Tonight! (if the weather cooperates) Show up early for spoke cards

Wednesday Night Rides@wednightrides.org · yesterday

Aug 5 // Water Ice The dog days of summer are here - what better way to stay cool than with water ice? For this edition of Wednesday Night Rides, Dan will lead us as we roll past (or near) at least 9 water ice locations in South Philly before ending at Parks on Tap at Wharton Square. We’ll pass:

Start: Stephen Girard Park 21st and Porter St Meet @ 7pm, roll @ 7:10 End: Parks on Tap, Wharton Square Park, 2300 Wharton St. Outdoor seating available. Length: 8.4 miles, flat Difficulty: Standard ridewithgps.com/routes/56430... www.komoot.com/tour/3169639...

Aug 5 // Water Ice The dog days of summer are here - what better way to stay cool than with water ice? For this edition of Wednesday Night Rides, Dan will lead us as we roll past (or near) at least 9 water ice locations in South Philly before ending at Parks on Tap at Wharton Square. We’ll pass:

"... to an aggressive people only technology mattered." --Ursula Le Guin, prescient as always in 1966's Rocannon's World

"... to an aggressive people only technology mattered." --Ursula Le Guin, prescient as always in 1966's Rocannon's World

"The stewards asked that everyone keep track of all the trash they carried. Not only the pieces in the overhead bins but the ones beneath the seat in front of them." -- Deb Olin Unferth, "Vacation"

Stefan Zajic@zajic.com · 2w ago

I've started reading Deb Olin Unferth (a book of short stories, now starting a novel) and she feels like one of those authors who I might need to just read everything they've published

Daydreaming about getting a new phone number purely to avoid the political fundraising spam

The DSA in Wilmingotn, N.C. has created a "crisis" by putting benches at city bus stops, after literal decades of the city promising and failing to do so.

Democratic Socialists’ bus benches remain, city mum on next steps | Port City Daily

WILMINGTON — The handmade bus benches installed by the Wilmington Democratic Socialists of America have highlighted a problem nearly everyone agrees exists: most Wave bus stops have nowhere for riders...

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Great turnout for today’s Transit Forward Philly Transit Marathon.  Kicking off 24 hours on transit meeting with riders, elected officials and neighborhood groups from across the SEPTA service area.  Transit funding is more important than ever and we are proud to participate!

I've started reading Deb Olin Unferth (a book of short stories, now starting a novel) and she feels like one of those authors who I might need to just read everything they've published

Stefan Zajic@zajic.com · 2w ago

"He is aware that to love me means letting me proceed with whatever I believe I must do, which is one reason that, years ago, I divorced the other person I had married and married him." -- @debolinunferth.bsky.social www.theparisreview.org/blog/2025/05...

I've started reading Deb Olin Unferth (a book of short stories, now starting a novel) and she feels like one of those authors who I might need to just read everything they've published

Stefan Zajic@zajic.com · 2w ago

"He is aware that to love me means letting me proceed with whatever I believe I must do, which is one reason that, years ago, I divorced the other person I had married and married him." -- @debolinunferth.bsky.social www.theparisreview.org/blog/2025/05...

We made the news! Thank you to everyone who joined us yesterday.

Bike and pedestrian advocates rallied for a safer Market Street in University City

Two pedestrians were killed in hit-and-run crashes a week apart near the rally site at 34th and Market Streets last year.

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"He is aware that to love me means letting me proceed with whatever I believe I must do, which is one reason that, years ago, I divorced the other person I had married and married him." -- @debolinunferth.bsky.social www.theparisreview.org/blog/2025/05...

The Stipend by Deb Olin Unferth

May 27, 2025 – “The office administrator would have thought I’d lost my mind if I’d turned in all those receipts. I hid them from her and from my husband.”

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"He is aware that to love me means letting me proceed with whatever I believe I must do, which is one reason that, years ago, I divorced the other person I had married and married him." -- @debolinunferth.bsky.social www.theparisreview.org/blog/2025/05...

The Stipend by Deb Olin Unferth

May 27, 2025 – “The office administrator would have thought I’d lost my mind if I’d turned in all those receipts. I hid them from her and from my husband.”

theparisreview.org

Far too many Philadelphians have been killed or seriously injured in crashes on West Market Street. It's time for a change. That's why we rallied with @bikeaction.org and @bcgp.bsky.social to demand PennDOT implement safety improvements on West Market Street.

