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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:
More info
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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
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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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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
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Bike Pittsburgh
gratefully acknowledges the Richard King Mellon
Foundation and the Heinz Endowments for their generous
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