Lower Moyamensing Civic Association

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Greetings Mr. Stober:Members of the Lower Moyamensing Civic Association (LoMo) were disappointed to learn that the bike share program would not be coming to our bicycle friendly, transit oriented development friendly neighborhood in South Philadelphia.  LoMo is the ideal place for the Bike Share program. We are bounded from Broad-7th  and Snyder-Oregon Avenues and are fortunate to be served by two heavily utilized subway stations: Snyder and Oregon.  In addition we are served by the Septa routes #4, #7, #23, #37 #47, #57, #68, #79 and G; just to name a few.   LoMo is also considered a gateway to the sports complex as we are a quick 10-15 minute bike-ride to the stadiums. How fun would it be to have celebratory bike ride from the At&T Station to a bike share station in LoMo (then continue to the further destination via SEPTA)?  Of course, it would help if all of our sports teams are winning but nevertheless we have an opportunity to potentially reduce traffic congestion and promote biking in Philly.Also, it is noteworthy that LoMo is less than three miles from Center City and many of the bicycle corridors run through our neighborhood.  We are also fortunate to have the Fumo Family Library Branch located at Broad and Porter Streets which serves the increasing needs of the greater South Philadelphia community.   In addition, we have a burgeoning constituent base originally from Asia and Latin America and one of the largest Southeast Asian populations in the United States- all rely on bicycles and SEPTA as a primary means of transportation.  We also have many recent college graduates that do not own a car and use bikes/SEPTA as a primary means to get around.