a bicyclist, amiright? Thought so. What do you think about hand-crafted bike frames? Yeah, I could stare at them all day, too. You into messenger-chic fashion? I'm loving that bag, by the way. Ever done an alleycat race? Hah, well, I'm not going to say. Why am I asking? Just cuz I've got an event you might want to check out, is all:

The Philly Bike Expo is happening this weekend! 

The Expo is a great chance to dip your toe into the scene, check out and support local bicycle artisans, and/or indulge your inner bicycle fanboy/fangirl. Events and activities include a fashion show, a bike swap (see poster below), tons of booths and exhibitions, a Halloween-themed alleycat race, and of course after-parties.

you know you want one

We'll be there, selling our new pumpkin orange I Bike PHL t-shirts and talking about completing the Schuylkill River Trail. Stop by our booth in the exhibition space to learn about new construction happening as we speak, and a dazzling new website on the horizon.

Philly Bike Expo
October 29th-30th
23rd Street Armory (22 South 23rd Street, Phila PA)
Tickets range from $7 (single day online) to $25 (two-day pass at door)

Got a bicycle-related issue on your mind? We've got a seminar for that!

We will be hosting a seminar series in Griffin Hall at First Unitarian Church just around the corner from the Expo. We've brought together more than a dozen experts in local and national bicycling advocacy and decision-making. Each seminar is an hour long, and topics covered include:

• Winning Arguments, with Alex Doty
• Is Bike Sharing in Philadelphia's Future?
• The Future of Philadelphia Bike Lanes, with Deputy Mayor Rina Cutler
• Bicycling and the Law
• Completing the Schuylkill River Trail

Bicycle Coalition's Seminar Series
October 29th and 30th
Griffin Hall, First Unitarian Church (2125 Chestnut St, Phila PA)
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM both days
Buy your ticket to the Expo to get into our seminars.

Bike Expo Seminar Preview: Bicycling and the Law

We're hosting a seminar series at the Philly Bike Expo, happening this weekend (October 29th-30th). Every seminar will take place in Griffin Hall at the First Unitarian Church (2125 Chestnut St). Here is another preview of one of our seminars:

Bicycling And The Law: Learn More About Philly's Give Respect, Get Respect Campaign & What To Do If You're In A Bike Crash
Sunday, October 30th
3:00 - 4:00 pm

Panelists:
Aaron Ritz (Mayor's Office of Transportation & Utilities)
Stuart Leon (Attorney at Law)

One of the most contentious bicycling topics in Philadelphia right now is enforcement. Is it happening? What is happening? Who is being targeted, and who should be targeted? This seminar will cover the City's Give Respect, Get Respect Campaign and the broader legal implications of city bicycling. What are your rights and responsibilities as a city bicyclist? As a motorist? What should you do if you are involved in a crash? Get authoritative answers to these questions from the Mayor's Office and a legal expert on bicycling issues in the region.

Bike Expo Seminar Preview: U Push, We Pull: Completing the Schuylkill River Trail in Philadelphia

We're hosting a seminar series at the Philly Bike Expo, happening October 29th-30th. Every seminar will take place in Griffin Hall at the First Unitarian Church (2125 Chestnut St). Here is a preview of one of our seminars:

U Push, We Pull: Completing the Schuylkill River Trail in Philadelphia

Saturday, Oct 29th
1:00 - 2:00 pm

Panelists:
Joe Syrnick (Schuylkill River Development Corporation)
Kay Sykora (Schuylkill Project)
Rob Armstrong (Philadelphia Parks and Recreation)
Sarah Clark Stuart (Bicycle Coalition)

This panel conversation will examine the current effort to complete the Schuylkill River Trail in Philadelphia, one of the gems of our region's developing multi-use trail network. Which segments are going to be built and when? What is on the drawing boards but still needs funding? Hear from some of the key individuals behind building the new Boardwalk between Locust and South Street, the incredible Manayunk Bridge, and the Shawmont to Port Royal Avenue segment.  This seminar is a must-attend for anyone interested in using one of the most heavily-trafficked bicycling infrastructure assets in the Northeast.

Introducing Our Seminar Series At The Philly Bike Expo

The Philly Bike Expo is coming up on October 29th-30th at the 23rd Street Armory in Philadelphia. As part of the Expo, we are putting on a series of twelve 1-hour seminars on a wide range of bicycling topics. All our seminars will happen in Griffin Hall in the First Unitarian Church (2125 Chestnut Street). These seminars are free with admission to the Expo.

Seminar Preview: 

Winning Arguments*
Saturday, October 29th
2:00 - 3:00 pm
Hosted by Alex Doty (Executive Director of the Bicycle Coalition)

Ride long enough, and you'll encounter the same arguments. "Why waste road space on such a small percentage of road users?" "Bikes and bicyclists should be required to have registrations and licenses - it's only fair." "Get out of the road, saddle jockey!" Learn some rhetorical strategies and handy statistics that will help you navigate these classic arguments without resorting to U-lock violence or divisive, high-handed moralizing.

More information on our seminar series is available on our website here.

*Note: this seminar is listed in places as "Winning Arguments with Alex Doty." That is a different seminar, one which happens year-round, is free of charge, and difficult to master.

Bicycle Coalition Volunteer Night Tonight (Bike Expo a'coming)

The Philly Bike Expo is happening on October 29th and 30th. Want to attend for free? Volunteer!

Our monthly volunteer night is happening tonight at 6:30 pm. Stop by and learn how you can help the Bicycle Coalition's sizable participation in the Expo. If you volunteer, you'll get in to the Expo for free!

what: Bicycle Coalition volunteer night
when: tonight, 6:30 - 8:00 pm (we'll have the Phillies game on)
where: 
Bicycle Coalition HQ
1500 Walnut Street
Suite 1107
Phila, PA 19102

Volunteer At The Philly Bike Expo!

The Philly Bike Expo is coming up on October 29th and 30th: two days of everything bicycle at the 23rd Street Armory.

The Bike Expo is not free to attend, but they are looking for volunteers! See where we're going with this? Volunteers get in for free.

If you are interested in volunteering at the Expo, shoot an e-mail to Bina at: bina@bilenky.com or a "verbal e-mail" to her at 215-740-7068.

We are also looking for a few volunteers to help us man our table in the exhibition space. Send an e-mail to caroline@bicyclecoalition.org if you are so inclined. And don't worry - you aren't cheating on us or the Bike Expo if you volunteer for the other. We love you equally. (But we do wish you'd cut your hair. And maybe take us out to dinner once in a while? You've seemed a little distant recently. We don't want to push, because we don't want to be that bicycle coalition, but you know we're here if you want to talk about anything. You know that, right?)