Each May, we celebrate National Bike Month – a nationwide event that promotes cycling and draws attention to the benefits using a bicycle for both recreation and transportation. During May, the City organizes and participates in many events while also continuing to move forward key multimodal infrastructure projects.

Recent Events

Some key events this year included:

  • MLK Drive Seasonal Weekend Closure for Recreation – While the season officially began on the last weekend of March, we see an uptick in ridership as the months get warmer and the days get longer. There are even several extended holiday weekend closures including the recent Memorial Day holiday.
  • Indego’s 10th Birthday – As a precursor to Bike Month, the City, Bicycle Transit Systems, and Independence Blue Cross celebrated a decade of the City’s bike share program on April 23. Indego offered its Bike Month Promo pass, which enabled riders to purchase a one-month pass for just $5. The program has pedaled Philadelphia toward a greener, healthier, and more connected city with more than 8 million rides over 10 years.
  • National Bike to School Day – On May 7, Safe Routes Philly and Vision Zero Philadelphia joined the School District of Philadelphia and approximately 200 students at 10 schools across multiple neighborhoods for National Bike & Roll to School Day. The students were accompanied by family members, caregivers, school officials, and community leaders in an event spotlighting the benefits of active transportation.
  • National Bike to Work & Wherever Day – On May 15, the Office of Transportation and Infrastructure Systems (OTIS) joined the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia (BCGP), elected officials, partners, and cyclists for a press conference at Dilworth Plaza.
  • 21st Philadelphia Ride of Silence – On May 22, OTIS officials joined more than 200 cyclists at City Hall to remember those who lost their lives while cycling in our region. Participants silently rode together in solidarity for about seven miles ending at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
  • Graduation on Wheels – On May 30, Safe Routes Philly and the Mayor’s Office of Education joined Philly Bike Ride and students at Logan Elementary for the inaugural Graduation on Wheels event, a new initiative designed to advance Philly Bike Ride’s mission of making cycling more fun, safer, and inclusive for everyone. There were 169 students in grades 2 through 5 who received their very own bike, helmet, and lock. They even had the chance to try out their new wheels in the schoolyard with Dr. Tony B. Watlington, Sr., Superintendent, School District of Philadelphia.

We would like to thank all participants, organizers, and partners in making May 2025 a busy and successful Bike Month!

Ongoing & Upcoming Projects

There are more than a dozen significant bicycle network projects in the pipeline for this paving season. More than 4.5 miles of separated bike lanes are planned for construction in 2025. These projects and others will increase the total number of High-Quality Bike Network facilities to 40 miles (street centerline miles) of separated bike lanes by the end of the year.

Some key bike facility projects this year include:

  • 3rd Street, flexible delineator separated (between South and Market streets); City of Philadelphia 
  • 13th Street, flexible delineator separated (between Cecil B. Moore Avenue and Diamond Street); City of Philadelphia 
  • 15th Street, adding flexible delineators and green paint to existing lane (between Callowhill and Vine streets); City of Philadelphia 
  • 22nd Street, flexible delineator separated (between Pennsylvania and Fairmount avenues); City of Philadelphia 
  • 23rd Street, flexible delineator separated (between Race and Market streets); City of Philadelphia 
  • 47th Street, southbound pairing to 48th Street’s northbound lane; parking separated (between Chestnut Street and Kingsessing Avenue); City of Philadelphia 
  • Broad, Germantown & Erie Project, sidewalk-level on Erie Avenue (between Broad Street and Old York Road); City of Philadelphia 
  • Chestnut Street, concrete pedestrian islands at select intersections (between Cobbs Creek Parkway and 43rd Street); City of Philadelphia 
  • Market Street Old City Improvement Project, sidewalk-level (between 2nd and 6th streets); City of Philadelphia
  • MLK Drive Bridge, shared-use side path; City of Philadelphia 
  • Oregon Avenue, upgraded bike facility and bus-only lane (between Front and 5th streets); PennDOT 
  • Parkside Avenue, two-way parking separated (between Wynnefield to Bryn Mawr avenues); City of Philadelphia 
  • Race Street, concrete island separated (between 6th and 8th streets); City of Philadelphia 
  • Walnut Street, parking separated (between 22nd and 33rd streets); PennDOT

The City’s paving season will bring nearly four (4) miles of new painted bike lanes to our streets this year, including but not limited to:

  • *46th Street, between Market Street and Haverford Avenue
  • 51st Street, between Woodland and Warrington avenues 
  • 53rd Street, between Paschall to Whitby avenues 
  • 59th Street, between Baltimore Avenue and Market Street 
  • Catharine Street, between 49th and 50th streets 
  • Fairmount Avenue, between Front and 5th streets 
  • *Master Street, between 11th and Broad streets 
  • Port Royal Avenue, between Ridge and Henry avenues

*Project completed

New Indego Bikeshare Stations

The Indego bike share program’s 2025 expansion plan includes service to three new areas*, while continuing efforts in key zones from 2024. This year’s focus areas include:

  • Cobbs Creek*  
  • Tioga/Rising Sun*  
  • Manayunk/Roxborough*  
  • City Avenue  
  • Kensington/Richmond
  • Mill Creek/Parkside
  • Kingsessing

New stations installed to date in 2025, include:

  • 8th & Chestnut (Center City) – January
  • 12th & Walnut (Center City) – February
  • Fitzwater & Juniper (Bella Vista) – February
  • American & Berks (Norris Square) – March
  • American & Oxford (Olde Kensington) – March
  • 2nd & Snyder (Pennsport) – March
  • 51st & Regent, Kingsessing Library (Kingsessing) – March
  • 7th & Race, Franklin Square (Chinatown) – March 
  • 26th & Moore, Vare Recreation Center (Grays Ferry) – April
  • Wynnefield Station (Wynnefield/Parkside) – April
  • Germantown & Huntingdon (North Philadelphia) – April
  • Broad & Erie (Nicetown-Tioga) – April
  • Moyamensing & Ritner (Lower Moyamensing) – May
  • JFK Blvd at Schuylkill Yards (University City) – May
  • 54th & Chester (Kingsessing) – May
  • Cobbs Creek & Florence (Kingsessing) – May
For more information, please visit the Complete Streets projects page.