Bike Rentals and a New 4-Wheel Trail User Coming To Lloyd Hall

Last Saturday, seasonal bike rental service returned to Lloyd Hall. A new concession between Philadelphia Parks and Recreation (PPR) and Wheel Fun promises a more robust inventory of rental bikes as well as a new Center City location at the Fairmount Park Welcome Center in JFK Plaza (Love Park), which will open in late April or May in time for Bike to Work Day. Wheel Fun is a national franchise operation that specializes in hourly rentals. They will be open on weekends until Memorial Day from 9:00 AM to dusk, then 7 days a week from 9:00 AM to dusk through the fall.

In addition to bikes and tandems, Wheel Fun also offers for rent surreys (also known as quadracycles) and double recumbents. You may have seen these in the early morning rumbling down the boardwalk in Seaside, Ocean City, or Wildwood. These slow moving pedalcycles appeal to families or friends who wish to socialize while they pedal at slow pace.

Why Speed Matters on the River Drives

A stolen car went flying across the Kelly Drive trail and into the Schuylkill River on Friday morning about 8:00 a.m., at the sharp curve just north of Boat House Row. Luckily no trail users were hurt. Driver swam to safety and is in custody.

















BCGP member Mike Szlagyi who saw much of the melee asked a pointed question: Would Fairmount Park consider installing a barrier the whole length of River Drives to protect trail users?

Check out this posting of an out of control car that narrowly missed a cyclist on the MLK Drive path in June.

















It really is a matter of time before a tragedy occurs on these busy paths.