Awesome news, Philly: On Saturday, September 24, the inaugural Philly Free Streets day brings an urbanist’s dream to the City of Brotherly Love.

For one day only, miles of streets in Philadelphia will be free of cars and open only to pedestrians, runners and bikers.

Philly Free Streets Fast Facts

First-ever Philly Free Streets Day will be Saturday, September 24.

Route details are still being finalized, but the planned route of car-free streets will include South Street and parts of Fairmount Park.

Stay tuned for more details to be announced by the City after the DNC.

The first official event of its kind in Philadelphia, Philly Free Streets will bring about a free — and totally fun! — day of outdoor recreation by temporarily limiting vehicular traffic on select streets.

The Philadelphia event, which is being organized by the Office of Transportation & Infrastructure Systems (oTIS), draws its inspiration from Open Streets days in other cities around the country and the world, and was spurred on by the general civic love for the open streets that resulted from security measures during the papal visit to Philadelphia in September 2015.

The open thoroughfares of Philly Free Streets day will span South Street from through Fairmount Park to the Belmont Plateau.

The route will primarily function as a free-and-open course so walkers, runners and bikers can take advantage of the space.

Details are still being finalized, so stay tuned for more on the first-ever open streets day in Philly. (Parties interested in potentially becoming an event sponsor should contact [email protected])

We couldn’t be more excited to hit the streets.