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BIKE PITTSBURGH TO DEVELOP A COMMUTER BICYCLE MAP
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The first on-street Pittsburgh bicycle map since the Sophie Masloff administration!
 You heard it here first! Bike Pittsburgh recently received funding from The Heinz Endowments to develop Pittsburgh's first handheld commuter map since the Masloff administration's 1992 bicycle map.
We are partnering with Pittsburgh-based DeepLocal, the folks behind Pittsburgh's MapHub website, to do the design work. Especially exciting, is that the handheld map will be supplemented by an interactive online map where cyclists can create points of interest, communicate with other cyclists, and help one another navigate the city.
So be sure to stay tuned to our website for developments of this future exciting resource.
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BIKE PITTSBURGH ATTENDS NATIONAL BIKE SUMMIT
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The National Bike Summit is an opportunity to inform our members of Congress of the importance of bicycling, and to educate them on specific bicycling issues. It's also one of the largest gatherings of national bicycle advocates, so time is made to network, attend workshops, and to strategize.
In attendence were some notable politians such as Oregon Rep. Earl Blumenauer, as well as some famous cyclists and industry gurus Floyd Landis and Kozo Shimano.
For more information and photos, check out our blog post »
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SAVE THE DATES: BIKEFEST '07!
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June 28 - July 8
We've set the dates for the third annual Bike Pittsburgh BikeFest - a ten-day celebration of cycling in Pittsburgh. For those of you who aren't familiar with BikeFest, it's an event of, for, and by the Pittsburgh cycling community. BikeFest is not an organized event, but a framework for cyclists, like you, to organize events. It's a lot of fun, so get your thinking helmets on, come up with an interesting event, and propose it to us. Learn More »
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NEW BIKE PITTSBURGH STICKERS AVAILABLE
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 Order Yours Today!
We have new stickers, hot off the presses! There are
sixteen different designs - Collect them all! Some are meant
for your bike, two are meant for you car, and the rest, well, do what
you want with them!
When you become a member, you automatically get a sticker or two, but
if you want a "baker's dozen" of them,
send us a $6 either through the mail or through PayPal with your name
and address.
Show your BikePGH love! »
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TEAM BIKE PITTSBURGH IN MS150
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Support or Join Team BikePGH to Help Raise Money for Multiple Sclerosis
Bike Pittsburgh is sponsoring a team this year for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society's MS150 Escape to the Lake fundraiser. This is a two day, 150 mile, fully supported ride to Erie, PA.
Help make Team Bike Pittsburgh meet and exceed the fundraising goal!
There are two ways that you can help:
1. Donate to Team Bike Pittsburgh! Your donation to the team will help achieve the fundraising goal
2. Join Team Bike Pittsburgh! The team is looking for more members, so if you are planning on riding, here's a great chance to meet some folks and make the ride even more fun.
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We're still looking for someone to lead a Team Bike Pittsburgh for the Tour de Cure. If you're interested please get in touch.
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GET CONNECTED TO LOCAL BICYCLE CULTURE
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 Don't forget to check out our new local bicycling forums
Find out about Pittsburgh cycling events, meet other cyclists, peddel your wares, or just talk on the Bike Pittsburgh Forums.
It's FREE, fun, and a great way to get linked in.
Click here to get connected today!
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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| All Things Cycling and More!
Click here
to view our full calendar of events. For
details click on the individual events. Our calendar is syndicated so
be sure to subscribe! If you have a
bike event you'd like to submit, just email us at submit@bike-pgh.org.
Be sure to answer all the typical questions: who, what, where, when, why, and how much.
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Fri Mar 30 - Critical Mass, 5:30 PM Carnegie Library Oakland
Sat April 14 - Iron City Populaire: A Fundraiser for Bike Pittsburgh, 9 AM Registration, 10 AM start. Meet at Beliza Cafe in the North Side. $5 Registration fee. Sat April 14 - PTAG: Frick Maintenance, 10 AM Join PTAG for their Second Saturdays at Frick Park. Sun April 15 - Pittsburgh Trails Advocacy Group Paintball Fundraiser, 9:00 AM McDonald, PA.
___________________________________________________ If you're looking for some fun and easy rides in the city, be sure to
check out Team Decaf (every Tuesday evening) or Team Caffeine
for some more intense riding (every Thursday evening). Both rides leave
from Enrico's Tazza D'Oro Cafe at 1125 N. Highland Avenue in Highland
Park at 6:15pm sharp. For more information please contact John
Strait.
Every Friday a group leaves from Pittsburgh Pro at 6:15PM: confirm with Jason More rides can be found at WPW, P.O.R.C., and Venture
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BECOME A MEMBER OF BIKE PITTSBURGH
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 Invest in Your Community!
Imagine Pittsburgh as a city where the choice to ride a bike is an
easy one. A vibrant city where the roads are less congested, the air is
cleaner, and folks are healthier. A place where we can all safely get
to work and the grocery store while burning calories not fossil fuels.
Bike Pittsburgh works every day on behalf of our members to make to
make this vision a reality. Invest in your community - become a member
today!
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Bike Pittsburgh gratefully acknowledges the
Richard King Mellon Foundation and the Heinz Endowments for their generous support.
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