Top reasons to Indego through the Fall

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We’ve offered you tips for staying cool in the summer, places to ride to for a sweet treat, and even a guide to #MuralArtsMonth. We had a great summer riding through Philly, but nothing excites us more than our favorite season for biking, fall! Check out below– why Indego– is the way to go–for the best season of the year.

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Meet The Team: Driver Kate Navarro

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Bicycle Transit Systems is a Philadelphia-based business that specializes in bike share launch, operations, and management. Comprised of the most experienced bike share operations team in the industry, Bicycle Transit Systems manages all operational elements of Indego, including bike and station maintenance, marketing, and customer service.

Our  staff Q & A spotlight series was created to compliment the Indego Street Team and Ambassador spotlight series. These spotlights are an opportunity for you to learn more about the dream team that keeps Indego rolling. From bike mechanics and drivers, to customer service  and marketing, this is a wheel treat to get the inside scoop on the 30+ employees who make up Indego. Meet Kate, an awesome member of our driving and balancing crew!

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Indego through Philadelphia Open Studios October 8-9th!

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This weekend, October 8th-9th is the annual Philadelphia Open Studio Tours(POST) hosted by the Center for Emerging Visual Artists. Each October CFEVA showcases activities through 20 unique neighborhoods with nearly 300 artists and community partners.

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Ride Indego through Mural Arts Month this October!

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The month of October is Mural Arts Month for the City of Philadelphia! Throughout the month Mural Arts will be presenting multiple events, mural dedications, informative & interactive panels and more. The month of celebrations kicks off this Friday, September 30th with a party at Snyder Plaza, 6pm to 10 pm.

In honor of Mural Arts Month, we have created a map of all the events located near Indego stations. The map has all event details including links to register and sign up information.

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Ambassador Spotlight: Health Ride & Indego Strive with Malcolm Kenyatta

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The Better Bike Share Partnership (BBSP) is an effort led by the City of Philadelphia that works to ensure that Indego bike share is accessible to all Philadelphians. The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia is a non­profit advocacy and education organization working as part of the Better Bike Share Partnership to support bike share and biking education.

The Better Bike Share Partnership is funded by the JPB Foundation.

Advocating for the community while organizing, and taking community rides is part of self-care and living to ensure a healthier lifestyle. So believes North Philadelphia advocate and Better Bike Share ambassador Malcolm Kenyatta. We recently sat down with Kenyatta what made him drift for a better healthier lifestyle while his life routine consist of advocating for his community.

Malcolm Kenyatta is a “fearless leader and North Philly’s biggest fan,” according to PhillyVoice. The driven and aspiring advocate also works as the member engagement coordinator at the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, and forms part in the board of directors of the Liberty City LGBT Democratic Club.

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Indego into Pumpkin Spice Season

Saxbys and Visit Philly are teaming up to celebrate the first day of fall by giving out FREE small cups of Pumpkin Spice Cold Brew Coffee, Thursday September 22nd. We created this map of all participating Saxbys and the closest Indego stations to ensure you can ride into Pumpkin Spice season with ease. Happy Fall Riding!