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BikeFest Wrap-up
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Thanks for participating!
 Our Fourth Annual BikeFest was another smashing success. Over 50 events in 10 days, and too many participants to count. During BikeFest over 40 of you signed up to become new members of Bike Pittsburgh. Besides having fun, the other purpose of BikeFest is to raise awareness and attract new members. Thank you for signing up and strengthening our voice! Thanks again to all our sponsors (see below), volunteers, and partners. We couldn't have put this one without you!
Check out some photos from the events here:
CBGB Party
Hollow Ride
Mural Ride
Toxic Tour
Bike Polo Tournament
Tour of PA Bike Race
ACA Annual Picnic and Races
If you have any more photos from BikeFest, please let us know. Please visit and support our BikeFest sponsors and advertisers!
Peloton Level:
Planet Bike, UPMC Sports Medicine, Whole Foods Market, City Paper, and East End BrewingCommuter Level:Big Bang Bikes and Trek of PittsburghCyclotouriste Level:Dirt Rag Magazine, Dirty Harry's, GoCycling, Iron City Bikes, Port Authority of Allegheny County, Coffee Tree Roasters, Brillobox, Dozen Cupcakes, and REI,Advertisers: Golden Triangle Bike and Blade, West Liberty Cycles, Enrico's Tazza D'oro Cafe, and Urban Velo |
Important Upcoming Events
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Something for the athletes, the policy wonks, or the socialites
Sunday, July 20
Pittsburgh Triathlon and Adventure Race
A fund-raiser for Friends of the Riverfront
Sign up Saturday in-person or
online at pittsburghtriathlon.com
No day-of signup
Thursday, July 24
CityLIVE: Transportation Forum:
Getting There From Here, Transportation Solutions for our region
Is the auto the most convenient and efficient way to move people around
our region? Can new technologies and policies help unite the region
and contribute to our urban vitality? Can we use transportation to
grow the city, and the region, in the right way?
Speakers include Port Authority Chief Steve Bland, State Rep Chelsea Wagner, engineer Sanjeev Shah, and author/writer Chip Walter.
6:30 pm
New Hazlett Theater,
Allegheny Square East, Northside
Click here for more info
Thursday, July 31
Helmets, Hot Dogs and Hops
Meet other Pittsburgh cyclists at Buffalo Blues for a monthly Happy Hour. Bring your Bike Pittsburgh Membership card for discounts! FREE Hot Dogs (kosher or vegan), 30 beers on tap.
5-7 pm
Buffalo Blues, 216 S Highland Ave, Shadyside
Every Friday until August 15th
Future Tenant's Bike-In Movie Series
Join the Downtown art space for their "Bike-In" Movie Series.
Each week is a different bicycle inpired movie, starting this week with B.I.K.E., and it's FREE.
8 pm
Future Tenant, 819 Penn Ave, Downtown
Check out our full calendar of events here
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Free Ride's Adult Basic Mechanics Classes
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Registration begins for August 3rd through September 7th session
The course is designed to give students the basic knowledge they need to move onto more complex repairs and systems. Since each class builds off of the previous one, it is important that you attend every class.
Bring yourself, a willingness to learn, and a pen and paper if you want to take notes. You may also bring in your own bicycle to work on (it's a good opportunity to tune it up), but your bicycle must be similar to the course material (simply ask the instructor).
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.
Cost is $60 for all 6 classes (paid in full the first class).
*IMPORTANT* Class size is
limited (and usually fills up), so you MUST RSVP to be enrolled.
For more information and to register, see Free Ride's website.
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Sign the On-street Bike Parking Petition at Dozen Bakeshop in Lawrenceville
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The neighborhood needs much more bike parking
On-street Bike Parking in Portland, OR
Dozen Bakeshop in Lawrenceville is seeking support to be the first business to install on-street bike parking in Pittsburgh.
An innovative idea that has already happened in Portland and NYC, on-street bike
parking usually means either the sidewalk is extended out the length of a
typical parking spot or asphalt curbs and bollards frame the parking corral as in the photo above. Bike racks are then installed and allowed to park
in what otherwise was a spot dedicated to a vehicle. We are currently
seeking support from the community to show the city of Pgh that this
community is progressive, forward thinking, and environmentally
conscious.
Click here to find out more.
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New Bike Pittsburgh Gear and Stuff
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BikeFest Shirts, Pittsburgh Cycling Jersey, and new sticker designs
We have some new stuff for everybody to help show your support for Bike Pittsburgh and help spread the message.
BikeFest '08 T-shirts
 Commemorate BikeFest '08 with a snazzy t-shirt! These are still available for only $10 (+ s&h) and are available in Gold on Black or Brown on Yellow. Get them before they're gone!
Pittsburgh's First Cycling Jersey
Our friends over at GoCycling have created Pittsburgh's first cycling jersey. These synthetic jerseys feature a Pittsburgh skyline (best in the country!), and are available in different styles. Best of all, a portion of the proceeds go directly to our advocacy efforts.
Back by popular demand! STICKERS!
We've reprinted the most popular stickers and produced a bunch of new designs and slogans. Collect them all. The full set is available through our website for only $6!
See our GEAR section for more details.
