Turkeys and Trumpets: In the Middle with Colleen Hayes

Holiday vibes abound on Philly in the Middle, as Phil Surkis sits down with Colleen Hayes, the City of Madison’s Pedestrian & Bicycle Outreach Specialist and unofficial mayor of the east side.Colleen takes us from her family’s Al Capone connections in Cicero, Illinois, to the Near East Side of Madison, where she’s been building community since 1991. She talks bikes-in-winter, why kids should ride the bus free year-round 🚌, and how surviving cancer deepened her gratitude for the people and institutions right in her backyard 💛.There’s also the origin story you didn’t know you needed involving a turkey costume and a trumpet. Also, this episode may or may not contain Phil's latest banger, “Curd Crawl”. Take one part civic nerdy-ness, and one part holiday cheer, and press play. You’re welcome!