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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:
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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.
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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
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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