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 MAY/2007
Hi everyone!

Just wanted to remind you of some fun and important events happening very soon. It's spring, and the weather is absolutely gorgeous.. Get on your bikes and ride!
Iron City Populaire
iron city populaire Sat. May 5

The ride will begin at 9:00am (still at Beleza in the North Side), with registration beginning at 8:30am.

This is a long distance, self supported benefit ride for Bike Pittsburgh ($5 donation)*.  It's all about having fun, and testing your own limits, be that simply finishing within the time limit, or riding flat out.

For more details and to see the route, click here.

Or view the poster.

*Note: this ride is not organized by BikePGH, but proceeds will be donated to the organization. Ride at your own risk.
Bike to Work Day: May 18th
Mark your calendars and gear up!
bike to work day

Every year Bike Pittsburgh organizes local festivities during National Bike to Work Week. Invariably it rains. This year we're shortening it to Bike to Work DAY. So tune up your bike and ride to work!

Biker Breakfasts:

  • 8am-10am (City-County Bldg Portico): Join us Downtown at the City-County Building Portico for a free biker breakfast and blinkie light giveaway!

  • 8am-10am (Carnegie Mellon University): Join Bike Pittsburgh and CMU's Green Practices Committee for a free breakfast and blinkie light giveaway on CMU's campus in Oakland near the University Center. All cyclists are welcome, not just the CMU cycling community.

  • 8am-10am (REI - South Side Works): REI will be hosting their own biker breakfast with giveaways on Bike to Work Day. If you live or work in the South Side, this will be the most convenient place to get some food, bike swag, and hang out on Bike to Work Day.
We're Turning Five!
And you're invited to our party!
bike pittsburgh's fifth birthday
Mark your calendars bike people. Bike Pittsburgh is turning five and you're invited to celebrate this momentous occasion with us! There's going to be good food and drinks, as well as a brief award ceremony honoring dedicated bike advocates. We'll also be showing the short bike advocacy film, Contested Streets. It's going to be a great time!

When: Friday, May 18th (Bike to Work Day), 6-10pm (movie starts at 7pm)
Where: Attack Theatre (corner of Penn Ave & Mathlida St, Garfield)
Donation: $3 with membership card, $5 non-member
Bike the Vote 2007
bike the vote 2007 The Primary is Tuesday, May 15!

Bike Pittsburgh is once again making cycling a political issue this primary election. We sent a questionnaire to all the candidates in order to gauge their interest in helping make Pittsburgh a bicycle friendly city.

Click here to see the candidates' responses to our questions.

 
Ride for Climate USA is Coming to Pittsburgh
Series of Events, May 13-15

Bill Bradlee and David Kroodsma, climate-change fighting superheroes, are cycling across the country raising awareness about climate change, and will be in Pittsburgh from May 13-15 for a series of events.

Check out this interesting interview about what they are doing and what Ride for Climate USA is all about.

May 13- Tour de Tree - Allegheny Commons and REI
May 14- Lecture and Raffle - Chatham College
May 15- Lecture - Robert Morris University
 
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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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