eMessenger: Come Celebrate our Bronze Bike Friendly-Community Status with the Mayor

Celebrate our Bronze Bike-Friendly Status with Mayor Luke Ravenstahl

Wednesday, June 16 at noon

Come celebrate as the League of American Bicyclists presents Mayor Luke Ravenstahl with the Bronze Bike-Friendly Community Award

Come one, come all to hear the Mayor's ideas to "chart the course for further bike-friendly improvements"

We've come a long way since 1990, when Bicycling Magazine ranked Pittsburgh one of the worst cities in the country in which to ride a bike.

The League of American Bicyclists, one of the oldest bicycling organizations in the world, bases their awards on the "five E's," and ranks communities as either Honorable Mention, Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum. The League of American Cyclists is coming to town to present Mayor Luke Ravenstahl and the Pittsburgh cycling community with our "Bronze" bike friendly community award.

Wed, June 16 at noon

Join the celebration of our Bronze Bike-Friendly Status with Mayor Luke Ravenstahl

From the Mayor's office: "Mayor Luke Ravenstahl and community leaders invite you to save the date and celebrate this monumental designation as we chart the course for further bike-friendly improvements that will make our City even more livable."

Please join us to show our broad support for a bike-friendly Pittsburgh as we move toward "Gold" and beyond! We need to show that this is important not only for Pittsburgh, but for Pittsburghers! Make sure to be there so that the next time the League visits, you can look back and see where we came from.

Where: City/County Building Portico, 414 Grant St., Pittsburgh, PA 15219
When: 12:00 noon, Wed., June 16

Car Free Fridays: East Liberty edition Friday, June 18

A day when the air is a bit cleaner as we celebrate our unique neighborhoods

Car Free Fridays is back, and this year we're taking a new approach. Each month from now until Fall we will feature a different neighborhood, where there will be events, local discounts, and lots of other fun stuff to do and learn about. Your challenge is to get there without driving alone.

June's highlighted neighborhood: East Liberty

Take the pledge to go Car Free on June 18th

bike to work day At the following locations sign up, receive the East Liberty discount card, get a free breakfast, and enter the monthly raffle. All locations from 7:30 - 10:00am

Whole Foods Market, East Liberty

Meet Pittsburgh Bike/ped Coordinator Stephen Patchan
Minor biker repairs provided by Trek of Pittsburgh

Fifth Avenue Place, Fifth and Liberty, Downtown

Minor biker repairs provided by Chris from Thick Bikes
Green Gears Pedicab will provide complimentary rides from Port Authority's Wood Street Station to anywhere in the Golden Triangle.

William Pitt Union, Fifth Avenue, Oakland

Minor biker repairs provided by Ted from Ted's Excellent Bike Repair

Other Car-Free Fridays Events

June 18 - 6:00 - 8:00pm - Bicycle tour of East Liberty hosted by East Liberty Development Inc. and Venture Outdoors. Meet at the Home Depot Parking lot. This tour will highlight many unique East Liberty assets that are easily missed in a car! To learn more and sign up for the ride contact Venture Outdoors or 412-255-0564 ext. 21.

June 18 - 6:00 - 8:00pm - Ladies' Summer Solstice Road Ride hosted by Velomuse. Meet at Trek of Pittsburgh's East Liberty/Shadyside location. Bring something, anything, for a handmade craft swap. To learn more and sign up for the ride contact Eryn Hughes at eryn@velomuse.org

June 26 - 3:00 - 4:30pm - Car Free Walking Tour hosted by Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. Meet at East Liberty Presbyterian Church on Penn Avenue. The tour is limited to the first 25 people who RSVP by June 24. RSVP by calling (412) 471-5808 x527, or email marylu@phlf.org

We have some great raffle prizes geared up as well!

Click here for more info about Car Free Fridays

Meet our newest staff member: Lolly Walsh

We've expanded our staff to four!
We are proud to introduce our fourth staff member, Lolly Walsh - the new Membership and Outreach Manager. She will handling member services for our almost 1,300 person (and growing) membership base, as well as community outreach. Lolly is also tasked with coming up with creative ways to make sure that you, someone who shares our vision of a bike-friendly Pittsburgh, becomes and stays a member of the only local organization whose mission is to achieve that vision.

Lolly loves the elegance of the bicycle and rides hers for transportation, convenience, and pleasure. A recent transplant to Pittsburgh, Lolly lived in Washington, DC for the past eight years and organized DC's first Carfree Day DC in 2007 which is now a joint project of District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia and U.S. Departments of Transportation. She writes about cities, bikes, possibility, and Pittsburgh at Reimagine an Urban Paradise and for Next American City.

BikeFest 2010 is quickly approaching

Our 6th annual BikeFest is on the way, Aug 6-15

The BikeFest Kickoff Party - a fundraiser for BikePGH, is one of the best parties in town and will be held on Friday, August 6 (so save the date!). Don't miss out! If you've never attended BikeFest in the past check out this awesome video from BikeFest 2009.

Kickoff Fundraiser Party: August 6, 2010 - Pittsburgh Opera, 2425 Liberty Ave, Strip District

The VIP event, held from 6:30 to 8pm will feature delicious food by Kevin Sousa of Salt of the Earth, Jazz, wine and spirits, and a silent auction
The main event will start at 8 and end at midnight featuring DJs, dancing, local beer, raffles and a ridiculous amount of fun!

Tickets will go on sale very soon so stay tuned!

Have an idea for a BikeFest event and are interested in planning it?
Find out everything you need to plan one here.

bike-pgh.org/bikefest

You can also keep up-to-date on BikeFest 2010 by friending us on Facebook:
www.facebook.com/bikefest

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The Pittsburgh Bike Map, Bike Commuting 101, Car Free Fridays, BikeFest, as well as our initiatives to stripe bike lanes and install bike racks need support both monetarily and vocally. Becoming a member of Bike Pittsburgh both directly funds these projects as well as adds your voice and support to this grassroots movement that is changing the face of Pittsburgh.

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Cycling Calendar of Events

All Things Cycling in the Greater Pittsburgh Region!

Here are some highlights:

Wed, June 16: Celebrate our Bronze Bike Friendly Status with Mayor Ravenstahl and the League of American Cyclists - 12:00pm, City/County Building INFO

Fri, June 18: Car Free Fridays: East Liberty - Pledge to go car free, get discounts in East Liberty, Bike Tour of East Liberty, Ladies' Summer Solstice Ride INFO

Fri, June 18: Bike to Mattress Factory's Urban Garden Party - Free bike valet service provided by BikePGH INFO

Fri, June 18: Flock of Cycles - A new monthly group ride held on the second to last Friday of every month INFO

Fri, June 25: Friday Night at the Track - Want to ride your bike really fast? Have you ever thought about racing your track bike? INFO

Sat, June 26: Car Free Walking Tour of East Liberty - presented by the Pittsburgh History and Landmarks INFO

July 3-4: Pittsburgh Bike Polo's 2nd Annual Tournament and Festivities INFO

August 6: BikeFest Kickoff Fundraiser Party INFO

Click on the button below for info on these as well as other events

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.

Bike Pittsburgh gratefully acknowledges the Richard King Mellon Foundation, Heinz Endowments, The Sprout Fund, The Benter Foundation, The Alliance for Biking & Walking and our members for their generous support.

Bike Pittsburgh
3410 Penn Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15201
412-325-4334
news@bike-pgh.org

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