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June 14, 2007
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The Paint is to the Pavement on Liberty Ave!
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Ride the new improvements with Mayor Luke Ravenstahl!
 After years of collaboration between Bike Pittsburgh and the City, the Department of Public Works painted the Liberty Ave. Bike Lane and Shared Lane Markings in Bloomfield and Lawrenceville this week.
You can still smell the fresh paint!
Ride with Mayor Luke Ravenstahl on the new lane!
Join us on Monday, June 18 at 11:00 AM for a kickoff and celebratory ride along the new facility with the Mayor of Pittsburgh, Luke Ravenstahl. We will be meeting at the parklet at Baum Blvd and Liberty Ave at 10:45 AM for a press event and speech by the Mayor. PLEASE RSVP to info@bike-pgh.org if you plan on riding along. An RSVP is not necessary to ride, we just need to get a rough estimate on how many folks to expect. Oh, and don't forget your helmet!
The ride will end at the Church Brew Works. Although we're not footing the bill, join us for lunch afterwards at the great Pittsburgh brew-pub restaurant (I mean, they've got pierogi pizza, how great is that!?).
In the meantime, give credit where credit is due, and tell the planning department that you appreciate the safety improvement.
 Also, take a moment and read this FAQ to learn about these new shared lane markings, or "sharrows." Pittsburgh is the first city in Pennsylvania to adopt these, so they will be new to folks who have never ridden or driven in California.
All of this and more can be found by following this link.
What streets are next?
Greenfield Rd. in Squirrel Hill is next to be striped. PLUS, Bike Pittsburgh was recently funded by the Richard King Mellon Foundation to work with a traffic engineering firm to identify more streets to be signed, striped, and marked - so stay tuned!
Get involved and support this work!
If you want to get involved and see even more bike facilities such as this all over Pittsburgh, please become a member of Bike Pittsburgh. More members = more advocacy = more cycling improvements. It's as simple as that!
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BikeFest '07 News!
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Bike Swap Vendors Needed
 Do you have a pile of bike parts lying in a box under your bed? Willing to part with one of your many bikes? Or just looking to find some bargains?
Check out the Bike Swap on June 30th in the parking lot behind REI in the SouthSide Works.
Everyone is welcome to attend, shop, and trade at this giant fleamarket for all things cycling!
This year's event will coincide with the Rails to Trails Conservancy's Greenway Sojourn and REI's ever popular Garage Sale, so there will be tons of folks there.
Individual Vendors: Selling space this year is FREE to individuals. You just need to bring your own display materials (table, pop-up tent, etc) and stuff to sell/trade/barter with.
Although selling space is free for individuals, please RSVP to bikefest@bike-pgh.org and let us know you are coming so that we can prepare.
Last chance to get into the print calendar!The calendar of events will be off to the printer shortly, so please, if you have an event idea that you've been sitting on, don't hesitate - now is the time to submit!!!
The calendar of events is open to whoever wants to organize an
event, and make it relate to the bicycle. BikePGH is providing the framework, merely acting as the "hub" to
catalyze the events. You can either put on an event as an individual or as an organization. Be creative!
Donate and be recognized!We know not everyone has time to organize or participate in events, but many of you want to contribute in some way. You can do so by donating to help us run this fantastic event. Any amount helps - $10... $50... $100... $1,000! No donation is too small. All donations are tax deductible, and we will recognize your generosity on a great big poster at the BikeFest Party (June 29th) and list you in our BikeFest emails and summer newsletter. Please send donations using PayPal to donate@bike-pgh.org and make a note that it is for BikeFest. Or please send a check to:
Bike Pittsburgh, Inc.