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Don't Give Up the Fight: Let's build a "bridge" to Oakland!
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Speak up and help provide a safe way to get from Uptown and the Southside to Oakland by bike
 An wheelchair user opts to use the bus lane due to the condition of the sidewalk and cars illegally parked on it.Bike Pittsburgh is fighting to get the city to build a connection to Oakland that takes us off of Forbes Ave and provides a safer, legal alternative to the Fifth Ave bus lane. But what about the trails you say? The trails close at dusk and aren't consistently maintained through the fall and winter. We need a route that is lighted and maintained throughout the year. The two things we are specifically advocating for are:1. For the dilapidated sidewalk to be replaced from Moultrie Street on up the hill and to be signed as a "shared use sidewalk" 2. For the cars that are illegally parked on the sidewalk everyday to be removed and prevented from doing so from this point forward. PennDOT has just about finished their portion of the sidewalk from the old Lamar Advertising Building on Fifth Ave Down to near the old bathhouse and lots of cyclists are already using it (you can even see the tire marks!). This leaves a fairly significant portion left that the city needs to replace. We can make this happen, we just need to speak up en masse. Please politely request the City to rehab this sidewalk, keep cars off of it, and to sign it as "shared use." Send emails to Mayor Ravenstahl and Councilwoman Tonya Payne. |
Second Call for BikePool Leaders
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Please Help Get New Bike Commuters On the Road to Riding Every Day!
CommuteInfo.org and Bike Pittsburgh have partnered on a BikePooling initiative to help get new bike commuters on the road. What we need are BikePool leaders in neighborhoods all over the region who are willing to devote anywhere from one to five days a week to helping others get started in riding into work. If you're interested in volunteering to be a BikePool leader, please contact commuteinfo@spcregion.org. In a brief email tell them what neighborhood you begin and end your commute in, a meeting place, and what time you leave. Once we have enough leaders in the system, new and potential bike commuters can go to the site and choose the BikePool closest to them. One of the things we hear at Bike Pittsburgh often is, "I'd love to start biking to work, but I'm nervous and would like someone to show me how to ride on the street and the best route to take." By volunteering to be a BikePool leader, you could make a big difference in the region by helping introduce more people to bike commuting!
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Neville Street Now Paved!
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 Major Trail Connection No Longer a Mine-field of Potholes and Debris
Thanks to all of you who wrote and called our city officials, and those city officials who listened, we now have a smooth (and safer) surface to take to and from the Junction Hollow Trail.
If you haven't already ridden it yet, you have to check it out (it's that nice). In the meantime, check out a few photos here.
Interested in comparing the new road to the old? Click here.
Please send thank yous to Councilman Peduto and 3-1-1.
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Community Human Services Build a Bike Program Needs Your Support
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Help a child get a bike and learn how to work on it
 Many of the 70 children who attend the CHS Summer Camp program do not have working bicycles.
CHS have arranged to take ten of these student to Free Ride for a once a week, eight-session course in choosing and fixing up a bicycle. The educational experience is very much enjoyed by the students and in addition to increasing their knowledge everyone gets to take home a bike! Due to limited funds, the money to support these sessions must be sought outside of the general, sliding scale tuition which only covers 20% of the basic funding for the summer camp. That is why they are asking for your help!
Find out how you can help here
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Walls Are Bad: Get Outside and Play
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 Find Out About Outdoors Events Throughout the Region
Outdoorsy? A bit granola? Just want to get out in the woods or on the rivers now and again? Well, there's a new website in town to help you get there and connect with others who are interested in it too. Check out wallsarebad.com
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Pittsburgh Cycling Calendar
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All Things Cycling and More!
 Click here
to view the Pittsburgh Cycling Events Calendar For
details click on the individual events. If you have a Google Calendar you can easily subscribe to our events listing.
If you have a
bike event or ride you'd like to submit, simply contact us. Be sure to answer all the typical questions: who, what, where, when, why, and how much.
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The Bike Pittsburgh Blog
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 Keep up with and comment on cycling news, events, action alerts, industry recalls, and more
We use our blog to post cool videos, cycling news, action alerts, and stories to inform and inspire your. If you haven't checked it out yet, please do. We think you'll be surprised at the wealth and depth of information covered. Feel free to sign up for an account and start commenting!
Like most other blogs we make it easy to share our posts via email, Facebook, Del.icio.us, StumbleUpon and others.
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Get Linked-in with the Pittsburgh Cycling Community
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Visit our message board!
Find out about fun Pittsburgh cycling events, meet other cyclists, peddle your wares, ask questions, or just hang out and have a laugh on our message board.
It's FREE, fun, and a great way to get involved.
Click here to get connected today!
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Save Lots of Money. Ride a Bike!
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You want to do something that will really save some money? Ride a bike instead of driving.
Want to make the streets safer for riding? Become a member of Bike Pittsburgh.
The
work we do makes our streets friendlier for nonmotorized transportation and recreation so that folks can feel safer riding, and surround themselves with a supportive cycling community.
Show your support and donate today!*(*it's tax deductible and you get discounts at local shops!)
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Bike Pittsburgh gratefully acknowledges the
Richard King Mellon Foundation, Heinz Endowments, The Benter Foundation and our members for their generous support.
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