Ride Philly Bike Train in the AM and Wednesday Night Rides in the PM - this Wed Jan 7, and every two weeks thereafter through at least March! Wednesdays are for bikes

TONIGHT / Christmas Tree Quest It's peak holiday & we somehow forgot something important! Join our quest to find a last-minute tree, fingers crossed they're not all gone! Jo N. + Gabriel R. lead our ride thru lots S Philly to Fishtown via Northern Liberties (featuring a very special surprise).

Why yes, we *are* planning on riding next Wed on Dec 24, Christmas Eve. Stay tuned for details!

Wednesdays forever! A decade ago I did an essay series called "A Year of Wednesdays" and I've been stuck on Wednesdays ever since. Also I do like bikes, and if I lived in Philly (I was born there & sometimes wish I'd moved back), I would 100% come on a ride

Thrilled to see that Philly Bike Train dates for Jan-Mar 2026 line up perfectly with WNRs. Pop these into your calendars! Wednesdays are for riding bikes

"There are a lot of Wednesdays! They come around much more quickly than you'd imagine! Sometimes it feels like there are more Wednesdays than any other days!" @leahreich.com's newsletter isn't about bikes (tho she values IRL interaction, as do we), but the quote made me LOL tinyurl.com/yfskmssu

Why yes, we *are* planning on riding next Wed on Dec 24, Christmas Eve. Stay tuned for details!

Thrilled to see that Philly Bike Train dates for Jan-Mar 2026 line up perfectly with WNRs. Pop these into your calendars! Wednesdays are for riding bikes

I’d probably estimate 200-300! It was so cool marshaling an intersection and the stream of people on bikes just going on for what seemed like forever. 🥰 Rain and cold can’t stop Philly from celebrating the holidays on bike! 🎄🎄🎄🚴🚴‍♀️🚴‍♂️

It really was magical to see so many festive folks out on a dreary, wet night. The looks of joy from kids in their doorways was well worth the braving the weather.

Personal aside: on the way to the ride, I dropped off the last two sets of party lights from this year's bulk order. 54 sets (108 wheels' worth!) of party lights have been delivered!

I'm an optimist, but I was still astonished how many people turned up for the Holiday Lights Ride last night. It rained for the four hours before the ride! Yet I'd guess around 200 people, maybe more, came out to roll through the illuminated streets of South Philly. Just wild.

Tonight! The ride's on, despite the slightly sketchy forecast. Bedeck yourself and come roll through illuminated South Philly

Do you like our logos? They're by @martharichart.bsky.social, and you're in luck - her show "It's Always Today" opens tonight at Paradigm Gallery + Studio, 12 N 3rd St, up through Dec 28. If you swing by, tell her thanks from WNR! www.paradigmarts.org/collections/...

If you'd like to help as a volunteer marshal for the holiday lights ride, let me know and I can connect you with Uma, who's coordinating the ride for the BCGP

More details TK, but next week's ride will be our *5th* year partnering with @bcgp.bsky.social on their long-running Holiday Lights Ride. Still a joy to be part of such a fab ride! (and cool to see regular Mary featured in the photo this year). Register: give.bicyclecoalition.org/event/holida...

More details TK, but next week's ride will be our *5th* year partnering with @bcgp.bsky.social on their long-running Holiday Lights Ride. Still a joy to be part of such a fab ride! (and cool to see regular Mary featured in the photo this year). Register: give.bicyclecoalition.org/event/holida...

Lovely time riding with @wednightrides.org - thanks y'all! . . #phillybikes #bikephilly #commutebybike #visionzero #transit #wednesdaynightrides

… and a brief video from up top.

A few more ground level photos…

It was a bit drizzly for 26 November’s @wednightrides.org, and the night before a travel holiday, but a pretty good turnout despite that. Photos from Jody Pinto’s “Land Buoy” on the Washington Ave Green.

Tonight! Join us for a pre-holiday spin with friends 🦃

Our route this week includes "Land Buoy", the stairway to heaven on Washington Avenue Pier. The sculpture by Jody Pinto "honors immigrants who arrived in Philadelphia at this site, known as Philadelphia’s Ellis Island" www.associationforpublicart.org/artwork/land...

