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The Philadelphia Cycling Classic is returning to Philly after a 10-year hiatus, and this week we're taking on part of the iconic 14.4-mile race circuit. The elite women's and men's fields will tackle Kelly Drive, the legendary Manayunk Wall, and Lemon Hill, and for our ride, we'll head up the Schuylkill River Trail and parallel portions of the course before rolling into Manayunk. We'll take on a block of the famous Manayunk Wall and regroup at Pretzel Park for a well-earned break. Then we'll cruise back toward East Falls and finish at Wissahickon Brewing Company. This is a great chance to experience a piece of the course before the pros do. 

Ride Details

• Start: Logan Square (General Galusha Pennypacker Memorial)
• Time: Meet at 7pm, roll at 7:10pm
• End: Wissahickon Brewing Company - East Falls
• Length: 8.9 miles, hilly
• Level of difficulty: Adventurous
• Route: Ride with GPS | Komoot | .GPX download  | LIVE TRACKER

Ride notes 

• Take care when navigating Logan Square and Eakins Oval - watch for vehicles and follow traffic lights as we roll through onto the SRT.
• After dark, PA law requires a headlight and a red tail light or reflector on all bikes.
• We ride for fun - while encountering hostile drivers happens sometimes, our practice is to avoid conflict as much as possible. When there's potential for conflict, please de-escalate, e.g. pull over to the side to let cars pass

Hope to see you on Wednesday on a bike!

The dog days of summer are here - what better way to stay cool than with water ice? For this edition of Wednesday Night Rides, Dan will lead us as we roll past (or near) at least 9 water ice locations in South Philly before ending at Parks on Tap at Wharton Square. We’ll pass:

Pops Homemade Italian Ice - 1337 Oregon Ave

John’s Water Ice - 2700 S 7th St

Jimmy’s Water Ice - 2251 S Front

Chuck’s Water Ice - 2065 Snyder St

D’Emilio’s Old World Ice Treats - 1928 Passyunk Ave

Sunny Scoop - 1812 Passyunk Ave

Favors & Flavors - 1800 Passyunk Ave

Milk Jawn - 1439 Passyunk Ave

South Philly Ice - 1309 S 9th St

Ride Details

Start: Stephen Girard Park 21st and Porter St

Time: Meet at 7pm, roll at 7:10pm

End: Parks on Tap, Wharton Square Park, 2300 Wharton St. Outdoor seating available.

Length: 8.4 miles, flat

Level of difficulty: Standard

Route: Ride with GPS | Komoot | .GPX download

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This week we continue our ongoing series of city council district bike tours, in collaboration with our friends at Philly Bike Action. Caleb will lead a ride showcasing updates to bike lanes along Lower Moyamensing, Washington, 13th, Vine, Race, 3rd, and Market, all developed since our last District 1 ride. We'll start at Mifflin Square Park in South Philly and end at Old City Beer Garden.

Ride Details
START: Mifflin Square Park (6th & Ritner)
TIME: 7pm meetup, 7:10 roll
END: Old City Beer Garden, 240 Market St.
LENGTH: 9 miles, flat (+52ft / -45ft)
LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY: Easy
ROUTE LINKS: RidewithGPS, .gpx , Komoot

Ride notes 📢:
• After dark, PA law requires all bikes to have a headlight and a red tail light or reflector. Need lights? Hit up your local bike shop!
• New and returning riders alike, please take the time to review our How We Ride guide ( https://wednightrides.org/how-we-ride/ ). Please follow these ride norms so everyone's on the same page, and we keep the ride safe and fun.

Wednesday Night Rides is turning 5 years old, and what started as a small group ride has grown into an incredible community of riders and friends from across the city. We'll celebrate (as we have the last two years) by taking a nice ride through FDR Park and the Navy Yard before making our way to Second District Brewing in South Philly. Whether you're a regular or it's your first time riding with us, come out and be part of one of the many group rides that keep Philly rolling.

Ride Details

START: Boathouse at FDR Park

TIME: June 10th. 7pm meetup, 7:10 roll

END: Second District Brewing, 1939 S Bancroft St

LENGTH: 8.6 miles, flat (+74ft / -74ft)

LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY: Easy

ROUTE LINKS: Ride with GPS, .gpx, Komoot

Long-time WNR riders and faithful volunteers, Dan Powers and Jacob Elliott, will take us on a tour riding through and by new infrastructure like the Old City Market Street project, Walnut Street bus/bike lanes, the cable stay bridge on the recently opened Schuykill River Trail extension, and the soon-to-open swing bridge that will connect the SRT to Bartram's Garden!

Dan and Jacob are members of the Bicycle Employee Resource Group (BERG, for short), an employee affinity and resource group to connect and encourage employees of the City of Philadelphia to bike to work and beyond. Dan is a city planner with the planning commission who works on trail planning and Jacob is a planner/engineer with OTIS working on planning and designing bike and transit facilities in the city.  

We're expecting some special guests on this ride--Doug Gordon and Sarah Goodyear--co-hosts of The War on Cars podcast and author of the recently released book Life After Cars. They're in town for a book event hosted by our friends at 5th Square Advocacy and Philly Bike Action on Thurs, May 14th, 7pm at Resurrection Philadelphia. Tickets are still available for this amazing event where they'll discuss the negative affects of car-dependency and how we can make Philadelphia a more people-centered city. 

Ride Details:
Start: Southwest corner of Dilworth Park
Time: Meet at 7pm, roll at 7:10pm
End: Parks on Tap at Matthias Baldwin Park. Outdoor seating available.
Length: 9 miles, flat
Level of difficulty: Standard
Route: Ride with GPS | Komoot | .GPX download

Join Wednesday Night Rides and Grid Magazine on April 29 for a celebration of the free press in Philadelphia. Led by WNR regular and Grid Magazine contributor Jordan T, our route will pass historic sites including the Public Ledger Building and the Curtis Publishing Building as well as modern landmarks such as the WHYY office. We’ll end the night around 8pm at the Pen & Pencil, the oldest continuously operating press club in America, where you can grab a drink and a copy of the Transportation Issue of Grid.

Ride Details
Start: Seger Park (Lombard St btw 10th & 11th, by the ping pong table)
Time: Meet at 7pm, roll at 7:10pm
End: Pen & Pencil Club, 1522 Latimer St
Length: 7 miles, flat 
Level of difficulty: Easy

ROUTE LINKS:

https://ridewithgps.com/routes/54682399

https://ridewithgps.com/routes/54682399?sub_format=track

https://www.komoot.com/tour/2903674629

Ride notes 

• Our route includes a long stretch of 7th St, which is on the route of the 47 bus. If you encounter the 47 on the ride, yield to the bus.
• We'll regroup for a midpoint photo at Washington Square, before the second half of the ride that includes the journalism landmarks
• There's currently a chance of rain forecasted for Wednesday night. Our practice is not to make a call on weather until the day-of to give Mother Nature every possible opportunity to change her mind. We'll cancel any ride by 3pm that day. If you don't hear otherwise, the ride is on!
• New and returning riders alike, please take the time to review our How We Ride guide. Please follow these ride norms so everyone's on the same page, and we keep the ride safe and fun.

https://wednightrides.org/how-we-ride/