🏖️ Beach Trip this Saturday
It looks like this Saturday is going to have perfect beach weather! Join us in a daytrip to Atlantic City by beach train! We have a fun day planned of hoagie-eating, jitney-riding, beach-laying, and of course, margarita-drinking.
This Saturday, August 12th, 8AM - 7PM
🤝 Meetup next Thursday
Join 5th Square organizers and volunteers for an informal, in-person meet-up over at the Mural City Cellars garden in Fishtown! This is an outdoor, family-friendly event.
We'll be talking with Riverwards area projects of interest to members in this part of the city, like two city efforts aimed at improving bike and pedestrian connections, the possibility of a Lehigh Ave rail park, and some other exciting things happening in the Fishtown/Kensingon area.
Next Thursday
August 17, 2023, 6-8pm
Mural City Cellars Garden, 2211 Frankford Ave
📱 Join the Contactless Fare Pilot
SEPTA is starting to unveil contactless fare payment in it's system and YOU can be among the first to use it! The agency is looking for a small group of participants for participants, sign up today and give it a try.
When signing up, put "5th Square" as the organization.
If selected, you will be able to use a contactless bank card or Apple/Google Pay instead of a SEPTA Key card to tap into subways, buses and trolleys.
5th Square in the News
🧪 Pennovation Car Dependency
The Inquirer's Jake Blumgart wrote last week about the University of Pennsylvania's expansion plans for Pennovation Works which is slated to include a mammoth 10-story parking garage with 858 spaces.
Tim Tai / Inquirer Staff Photographer
The article gets the reaction from 5th Square member, and 64 bus commuter, Chris Aho on this plan.
“The sheer number of parking spots in the garage demonstrates that Penn isn’t being innovative with their planning,”... This is “infrastructure that locks us into the most dangerous and unsustainable mode of transportation that we have.”
"If anything, this area needs less space for cars and more room for buses and bikes — modes that reduce congestion."
🐕 Greyhound Issue on Podcast
Last week, Transit Forward Philly's Connor Descheemaker appeared on KYW's Bridging Philly podcast discussing Greyhound, transit equity, and the future for inter-city bus riders here in Philly.
Transit Forward Philly is a co-sponsor of our petition demanding Mayor Kenney and the Streets Department to provide shelter for waiting inter-city bus riders.
Join us in advocating for basic human rights for bus riders and sign our petition today!
You can help us make a walkable, transit-friendly city for everyone. Become a 5th Square member today for $5 a month. New Member signups get a free Blvd Subway T-Shirt!
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EVENTS
NightCycle and Northwest Night Rides: Ardmore Adventure
FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 2023 AT 7 PM, Rocky Steps
NightCycle and Northwest Nights join forces and team up with Lower Merion's Chris Leswing to take scene out to Armore for a nighttime preview of the Ardmore Rock &Ride course.
Bike MS: City to Shore Ride 2023
September 30 & October 1, 2023, Cherry Hill, NJ
Bike MS: City to Shore Ride was just named one of USA TODAY’s 10 best road cycling events for 2023! Find out why and cycle through the beautiful back roads and flat terrain of South Jersey along with a community of riders dedicated to changing the world for people with MS.
WHAT WE'RE READING
🏙️ HOUSING & LAND USE
🌳 PUBLIC SPACE
🚌 TRANSIT
🚴 MOBILITY
GRANTS & OTHER OPPORTUNITIES
Vacant and Abandoned Properties Dashboard
This dashboard helps community organizations in Philadelphia prioritize vacant and abandoned properties for anti-gun violence interventions.
StreetBoxPHL - Right Of Way Roundtable
Are you a BID manager, RCO Board Member, or are you the one on your block who organizes block clean ups, block parties, or other gatherings in the street? Join StreetBoxPHL for the Right Of Way Roundtable (ROW Roundtable) a monthly on-line meeting this Fall 2023. If you take care of public spaces in city streets, or want to learn how to build them, sign up here.
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
Old City District / Marketing & Communications Manager
WSP / SVP, National Bus and Facilities Practice Director
DVRPC
The Bicycle Coalition Youth Cycling (BCYC) Program is looking for our next leader! BCYC is currently hiring a BCYC Director to lead the Youth Cycling Program to continue to grow and join the leadership team of the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia.
Sam Schwartz, a TYLin Company, is a leading transportation engineering, planning, and environmental firm known nationally for our ability to solve complex transportation problems with creative, multi-modal solutions.
Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia /
- Build Project Manager
- Build Staff Carpenter
- Chief Financial Officer
- Construction Volunteer Leader
- Corporate Relations Manager
- Donor Relations Manager
- Events Coordinator
- Home Sales Mortgage Admin
- Instructor - Carpentry Fellowship
- Restore Associate
- Lead Carpenter
- Marketing and Communications Director
- Project Development Associate
- ReStore Assistant Manager
- ReStore Truck Driver
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