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The city of Philadelphia is shut down as Pope Francis made his way into the area this morning, and local cyclists took full advantage. Starting at The Porch at 30th Street, they came on bikes through the city and its empty, closed streets. (Some 2,000 RSVPed on Facebook.)

Here’s a look at how it went down:

Anna Orso was a reporter/curator at Billy Penn from 2014 to 2017.