Commuter Biking

Commuter Challenge Stats for the Month of May!

Submitted by tbrode on Tue, 06/14/2011 - 3:16pm

The stats are in for the month of May and 601 Philadelphians have participated in the Bicycling Coalition of Philadelphia’s Commuter Challenge. The 601 riders have saved the equivalent of 38, 892 pounds of CO2 equivalent emissions, the same as removing 39 cars from the road for one month. The total cumulative distance of all participants in the Commuter Challenge is the same as going around the world 1 and 1/2 times.

Showers on Ambler, HSC, and Main Campus

Main Campus

- Pearson Hall

For all students, staff and faculty the free option for showers and lockers on main campus is located in Pearson Hall in the basement. There are lockers and showers and if you bring your own lock you can have indefinite use of the locker. Pearson Hall does not provide towels and soap. The facilities are open from 8:00am to 6:00pm on weekdays.

- The IBC

Temple’s Commuter Challenge is Heating Up!

Submitted by tbrode on Tue, 05/31/2011 - 1:26pm

Temple’s Team is currently first place in the city of Philadelphia for most trips and most miles in the Bicycling Coalition of Greater Philadelphia’s Commuter Challenge! The Challenge asks any organization that wishes to sign up to have their cycling commuters track miles traveled and trips taken.

2nd Annual Bike to Breakfast a Success!

Submitted by tbrode on Mon, 05/23/2011 - 1:42pm

Despite the rainy weather the 2nd annual Bike to Breakfast was a huge success! Around 65 people attended the event and not even a single bagel was left behind at the end of the day. Breakaway Bikes gave free maintenance to all the riders who attended and Neighborhood Bike Works was on hand with educational and safety information. Zach O’Neill, Eun Jung Choi, and Emily Earl were all winners of Breakaway Bikes gift certificates for $150, $70, and $50.

2nd Annual Bike Temple, Bike to Breakfast: Sponsored by Sodexo

Submitted by tbrode on Thu, 05/19/2011 - 3:18pm

As a celebration of National Bike to Work Day, Bike Temple will have breakfast at the Bell Tower for all student, staff, and faculty bicycle commuters. Bike Temple wants to celebrate your healthy and environmentally friendly choice of commute.

National Bike to Work Day is this Friday, May 20 2011!

Submitted by tbrode on Mon, 05/16/2011 - 4:15pm

Join Mayor Nutter, Rep. Bob Brady and Rep. Chaka Fattah on Friday May 20, 2011 at the footsteps of the Art Museum for National Bike to Work Day! Be there at 8am and ride to the Dilworth Plaza by 8:30am. After your fun ride with the Mayor be sure to stop up to Temple’s Bike to Breakfast event!

Tim Broderick, Bike Temple Manager, May 16, 2011

St. Louis gets regions first downtown Bicycle Station

Submitted by tbrode on Fri, 05/06/2011 - 12:43pm

The new downtown Bicycle Station has opened in the 411 Building on Locust Street between 10th and 11th in downtown St. Louis. Commuters can store their bikes and use facilities like lockers and showers before going to work. Next door, in the same space, Urban Shark is working hard on getting their downtown bike shop ready for the Grand Opening on April 28th.

North-south bike lanes are on the fast track

Submitted by tbrode on Tue, 05/03/2011 - 2:04pm

WHYY's Elizabeth Fiedler traveled to 13th and Spruce Streets to speak with the city's Deputy Mayor for Transportation and Utilities, Rina Cutler, about the city's plans to paint bike lanes on 10th and 13th Streets.

The city of Philadelphia will announce plans Friday to paint new bike lanes on 10th and 13th streets.

Hipster City Cycle

Submitted by tbrode on Tue, 05/03/2011 - 1:55pm

Ever wish a video game would offer a chance for you to help a hipster fulfill his dreams of becoming a broke cyclist in the city of Philadelphia? Hipster City Cycle has got you covered. Coming to the Apple App Store, May 19th 2011 the game will offer players a chance to virtually weave through the streets of Philadelphia as hipster Binky Mckee.

Speed Bumps in the Path of the Bicycle Juggernaut

Submitted by tbrode on Thu, 04/28/2011 - 2:26pm

Dr. Frank Gilson is recuperating from a bad case of road rash — not from ill-fitting cycling shorts, but from a grueling encounter with San Francisco’s bike plan.

Dr. Gilson, a chiropractor, said that when he left his Division Street clinic one evening last November, he found a $65 ticket on his car. The street parking that he and his patients had used had been removed during the day and replaced by a bike lane.