Monday, September 27, 2010

Even More "I Bike PHL" Profiles

Check out these new cyclist profiles:

Name: Sharif
Age: 36
Occupation: Dietary at HUP
Neighborhood: Southwest Philly
Use of Bicycle: Riding 35-40 miles everyday

Name: Jessica
Age: 34
Occupation: Research Specialist
Neighborhood: Center City
Use of Bicycle: For Everything. I don't have a car. I get groceries, run errands, and generally use my bike to get around and get some exercise.
Favorite Part of Riding: I love to hitch up my bike trailer and take my dog for a ride in it. People on the roads and sidewalks always stop, point and smile. I think my dog loves bicycling as much as I do.

Name: Liam
Neighborhood: West Philly

More photos are still coming...

--The Bicycle Ambassadors

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

More I Bike PHL Profiles

We were so busy with Bike Philly we didn't get a chance to post pictures of all the awesome cyclists who took part in the "I Bike PHL" photo campaign. Here are three more cyclist profiles:


Name: Jonah
Age: 27
Occupation: Nurse
Neighborhood: West Philly -- the best Philly!
Use of Bicycle: To get everywhere: to work, grocery shopping. Enjoying the weather...
Favorite Part of Riding: Philly's perfectly flat and there are always other bikers to wave to. Biking is so much more social than driving!


Name: Brian
Age: 30
Occupation: Teacher
Neighborhood: Graduate Hospital
Use of Bicycle: Commuting to work, getting groceries, general transport throughout the city


Names:
Andre and Catherine
Ages: 50 and 9
Neighborhood: Old City

More profiles are coming up. Stay tuned...

--The Bicycle Ambassadors





Friday, September 10, 2010

Obstacle Course - where are your skills at?

SAFE ROUTES PHILLY FAMILY PHEST
Eakins Oval - September 11th
10am - 2 pm




Safe Routes Philly is getting jazzed for our first annual Family Phest! Tomorrow morning at Eakins Oval, from 10 am - 2pm, we will be skill building with our end of Summer Bicycle Rodeo.


Come out and join us! If you are between the ages of 8 and 12 and would like to participate in our rodeo please bring a bicycle and helmet.




To all the parents out there, we will be having several community organizations tabling and an exclusive performance of a Flatland BMX demo by Brett Downs.

Thank you very much to the Fruit Guys for their donation of bananas for tomorrows event. We've been told that they are also providing a man in a banana costume. ;)

We hope to see you there.