Biking
The Checkup: The Health and Wellness Trends You’ll See Everywhere in 2017
• The folks over at Well + Good just put out their annual list of wellness trend predictions for 2017 and there are some interesting items […]
The Checkup: Why You’re Terrible At Your Job the Day After the Eagles Lose a Game
• If you feel like you kind of suck at your job on days after the Eagles lose a game, you’re not wrong: A new […]
The SEPTA Commuter’s Guide to Biking and Running to Work
In case you haven’t heard, there’s a SEPTA strike happening right now. Scratch that — unless you’re 16 hours deep into a 24-hour Netflix marathon […]
SEPTA Strike: How to Navigate the Mess
Have a good commute today Philly #septastrike pic.twitter.com/3Rqys9zjrw — Ferg (@christoferguson) November 1, 2016 ICYMI, which is likely impossible, close to 5,000 SEPTA union workers […]
The Checkup: These Are the Bike-Lane Deserts of Philly (Do You Live in One?)
• The folks over at the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia have created an interesting map that highlights bike-lane deserts, areas of the city that […]
LGBTQ Event of the Week: Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus Fall Ball 2016
For its swanky and charitable vibe, this week’s LGBTQ event of the week is the Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus (PGMC) Fall Ball 2016. This year’s […]
10 Awesome Car-Free Photos From Philly’s First-Ever Open Streets Event
In case you missed it, this past Saturday marked Philly’s first-ever open streets event, Philly Free Streets. South Street was closed to cars (well, mostly — […]
Mayor Kenney to Power-Walk Philly Free Streets on Saturday
Ten miles of the city’s typically traffic-ridden streets will go carless for five hours on Saturday for Philly Free Streets, a “people-powered,” health-inspired initiative. And here […]
Philly Free Streets: Group Runs and Bike Rides to Know About
The time has come: Time for Philly’s first-ever open streets event — an event where the city will shut down a stretch of streets to […]
An Open Letter to Drivers Who Double-Park in Bike Lanes: Why?
When it comes to spending my time on a bike in Philly, the street with a bike lane that I spend the most time on […]
The Checkup: How to Pick the Fastest Checkout Line at the Grocery Store
• Scary fact: Americans spend 37 billion HOURS a year waiting in line. And if you want to cut down on your personal contribution to that […]
Indego Will Valet Park Bikes Dropped Off at This Center City Station
One annoying downside of riding an Indego bike to your Center City office? You can’t just lock it up wherever you damn please, as you […]
The Checkup: What to Do When You Can’t Poop
• Fact: Life is better when you’re not too embarrassed to talk about pooping. Everyone does it. So why not learn others’ tricks — in […]
The Prettiest Fitness Challenge Ever: Tackle All of the Wissahickon’s Trails
There isn’t much better incentive to get your heart rate up in the great outdoors come fall than the promise of catching a good glimpse […]
New Bike/Pedestrian Bridge Connecting SRT to Valley Forge Opens Tomorrow
Good news, cyclists, runners and flat-out trail lovers of Philly: The new Sullivan’s Bridge, a 14-foot-wide, 602-foot-long bike-and-pedestrian bridge that crosses the Schuylkill, connecting the […]