2026 Philly Bike Ride: Road closures, parking restrictions and transit detours to know – CBS News

2026 Philly Bike Ride: Road closures, parking restrictions and transit detours to know  CBS News

The 2026 Philly Bike Ride takes place in the city on Saturday, Oct. 17. The 20-mile course features historic sites in Center City and Independence Hall, with water views along Penn's Landing and Kelly Drive — and ends at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.The car-free social bike ride is accessible and open to all levels of cyclists ages 3 and over. The bike ride is a rain or shine event. It begins at 7:30 a.m. and concludes at 12:30 p.m. A post-ride festival will take place after the event.Here's what you need to know about road closures, parking restrictions and more:2026 Philly Bike Ride road closuresHere are the streets that will be closed to vehicular traffic starting at 3:30 a.m.

Saturday and will reopen no later than 2 p.m.:Eakins Oval in front of the Philadelphia Art Museum Benjamin Franklin Parkway between Eakins Oval and 20th Street Kelly Drive between Spring Garden Street and 25th Street Spring Garden Street off-ramp exit at Eakins Oval The streets below will be closed to vehicular traffic beginning at 6:30 a.m. and will reopen no later than noon:Benjamin Franklin Parkway between 20th Street and N. 15th Street Arch Street between Benjamin Franklin Parkway and N. 15th Street N. 15th Street between Arch Street and S. Penn Square Penn Square between N. 15th Street and Broad