I want to ride my Bicycle…

Hi Everyone,

Finally the end of another long week.  Classes have been going pretty well, but the workload is definitely starting to increase.  More late nights and more papers than ever, oh the joys of school sometimes.  Still, I try and find time to get outside, especially now with the great fall weather.

I’ve been using my bike a lot to get around campus and to other places in the city, but its fun to ride around the city and just enjoy the sights.  Philly has a lot of bike lanes and paths that a great for that and drivers…well they’re getting used to bikers.  It can be a little difficult to share the roads, but if you’re smart about it, it can be a fairly simple transition from paths to Philly streets.

A study just recently came out saying that Philadelphia is one of the Top 10 biggest cities for biking commuters, even larger than NYC and Houston.  Biking in general has significantly grown in the Philadelphia area,  increasing awareness, support for bikers on the roads, and more blogs and websites about urban cycling.  One of my favorite sites is http://blog.bicyclecoalition.org/ because they have great links to maps, info about bike safety and forums about cycling in the city.  Definetly check it out if you want to start biking in the city or want to bring a bike with you to school. 

Well, thats all from me for now!  Till next time,

-Taylor