In this Issue of the Bike Pittsburgh eMessenger:
October Car Free Fridays, Lawrenceville Edition!
Support BikePGH through PittsburghGives
New bike lanes and sharrows on the way
Important Oakland bicycle and pedestrian survey
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Car Free Fridays: Lawrenceville
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IT'S TIME TO THINK
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TRANSPORTATIONOctober's Car Free Fridays heads to Lawrenceville to promote Car Free living in one of the city's wonderful historic and cultural districts. On Friday morning, October 15, stop by Lawrenceville business Dozen Bake Shop or the Convention Center Downtown to pick up your car free voucher (good for discounts at local businesses) as well as enter the car free
raffle. You may also sign up to enter online.
Wednesday, October 13
Bike commuting forum Learn commuting tips and tricks from BikePGH
- Lawrenceville Corporation, Ice House Studios at 100 43rd Street, Suite 114.
 Friday, October 15 Events:
Car Free Fridays Breakfast and Sign up 7:30-10:00am
- Dozen Bake Shop (small lot across the street), 3450 Butler St
- David Lawrence Convention Center, 10th St, Downtown
Walking Bus (meet up at 2 locations) - 8 am
Walk to work with Black and Gold City Goes Green.
- Dozen Bake Shop, 3450 Butler St
- J'eet Cafe, 4200 Penn Ave
Bridesmaid Dress Ride - 6:00-8:00pm
Reuse that Bridesmaid Dress - Concludes at Wildcard Butler St to enjoy the Gallerycycle and dj party
- Primp at 6:00pm. Ride 6:30pm to 8:00pm
- Meet at BikePGH Office, 3410 Penn Ave (intersection of Penn and Butler)
- Rain cancels
Gallerycycle presented by Decade of Design - 6:00-9:00pm
Self-guided bike tour of the galleries on Butler St
- Maps available in the Butler St Business District and for download
Take the pledge!
Pledge to go car-free on October 15 and be entered into our raffle! We have lots of great prizes available.
CLICK HERE for more info about Car Free Fridays in Lawrenceville
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Pittsburghgives - Make a gift go further!
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 Tomorrow, Wednesday October 13, you will have the opportunity to make a donation to Bike Pittsburgh through the Pittsburgh Foundation's Pittsburghgives.org website. All donations will be matched by the Foundation and all will make a major impact on our efforts to transform Pittsburgh into a world-class, bike-friendly city.
The matching period will run for 24 hours. When you donate through PittsburghGives.org on that day, we will receive a portion of the $500,000 pool of
matching dollars. The minimum donation is $25.
Not a member? This is a great opportunity to increase the value of your donation and become a member at the same time! Receive all the benefits of membership in addition to your gift!
Need to renew your membership? Make your annual contribution go even farther! Anyone who is up for renewal will be automatically renewed through this program. (Eligible members will receive an email tomorrow).
TOMORROW: Go to Pittsburghgives.org & adopt Bike Pittsburgh
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Pittsburgh sees 206 percent growth in bike commuters since 2000
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| Find out how bike lanes are created to meet this demand
 It's proven that more bicyclists on the street increase bicyclist safety. It's also shown that more bike lanes increase the number of cyclists. The latest results from the US Census' American Community Survey are in, and it shows that Pittsburgh experienced the 4th largest growth (since 2000) in the country in bike commuters! Not bad for a city with so few bike lanes. Also, when adding biking and walking workers together, Pittsburgh is ranked #2 in the country for a fossil-free commute!
Read the full ACS report here.
Did you know that BikePGH pays for much of the City's bike lane engineering?
Now, the infrastructure needs to catch up to the demand. Over the past year, we worked diligently with the City of Pittsburgh to plan for and design over 12 miles of new bike lanes that we have been waiting patiently to see installed. As of today we have learned that the contractor plans to install these markings next week. We are on the edge of our seats because the end of painting season is fast approaching. Will we see these new bike lanes and sharrows go in before it's too late? And will the City be able to get all 25 miles of new lanes in that the Mayor pledged by the end of next year?
Tune in to our next communique when we will let all 5,000 readers of the eMessenger know the latest.
Click here to find out how bike lanes and sharrows are born in Pittsburgh.
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Want better bike facilities in Oakland? Take this survey!
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A family rides down Neville St towards the Junction Hollow Trail  | CMU and the Oakland Transportation Management Association are in the process of studying the Fifth/Forbes corridor
(between Bellefield and Margaret Morrison) and how to improve it for
pedestrians and bicyclists.
This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to
alter the shape of such a large section of the city, so we need to show
that there is support for better biking and walking facilities. It's part of CMU's master plan - a
huge initiative.
Click here to take the quick Oakland survey
Which sign do you like best?  |
While you're at it, the City of Pittsburgh is developing a Route and Signage Plan to help cyclists find the best routes between neighborhoods and destinations. They want to know which of the three designs to the left that you like best.
Click here to take a one question poll to vote for your favorite
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Join Bike Pittsburgh: the only organization working to make Pittsburgh a better place to ride a bicycle.
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vision of making Pittsburgh a safer and more enjoyable place to live and
to ride. Our work would not be possible without the support of our members. Your support is essential to continue the improvements we've made in the past few years.
When you become a member, you:
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Cycling Calendar of Events
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| All Things Cycling in the Greater Pittsburgh Region!
Here are some highlights:
Wed, October 13: Day of Giving: Have your donation to BikePGH matched! CLICK HERE
Wed, October 13: Bike Commuting Forum in Lawrenceville - Join BikePGH at the Lawrenceville Corporation's office to learn tips and tricks for commuting by bike More Info
Thurs, October 14: Cyclocross 101 Clinic with Barb Howe More Info
Fri, October 15: Car Free Fridays: Lawrenceville Free breakfast ledge to go car free, get discounts in the Lawrenceville, Bike Tours, raffles and more! More Info
Fri, October 15: Bridesmaid Dress Ride - Put that single-use dress to use! Meet at the BikePGH Office in Lawrenceville More Info
Fri, October 15: Gallerycycle - Self guided bike tour of the Lawrenceville galleries More info
Sat, October 16: Tweed Run PGH - A leisurely-paced fun ride in tweed put on by our friends at Clankworks More Info
Wed, October 20: Volunteer Night at the BikePGH Office - One of those old fashioned writing,
folding, stamping, and licking volunteer nights. Check our volunteer page for more info.
Sat, October 23, 30: Schenley, Riverview Park Master Plan - Help shape the future of the parks! More info
Sat, October 23: PTAG Annual Party and Dr J Freeride Trail Opening - Come out to the annual PTAG Party to
help PTAG celebrate the year's accomplishments and the grand opening of
the Dr J Freeride Trail! More Info
Sat, October 23: Bike Ride To Speak Easy- Planned Parenthood Pennsylvania Advocates and PAC Present a ride to the Homestead Moose for an event. More 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, let us know about it. |
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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.
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