Open Streets
Open Streets Is Coming Back! But Why Does It Have to Go?
Spring is sprung The grass is riz And Walnut West will be where Open Streets is. But only for four glorious Sundays in April. The […]
Yoga, Zumba, Boot Camp: Here’s the Fitness Fun Happening at Philly Free Streets
Pokémon GO, which is an activity on the lineup for Philly Free Streets, isn’t exactly a universal incentive to get moving. So the event, which will […]
One Big Way Philly’s Next Official Open Streets Event Will (Hopefully) Be Better
Back in September of 2016, Philly got its very first official open streets event, Philly Free Streets, put on by the city’s Office of Transportation […]
Philly Has Set Open Streets Every Weekend (So, Why Aren’t You More Excited?)
Nearly a year ago, we were all jumping up and down with joy at the announcement that we would be getting our very first official […]
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 — […]
Philly’s Big Open Streets Event Is One Big Disappointment
When I heard that this Saturday would mark the first Open Streets Philly event — they’re calling it Philly Free Streets — I was both elated […]
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 […]
Yay! Philly Free Streets Adds More Miles of Car-Free Streets to Route
Sweet! A press release from the Mayor’s office announced today that the route for Philly Free Streets, Philly’s first official event that will close some […]
It’s Official: Philly Is Getting a Car-Free Open Streets Event This Fall
We’ve been dreaming about getting another shot at running, jumping and biking across car-free streets like we did during Pope Francis’s visit last September for nearly a […]
Perfect Weeknight Plans: Run, Eat and Drink Beer to Support Open Streets PHL
You might’ve heard that, come fall, it looks like we just might get what we’ve been dreaming about since the Pope’s visit: an Open Streets […]
There Might Be a Car-Free #OpenStreets Weekend This Fall
Philadelphia may have its first official “Open Streets” event early this fall. Mike Dunn, a spokesman for Mayor Jim Kenney, said the city is “planning […]
4 Lessons for #Open Streets PHL
It’s not just Philly. When the city of San Jose, California briefly shut down six miles of its streets last fall, the car-free roadways suddenly […]
Will Run for Alcohol: Distillery Run to Support Open Streets PHL
If the only thing that will get you to lace up your running shoes come February weather is the promise of alcohol at the finish […]
Inside Details: What Open Streets PHL Might Really Look Like
Remember Open Streets PHL, the campaign that surfaced when we were all still high on the open, car-free streets of the Pope’s September visit? Well, […]
Open Streets PHL Campaign Wants More Car-Free Streets Next Summer
This past weekend, when we Instagrammed our wish for Philly streets to be car-free all the time, we knew that wish probably wouldn’t come true […]