Jim Sayer in Philly

in this photo: from left, Jim Sayer, Adventure Cycling's executive director,
Patrick Starr, Senior VP for the Pennsylvania Environmental Council,
and Michael Nutter, Mayor of Philadelphia
photo courtesy of Jim Sayer

Adventure Cycling’s Jim Sayer was in Philadelphia last Friday, May 8, to give a speech on the state of regional and national cycle networks – including the U.S. Bicycle Route System – around the globe. His speech was at a statewide conference hosted by the Pennsylvania Environmental Council to promote completion of the Philadelphia segment of the East Coast Greenway, a planned multi-user 2,500 mile hard surface trail from Maine to Florida.

Jim also got some riding in. He joined Mayor Michael Nutter on a bike ride to highlight newly built and proposed bike trails in Philadelphia. And he participated in the Quad County Metric Century last Saturday with nearly 800 other cyclists on an awesomely light and nimble road bike that was loaned to him by Fuji CEO Pat Cunnane. (Jim didn’t look closely but thinks it was a Fuji Carbon Superlight SL-1.)

It was a great day in the Pennsylvania countryside – and Jim got to meet a dozen or so Adventure Cycling members, including Life Member Bill Bell and TransAm tour participant Sheri Hanna.

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