33 Terminal Way
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Thanks to our sponsors:
Fuji
Planet Bike
UPMC Center for Sports Medicine
Pittsburgh City Paper
Pittsburgh Filmmakers
Big Bang Bicycles
East End Brewing
Iron City Bicycles
Pittsburgh Pro Bikes
REI
South Park Cycles
Trek of Pittsburgh
TRM Cycles
Whole Foods Market
WYEP
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2nd Annual Allegheny County Parks Mountain Bike Festival
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 Get your mountain bike ready to explore some of the best mountain biking possible in PTAG's Allegheny County Mountain Bike Festival. The point of the festival is to showcase the great mountain biking opportunities in our county parks, as well as raise awareness for the important work that the Pittsburgh Trails Advocacy Group does in them.
The events are designed so that everyone from beginner to experienced mountain bikers will find some folks to ride with.
The Schedule:
Boyce Park: Meet at 6 p.m. June 20 at the Four
Seasons Lodge parking lot and Patrol No. 1 Grove. Leader Tom Hong,
412-798-9466 tchong@city-net.com
Deer Lakes: Meet at 6 p.m. June 21 at the second
parking lot on the right at the Veteran's Grove. Leaders Lee and
Elizabeth Klevens, 724-265-2220 klevens@connecttime.net
Hartwood Acres: Meet at 6 p.m. June 22 at the
parking lot between the school and concert stage on Middle Road in
Hampton. Leader Maurice Tierney, 412-302-9070
publisher@dirtragmag.com
South Park: Meet at 11 a.m. June 23 at the Stone
Manse Grove behind the tennis courts. Take Route 88 to Corrigan Drive
to Stone Manse Drive in Rotary. Leader Tom Wright, 412-414-5627 tom@pittsburghmountainbiking.com
North Park: Meet at 11 a.m. June 24 at the swimming pool by the
playground McCandless Shelter. Leader Bob Bannon, 412-795-7444
robanco@prodigy.net.
The festival will end with a party after the North Park ride.
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Ride Your Bike to FLUX and Park (Hassle) Free!
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BikePGH to provide free bike valet service at FLUX Downtown on June 16th
 "FLUX goes green and plans to recycle every scrap of waste (cups,
bottles, used up art) from tonight's event. FLUX gets architects SO-AD
to design its borowed space...And--our favourite--FLUX and Bike
Pittsburgh offer free Bike Valet service. Tres swank. So leave the
Hummer at home." - City Paper This Free & Secure BIKE VALET SERVICE is sponsored by FLUX and provided by Bike Pittsburgh!
FLUX is a multi disciplinary event series that celebrates,
gathers and showcases two of the Pittsburgh region's greatest assets:
our emerging, grass-roots, non-traditional art scene and our vibrant,
evolving communities.
Tickets $10 at the door cash only, $8 for students (with valid ID), Kids under 10 free
Door proceeds benefit participating artists / Must be 21+ with valid ID to purchase alcohol / Limited handicap accessibility
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Reminder: Please comment on SPC's Long Range Plan
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Make sure attention is paid to bike/ped infrastructure!
The Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission (SPC) is asking for public comment on their draft of the Long Range Plan titled Project Region: 2035 Transportation Development Plan. Why is this important!? Because SPC determines what state and federal transportation dollars are spent on in our region. Make sure they know how important it is to allocate plenty of those dollars to bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure!
You can read a copy of the DRAFT 2035 PLAN by clicking here
Please email SPC at comments@spcregion.org
and tell them that you want bicycling and walking to be referenced
throughout the entire plan. Click "more info" below for an example email that you can cut
and paste or add to any way you see fit: More info
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Calendar of Events
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All Things Cycling and More!
Click here
or on the calendar image below 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.
___________________________________________________  ___________________________________________________ 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
Outdoors
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Get Linked In to Local Bike Culture
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 Don't forget to check out our new local online forums!
Ask bike or commuting related questions, find out about Pittsburgh cycling events, meet other cyclists, peddle your wares, or just hang out and have a laugh on the Bike Pittsburgh Forums.
It's FREE, fun, and a great way to get involved.
Click here to get connected today!
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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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