Two Wheels Are Better Than Four

One of my excuses for the hiatus away from GNP is I recently moved to the Queen Village section of South Philly. So keep checking back for new posts sooner than every two months or so. Anyway, one of the first things I have noticed is the number of bikers in the city; especially in my neighborhood. By bikers I mean bicycles, those ones with the pedals. Of course now is the best time to bike around the city, but Philadelphia is the number one city for bike riding anytime of the year. One of the reasons is the numerous streets with designated bike lanes which take the annoyance away of having to dodge pedestrians on sidewalks. Whether it is commuting to work on bike or just cruising around, Philly is a bicycle riding city. 

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If you didn't know (like me until I started researching this), Philadelphia has its very own coalition for biking. It is called the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia. Their main objective is to make Philadelphia even more bike friendly and get more people hoping on bicycles while ditching their cars. They basically deal with anything to do with biking in Philadelphia.

Here is a list of the top 5 places to bike around Philly and don't forget about the 5 worst locations to pedal around. If you would like to make your own route, here is a bicycle map of the city.