Daydreaming about getting a new phone number purely to avoid the political fundraising spam

TONIGHT! If you're running behind and need to catch up, this will go live at 7pm: gothere.bike/dkseav

Wednesday Night Rides@wednightrides.org · 2w ago

E-bikers: familiarize yourself w/ the law & use your judgment. Start: Jefferson Sq Park (3rd & Washington) Meet @ 7pm, roll @ 7:10 End: DOOM, 421 N 7th St Length: 9.4 miles, some hills (route link elevation is wrong, bridge=6% grade) Difficulty: Adventurous (crossing state lines, bridge climb)

Flashback to our post-thunderstorm visit to Doom last July. We're going again this Wednesday! (Notice the bone chandelier.)

Wednesday Night Rides@wednightrides.org · last yr.

Pagan and mystical, honestly. Rode our bikes in a spiral to the top of a hill in Camden while the storm whipped Philly. Got caught in the big rain just before arriving at DOOM

E-bikers: familiarize yourself w/ the law & use your judgment. Start: Jefferson Sq Park (3rd & Washington) Meet @ 7pm, roll @ 7:10 End: DOOM, 421 N 7th St Length: 9.4 miles, some hills (route link elevation is wrong, bridge=6% grade) Difficulty: Adventurous (crossing state lines, bridge climb)

Jul 22 // Return of Camden + DOOM Ride leader Jessica G returns w/ a reprise of her epic 2025 ride: taking us over the Ben Franklin Bridge to Cramer Hill Waterfront Park in Camden, NJ. We can catch our breath and some sweet views of Philly and the Delaware River before we head back over the bridge.

Reminiscing about that ride. Every @wednightrides.org is a beautiful gathering of humans on bikes but it's special when we can host guests from other places to experience how wonderful our city is. bsky.app/profile/pete...

peter k@peterskim.org · 3mo ago

A magical @wednightrides.org around Philly to see some of our best urban infrastructure! Thx Dan P and Jacob E for creating and leading the ride! Music provided by Chillhop Music fantompower, Danae Greenfield - Reflect chll.to/b9118e62

Great episode, especially because of all the love for Philly. @wednightrides.org also gets a shout out. Thanks for coming to our amazing city! The Philly part starts at the 53:30 mark.

The War on Cars@thewaroncars.bsky.social · 2w ago

New episode up! Final dispatches from our North American book tour...we get into what we saw in cities from Chicago to Columbus to Montréal to Portland, Maine! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...

Flashback to our post-thunderstorm visit to Doom last July. We're going again this Wednesday! (Notice the bone chandelier.)

Wednesday Night Rides@wednightrides.org · last yr.

Pagan and mystical, honestly. Rode our bikes in a spiral to the top of a hill in Camden while the storm whipped Philly. Got caught in the big rain just before arriving at DOOM

The VAR decision I hated the most was overturning Croatia's last minute goal vs Portugal Technically correct, completely counter to the spirit of the game & the fan experience About a different overturned goal, an announcer said "that'd have been a goal for the previous 140 years" - think on that!

Brian Phillips@brianphillips.lol · 3w ago

I wrote about VAR

just goes to show you: never hold a baby

Today: very unhealthy air We're staying inside

Stefan Zajic@zajic.com · 3w ago

Air quality in Philly is unhealthy for everyone today. I'm not gonna tell you what to do but my family is wearing masks outside, limiting time outdoors, and running air purifiers indoors

The VAR decision I hated the most was overturning Croatia's last minute goal vs Portugal Technically correct, completely counter to the spirit of the game & the fan experience About a different overturned goal, an announcer said "that'd have been a goal for the previous 140 years" - think on that!

Brian Phillips@brianphillips.lol · 3w ago

I wrote about VAR

Air quality in Philly is unhealthy for everyone today. I'm not gonna tell you what to do but my family is wearing masks outside, limiting time outdoors, and running air purifiers indoors

KYW Newsradio on 103.9 FM@kywnewsradio.bsky.social · 3w ago

Thick smoke from wildfires raging in Canada has hit the Philadelphia region, prompting a Code Red air quality alert due to unhealthy pollution conditions. More here: www.audacy.com/kywnewsradio...

A special gift for everyone who has had to throw down while eating waffles - the WAFFLE HOUSE logo & font generator is now live!

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