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Get on 2-Wheels & Celebrate May as Bike Month

May is officially Bike month, and we’re ready for some two-wheeled action!  Philadelphia’s the #1 bike-commuting city and the bicycling rates keep rising, so we’re in the PERFECT city to celebrate! How can you celebrate this joyous occasion?

Still trying to convince your friend/dad/neighbor/girlfriend/colleague/boyfriend to switch to the biking lifestyle? If Americans switched to a bike for just one four-mile round trip journey per week, we’d collectively save 2 BILLION gallons of gas. Next, check how to get started buying a bike.

Julie Hancher

Julie Hancher is Editor-in-Chief of Green Philly, sharing her expertise of all things sustainable in the city of brotherly love. She enjoys long walks in the park with local beer and greening her travels, cooking & cat, Sir Floofus Drake.

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