Locations / Contacts
Total confirmed 2015 rides: 76
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Last map update: 28.Sep.2014 18:32:28.
Pennsylvania
Doylestown
| Contact: | Don Berk <--Send email |
| Distance: | 6 miles |
| Notes: | We will gather around 6:30pm at Central Bucks HS and, after remarks, will take a slow, flat ride through through the borough. There will be no stops as we'll be escorted by police, fire, and emergency vehicles. |
Harrisburg/ Camp Hill
| Contact: | Ross Willard <--Send email |
| Distance: | 8 |
| Notes: | Ride will start at Camp Hill Boro Hall 2145 Walnut St. and will traverse thru Lemoyne to view the Ghost Bike Memorial on the State Capitol steps on 3rd St, Harrisburg, and then return to Camp Hill |
Philadelphia
| Contact: | Ray Scheinfeld <--Send email |
| Distance: | 8 miles |
| Notes: | The Ride of Silence is scheduled to take place Wednesday,May 20th at 7:00 P.M. The purposes of this silent ride are to honor cyclists killed/injured in motor vehicle related accidents and to raise awareness about the rights of cyclists to ride the roads. The ride is being held in Philadelphia for the tenth year in a row and in its 12th year since its inception. It is expected to be held this year at over 300 U.S. locations and in over 20 countries. Last year we had about 175 participants and this year we are hoping to attract at least 500 riders to the event. The 8 mile long route will start at the foot of the front steps of the Philadelphia Art Museum on the Ben Franklin Parkway. A brief pre-ride dedication ceremony will take place at 6:45 PM and the 11 mile per hour ride will start promptly at 7:00 P.M. It will proceed down the Parkway, circle City Hall, continue to Independence Hall and head over to West Philly via the Walnut St. Bridge. The ride will return to the front of the Art Museum over the Spring Garden Street Bridge.The duration of the ride is expected to be 1 hour. Helmets are required and bicycle lights are encouraged. For more info, Contact the BCGP at info@bicyclecoalition.org or the ride leaders General information on the Ride of Silence can be found at www.rideofsilence.org |
WEST CHESTER
| Contact: | Viktor OHNJEC <--Send email |
| Distance: | 10 |
| Notes: | Since 2009, PA Ride of Silence participants have gathered in West Chester, PA at the municipal parking lot at the corner of Hannum and Gay to honor and remember those of our friends that were taken away from us while cycling. We continue in 2015 with our standard 10 mile, 12 mph ride. Please arrive by 6:45PM. Police escort is planned. Thank you for your support. |