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Well, That’s One Way to Steal a Bike

Taken on the 1500 block of Spruce Street. And here’s a similar situation on 11th Street between Spruce and Pine.

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Mayor Nutter Takes Surprise Trip to Paris to Talk About Bicycles

Je viens de recevoir le Maire de Philadelphie, @Michael_Nutter qui a ouvert sa ville à l'innovation et au dev durable pic.twitter.com/YPE3jGAmOC — Anne Hidalgo (@Anne_Hidalgo) […]

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Study: People Who Live Near Bike Lanes Exercise More

Looks like whole “If you build it, they will come” thing might actually be true when it comes to bike lanes and bike paths. A […]

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Date Announced for 2014 Philly Naked Bike Ride

The first Saturday in September is getting mighty crowded, y’all. First there’s the Philly 10K. Then there’s the just-announced Flying Fish 5K. Now there’s also the sixth annual […]

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The Flash-Free Trick to Biking In a Dress

If you refuse to don a dress in the summer for fear of flashing all your neighbors on your bike commute to work, an ingenious […]

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Biker Uses Facebook to Find Person Who Saved His Life

  Proof that Facebook isn’t always the worst: On May 31st, a man suffered a heart attack while biking along the Schuylkill River Trail. Luckily, […]

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Bikes and Booze: Take Your Time Bike Ride to Cantina Los Caballitos Tomorrow

If a leisurely group bike ride—you know, one totally free of anxious riders checking their stopwatches and sideswiping you in a competitive fury—is your idea of […]

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Penn Police Increasing Patrols After Uptick in Bike Thefts

No matter the time of year, there are lots of bike thefts at Penn. They always seem to be on the uptick! As such, Penn […]

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Philadelphia Cyclist Wins $2.4 Million Judgment After Being Doored, Run Over

In 2011, Ashley McKean was involved a horrific bike crash at Broad and Brandywine streets. McKean, a Temple student, was riding her bicycle when she […]

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Philly Ranked Sixth Most Bike-Friendly City

Good news, cyclists. The Street has just put out a list of the top 10 most bike-able U.S. cities, and Philly made the cut at a […]

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To Do: Ride of Silence Tonight

Calling all bikers: As you pedal home tonight, you might want to swing by the Art Museum to join in on the the annual Ride […]

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How to Bike to Work in Philly and Make It There In One Piece

Mother Nature’s fury, which we are experiencing in full force right now as I type this, forced Philly’s Bike to Work day to be rescheduled […]

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Philly’s Bike to Work Day Ride Rescheduled for May 19th

Looks like we’ll have to wait a few more days to celebrate National Bike to Work Day in Philly: With the forecast calling for heavy […]

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Free Bike Tune-Ups at Hotel Monaco Tomorrow

If you’re cruising through the city tomorrow, be sure to give your bike a little TLC and stop by Hotel Monaco for their second annual […]

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New CyclePhilly App Aims to Help Plan Better Bike Lanes

The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia posted today about a new free app for Philly cyclists called CyclePhilly. Its goal: to record trip data to […]