Cycling
West Philadelphia cyclists count on one of the more extensive networks of bike-friendly streets in the city, many of them with designated bicycle lanes. These streets are all part of the city's Bicycle Network (http://phila.gov/streets/...). The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia (http://bicyclecoalition.org/) also provides resources. There are also a few good places to get new/used bikes as well as new/used parts and accessories: The Bike Church (http:///pages.drexel.edu/...) and Firehouse Bicycles
Driving
In addition to the network of city streets, West Philadelphia has easy access to Interstate 76 usually referred to as the Schuylkill Expressway, after the river along which it was built on its Eastern edge and Interstate 476 the Blue Route may be accessed on the Western edge of the area via PA Route 3 West Chester Pike.
Public Transit
West Philadelphia is primarily served by stops 30th St through 63rd St of the Market-Frankford subway/elevated train line (http://septa.com/maps/mar...), which most locals refer to simply as "the El." This transit line which, as its name suggests, runs along Market Street, connects the neighborhoods of West Philadelphia with Center City to the East, ending in the Frankford section of Northeast Philadelphia . To the West, the El connects the city with 69th Street Terminal in the suburb of Upper Darby, where riders can transfer to various suburban trolley (http://septa.com/maps/rou...) (http://septa.com/maps/rou...) and bus (http://septa.org/service/...) lines.
In addition to the El, all of Philadelphia's remaining trolley lines (http://septa.org/service/...) run through West Philadelphia at some point of their route.
West Philadelphia is also served by Regional Rail, (http://septa.org/service/...) the city's network of commuter lines. Every line serving the city stops at 30th St station, and each of the R1, R2, R3 and R5 lines make additional stops in the area see the SEPTA rail map (http://septa.org/maps/click_map.html for additional information).
There is also a relatively new bus line at 30th and Market called the P2P Circulator. (http://p2pcirculator.com) This bus is very affordable and its only stops are 30th and Market in Philadelphia and the Penn Station in New York. It's known for its cheap prices and for the quick time en route under 2 hours.