Nov 26 // Rittenhouse to River Kick it off the holidays w/ a Thanksgiving Eve ride! Longtime WNRider & fixie afficionado Justin D. will lead us from Rittenhouse Sq to S. Philly, then across town to Washington Pier, before rolling north to Fishtown to gather @ local fav Les & Doreen's Happy Tap.

A place called the Plateau

Friendly reminder: we have an email list It's low traffic. If you sign up, you'll get an email with the ride info, usually the Mon or Tue before the ride (this week's hasn't gone out yet, I'll send it later today) Sign up for email: stats.sender.net/forms/dPk8yb...

I hope it goes without saying that Wednesday Night Rides is entirely non-commercial

Friendly reminder: we have an email list It's low traffic. If you sign up, you'll get an email with the ride info, usually the Mon or Tue before the ride (this week's hasn't gone out yet, I'll send it later today) Sign up for email: stats.sender.net/forms/dPk8yb...

Yes, we'll ride this Wednesday (Thanksgiving Eve). Stay tuned.

Yes, we'll ride this Wednesday (Thanksgiving Eve). Stay tuned.

A place called the Plateau

Longer, and ten paces back, of the same.

Third (and last before Jerry's Bar conclusion) stop, the River Soundings, just off the Delaware River Trail.

Directing traffic to turn right (east) off 18th onto Race St.

Mostly videos from this week's @wednightrides.org's "Light Up Ride" that started, 12 November 2025, from the "Toast the Trails" event at the Cherry Street Pier.

Last night was radiant. 100 glowing souls cycled around Philadelphia and paused in the prettiest spots. Many thanks to the Circuit Trails Coalition for the excellent pre-party - certainly the first time we had tacos, drinks and a bike valet at our meet-up spot. 📸 by Stefan, Karen, Alec (I think)

Last night was radiant. 100 glowing souls cycled around Philadelphia and paused in the prettiest spots. Many thanks to the Circuit Trails Coalition for the excellent pre-party - certainly the first time we had tacos, drinks and a bike valet at our meet-up spot. 📸 by Stefan, Karen, Alec (I think)

Tonight! Forecast is brisk but not cold - 50F

Light Up + Toast the Circuit Tomorrow: reject darkness & radiate light on our 2nd annual LIGHT UP RIDE, the 1st ride after DST ends. Deck out you & your bikes as brightly as you can for a ride past a few notable Philly light displays, including Addison St, the Percy St Project, & River Soundings.

This is Addison Street, Philadelphia, PA I feel obliged to say: not AI! It looks like this every night

Percy St Project is this little situation Neighborhood initiative to brighten up an alley

River Soundings is a new light / kinetic sculpture by the Delaware River behind the Rivermark development at Spring Garden St

Tonight! Forecast is brisk but not cold - 50F

Departing from the Toast to the Circuit Trails @ Cherry Street Pier: celebrating 500 miles of Circuit Trails is free, registration includes 2 drink tickets, tacos, and bike valet. The event runs from 5:30-7:30p, so it's perfectly timed to join before the ride. www.eventbrite.com/e/toast-to-t...

Start: Cherry Street Pier Meet @ 7pm, roll @ 7:10 End: Jerry's Bar, 129 W. Laurel St Length: 8.3 miles, flat (+109/-106 ft) Difficulty: Standard Regroup @ Addison St and @ River Soundings. Ride inspired by Bike JC's Light Up Rides, & led by WNR regular & volunteer marshal Daniel P.

River Soundings is a new light / kinetic sculpture by the Delaware River behind the Rivermark development at Spring Garden St

Percy St Project is this little situation Neighborhood initiative to brighten up an alley

This is Addison Street, Philadelphia, PA I feel obliged to say: not AI! It looks like this every night

Light Up + Toast the Circuit Tomorrow: reject darkness & radiate light on our 2nd annual LIGHT UP RIDE, the 1st ride after DST ends. Deck out you & your bikes as brightly as you can for a ride past a few notable Philly light displays, including Addison St, the Percy St Project, & River Soundings.

Link for just the WNR part: wednightrides.org/posts/2025/1...