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The squeeky wheel gets the grease!
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August 29, 2007
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Advertise with Bike Pittsburgh:
Reach thousands of bicyclists in and around the city. Contact info@bike-pgh.org for more info on rates.
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Pittsburgh Bike Map Nears Completion
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Stay Tuned For Launch Date!
 Within the next few weeks, Pittsburgh cyclists will have a great new tool to help them pedal around town. We at Bike Pittsburgh, working in conjunction with DeepLocal, are putting the finishing touches on the first hand-held bicycle map of Pittsburgh since the Sophie Masloff administration in the early nineties.
The map is designed with the commuter and urban explorer in mind, in the hopes that folks can learn some safer routes between neighborhoods, as well as explore some new territory.
We don't have a launch date yet, but stay tuned to the site to find out when.
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Action Alert: Speak up for cycling! Attend the Mayor's Neighborhood Forums
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Lots of opportunities to get involved in making Pittsburgh a better, safer place to ride. Show up and get engaged!
Mayor Ravenstahl is holding a series of neighborhood forums to find out
how the City can help make your neighborhood a better place to live.
If
you ride a bike and want better/safer bike facilities and
infrastructure in your 'hood, show up and speak up! Let them know what's on your mind.
It's that simple.
Click Here to find out when the Mayor's Forum visits your neighborhood.
If you can't make it to the forums, but have something to say about cycling in the city, need debris cleared from streets, potholes repaired, etc. it's important to call 311. |
| Free Ride Offering Basic Adult Bike Mechanics Classes |
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Class size is limited, sign up now!
The course is designed to give students the basic knowledge that they
need to move onto more complex repairs and systems. Since each
class builds off of the previous one, it is recommended that you attend
every class.
The course is six weeks, giving each student 12 hours
of class time. In the class, students will help repair and
recycle bikes for our shop. 
The classes will be held on Sundays
starting on Sept 9, 2007.
COST FOR THE COURSE IS $50.
For more complete info and to see how to sign up for the course, see Free Ride's Website.
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Make a Statement in Our New BikePGH T's!
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 Front: Logo, city-scape, and "bicycle advocacy, safety, and community" Back: 3 Rivers, 2 Wheels, 1 Voice! with our website We have every size available from Youth Large to Men's XL. Price is $12 + shipping Also, we only have a couple dozen BikeFest '07 T's left. Sale price of $8 + shipping. Can't beat that! Sizes are limited so order today!
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Logging Your Bicycling Complaints is as Easy as 3-1-1
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Non-emergency Response Line is a great way to make your bicycling concerns known
Always have to swerve to avoid that dangerous pothole? Cars going way too fast on a certain stretch of road? Is the lack of a safe on-street connection into Oakland from Downtown getting you down? Call 311!
311 isn't a magic bullet, but it does create a paper trail and complaints will get sent to the appropriate department to be addressed. It's easy, and only takes a minute of your time. Personally, we've had a decent amount of success with 3-1-1 especially getting dangerous potholes repaired and having debris removed from trails. If you want to go the extra mile and you have a specific need that should be addressed in the neighborhood in which you live, don't be shy - Contact your Councilperson.
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October 5th: Alternative Transportation Fest
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 Save the Date!
The events of Alternative Transportation Festival will bring together the many threads of local, progressive activity into one observed festival. The idea emerged from Engage and is being funded by the Sprout Fund. The interactive festival will occur in several locations - Southside, Downtown, and Oakland. Our goals are to attract a broad demographic and educate about the importance of reducing one's carbon footprint by using alternative forms of transportation and fuels. Many companies and organizations are participating including Bike Pittsburgh, #1 Cochran, Clean Air Cool Planet, the Department of Energy, FlexCar, Fossil Free Fuel, Friends of the Riverfront , GetGo, the National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium, the Pennsylvania Resources Council, the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership, Pittsburgh Region Clean Cities, the Port Authority, Steel City Biofuels, Sustainable Pittsburgh, Transportation Solutions, United Biodiesel, and Venture Outdoors Stay tuned for more info! |
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 to our RSS feed. If you have a Google Calendar you can also subscribe to our events listing.
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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___________________________________________________ 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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Meet local cyclists, ask questions, schedule rides!
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 Get linked in with Pittsburgh cycling using our 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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Please Forward the eMessenger to Your Friends and Colleagues
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Every cyclist knows at least one other person who rides. Please encourage your friends and colleagues to get involved with Bike Pittsburgh by scrolling to the bottom of this email and clicking the "Forward email" link. Once your friends receive the forwarded eMessenger they can easily subscribe by clicking the "Join our mailing list" button on the left side of the email.
The eMessenger is THE best way to find out about local cycling events,
and opportunities to make the Pittsburgh region a safer, better place
to ride.
Thanks for helping to spread the word!
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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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