Open Streets Wilmington

Clockwise from top left: Open Streets volunteers April Pagliassotti and Claire Hamilton work BPG Residential's free bike station. Urban Bike Project's Steve Bertoline helps Damali Thomas with her bike. Robert Price and 5-year-old grandson Saya Myatt enjoy a stroll. Volunteer Sandra Duffy provides information to passersby. Photos by Lindsay duPhily

Taking It to the Streets

Open Streets Wilmington debuted last month along six blocks of Market Street. The program closes streets to cars and transforms them into a mobile neighborhood where residents can enjoy outdoor recreation in a space that is safe and accessible to all ages and abilities.

For four hours, hundreds of residents and visitors walked, biked, dined and visited free displays manned by community groups ranging from Urban Bike Project to the YMCA. Open Streets Wilmington will continue at the Riverside neighborhood on June 19 in partnership with The Teen Warehouse and on July 17 along Union Street. Visit OpenStreetsWilmington.org.

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