Philly was beautiful today

NYC is better than Disneyland today…. 72F

Use our infographic to identify and report unpermitted sidewalk closures. feetfirstphilly.org/reporting-unpe…

This week, the City of Rotterdam opened a beautiful new parking structure for 900 bicycles in the city center—named "De Koopgoot"—which will allow visitors to store their bikes close to shops, restaurants, and cultural institutions in a free, supervised, and sheltered facility.🧵

In the late 80s, San Francisco's Embarcadero Freeway carried 100,000 vehicles per day as a sort of traffic sewer, blocking the city from the expansive waterfront. But in 1989, the Loma Prieta earthquake rocked the freeway beyond repair, giving planners and engineers no choice

Since we all know driver behavior is the key reducing crashes and not the clothes a person is wearing while walking in public, this should encourage you: Raised crosswalks can reduce pedestrian crashes by 45%. The reason is simple -- they slow down drivers.

A quick reminder…

❄️Let the Winter Festival countdown began! Just 30 days until the big day; our winter festival! Happening December 14th, everyone is welcome🎁🛷

It takes me so long to walk anywhere in this city because I stop and take pictures constantly. I love Philadelphia so much and genuinely feel bad for people that are too scared to spend time here because of what they see on the internet

Asphalt Art can be used as a traffic calming measure to help make the street safer. Use our infographic to help you install asphalt art in your neighborhood. feetfirstphilly.org/asphalt-art-pr…

Girona has long-term plans to tunnel the elevated train tracks running through the heart of the city, but in the meantime, they are making the most of the existing railway viaduct; activating the area below with a kilometre-long path that forms the spine of their cycling network.

Use our infographic to identify and report unpermitted sidewalk closures. feetfirstphilly.org/reporting-unpe…

Spend some time this holiday season learning about us → feetfirstphilly.org/about/

The holiday season is in full swing! Tickets are selling fast for Independence Blue Cross RiverRink Winterfest and Cherry Street Pier #NYE Parties. Reserve your spot now to ring in 2025 in style on the Delaware River Waterfront. bit.ly/3bbYSTp #MyPhillyWaterfront #RiverRink #HolidayWeek

Between the high front-end design and speed, SUVs and pickups are wrecking balls of traffic violence. Should operators of America's favorite vehicles be required to earn a commercial driving license, like a truck driver?

Remember, when Barcelona eliminated 3 lanes of vehicle traffic & converted this street into a 4.7km green pedestrian corridor in the heart of the Eixample grid, businesses sued. They actually won. But by then businesses had decided they actually like it. citylabbcn.org/the-legal-atta…

Please ask Governor Shapiro and your PA State Senator and Representative to support new funding for public transit: fundseptanow.com. #ISEPTAPHILLY #HowWeRoll #FundSEPTA

🏆 Last week's 2025 Bike to School Day was Philadelphia's largest to date! More than 300 students, school officials, parents, caregivers, and community leaders participated.

It’s no surprise to see public spaces on this list! We hope you’ll join us in creating your own public spaces during this year’s #PARKingDayPHL celebrations 🌱

If you want to try designing your own 140sf parklet, check out this #PARKingDAYPHL design workshop with the folks at Design Gym! Be one of the designers on Saturday, 8/16 @ 2pm. RSVP, here: designgym.co/events/dad-020