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Tag Archives: Philadelphia

Philly Bike Love: Parking Corrals

September 22, 2011by madisonsquare Leave a comment

If you’ve been in Center City lately, you may have noticed two temporary bike parking corrals sponsored by the Mayor’s Office and the Bicycle Coalition for Parking Day. This one […]

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Philly Bike Commuters Take Over!

October 5, 2009by madisonsquare Leave a comment

This is amazing!  Philadelphia is No. 1 Among Big Cities For Bicycle Commuting  The US Census Bureau’s 2008 American Community Survey recently reported that Philadelphia has the most bicycle commuters […]

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Party Time, WPTL Style

August 30, 2011by madisonsquare Leave a comment

If you’ve ever wanted to visit the West Philly Tool Library, this Thursday is the night.  They’re having a party in their new space!   When: Thursday September 1st;  7:30 – 10:30pm […]

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Park & Coffee

October 15, 2012by madisonsquare 2 Comments

This weekend we checked out the newly opened Catherine Park, a pocket park 1.5 blocks from our house: . We also had a mini brunch at our 5 day old […]

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New Center City bike lanes!

September 24, 2009by madisonsquare Leave a comment

Mayor Nutter cut the ribbon to officially acknowledge the new east-west bike lanes on Spruce & Pine yesterday!  It is so so nice to have our very own lane to […]

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Neighbors: Upcoming Homeowner Workshops

April 7, 2011by madisonsquare Leave a comment

SOSNA and the Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia is hosting a series of Homeowner Workshops for owners and aspiring owners of historic homes. Right after we bought our house, Rob […]

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