10 Awesome Car-Free Photos From Philly’s First-Ever Open Streets Event

In case you missed it, this past Saturday marked Philly’s first-ever open streets event, Philly Free Streets. South Street was closed to cars (well, mostly — there were some car-crossing intersections) from Front Street to the South Street Bridge where the route carried on along the Schuylkill River Trail and onto MLK Drive all the way to East Falls Bridge.

A car-free South Street filled with runners, cyclists, walkers, unicyclists, roller skaters and more was quite the (VERY crowded) sight to see, and if you weren’t able to make it, not to fear: We’ve rounded up some of our favorite Instagram photos from the morning (including a great one of Mayor Kenney power-walking with the people in a Bob Marley shirt that you probably — definitely — owned the poster version of your Freshman year of college) so you can soak it all in for yourself. Until next time!

Power walk. #PhillyFreeStreets

A photo posted by Jim Kenney (@phillymayor) on Sep 24, 2016 at 7:18am PDT

Goose taking full advantage of #openstreetsphl today! Seen on @philly_distance_runners 15 miler this AM. #run215 #runphilly

A photo posted by Peter Bonilla (@pebonilla19130) on Sep 24, 2016 at 8:40am PDT

Louise and grady enjoying Open South Street! #openstreets #phillyfreestreets #phl #southstreet #philadelphia #dogs #dogsofinstagram #instadog #labradoodle #schnauzer

A photo posted by Tom Grady (@23windsor) on Sep 24, 2016 at 10:25am PDT

#phillygirlsjump #phillyfreestreets

A photo posted by @phillygirlsjump on Sep 24, 2016 at 10:05am PDT

Free the streets! #openstreetsphl #phillyfreestreets

A photo posted by Kim Bowers (@hotdogbowers) on Sep 24, 2016 at 8:27am PDT

Ben Franklin got in on the #PhillyFreeStreets action this morning. #OpenStreetsPHL

A photo posted by John Cruice (@cruicej) on Sep 24, 2016 at 8:20am PDT

OPEN STREETS PHL! Have fun Philly! #openstreetsphl #freestreets #nocars #myphillyrun #teamphilly #philadelphiarunner #shoplocal

A photo posted by Philadelphia Runner (@phillyrun) on Sep 24, 2016 at 7:56am PDT

This made my Saturday morning jog so much easier #phillyfreestreets #pedestrianlife

A photo posted by Kelsey DeMerlis (@chachiedem) on Sep 24, 2016 at 7:39am PDT

#phillyfreestreets

A photo posted by ms_mesk (@ms_mesk) on Sep 24, 2016 at 6:01am PDT

South St., Philadelphia, September 24, 2016. Surface is cleaned, side streets are closed, few moments of official kick off if #OpenstreetsPHL #igers_philly #phillyphotographers #onassignment #photojournalism #phillyfreestreets

A photo posted by Bastiaan Slabbers (@basslabbers) on Sep 24, 2016 at 4:32am PDT

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