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@BikePGH
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Transforming our streets to make biking & walking commonplace for all Pittsburghers to improve our quality of life.
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Making the impossible possible on a
@healthyridepgh
. Canton Ave conquered. The steepest street in the USA.
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There are going to be bike lanes on the bridge when it’s rebuilt. Big beautiful bike lanes.
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No matter what you think about the Shadyside lentil tire deflators, their actions have increased awareness about the dangers of large vehicles and SUVs in dense urban areas. Let's look at some stats.
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Here's to eliminating spooky scary infrastructure like this from our futures.. 😱Happy Halloween😱
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Forbes Ave protected bikeway is taking shape - Jersey barriers and all!
🚲 Stay tuned for updates 🚲
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The brand new Mon Wharf <---> Point State Park Trail connector is open for business! Go check it out!
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If the police think a bike marshal is a threat to public safety wait till they hear about cars
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Hi-viz clothing has no effect on driver passing distances. The researchers suggest that improvements to infrastructure are a more effective means of improving rider safety than changing clothing habits.
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🎉 ATTN ppl who walk / bike in
@lvpgh
: A new underpass with a big impact just opened under the 40th St bridge, leading to a brand new section of trail through the Arsenal 201 development between 39th & 40th.
..This makes a safe passageway between lower and upper Lawrenceville!
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We are out here getting the
#redcupproject
going in solidarity with other advocates across the nation to show the need for protected bike lanes
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"Cities shouldn’t just invest in places where cycling is high; rather, cities should invest in places where cycling would be high given the right infrastructure"
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We were called zealots last night in a public meeting about a protected bike lane. Yes, we are zealots for street designs that save lives, zealots for addressing climate change, zealots for cleaner air, zealots for healthy and affordable transportation. Zealots for a better PGH.
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#Pittsburgh
protest bike marshals, is there anything BikePGH can do to support you? We've got water bottles, bike lights, and other supplies. DM or email us info
@bikepgh
.org. You'll remain anonymous.
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25% of PGH households do not have access to a car. Decades of car dominance has made many of our neighborhoods dangerous to get around, namely lower-income communities who rely the most on walking, transit, & biking. We NEED safe, affordable, & convenient transportation options!
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This bridge is a very important connection for people walking and biking in addition to transit users and drivers. Underneath there's a very popular walking, biking, and cross country skiing trail. We hope everyone is ok.
BREAKING: A bridge along Forbes Avenue near Frick Park has collapsed. (📷: Jeremy Habowski)
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"She was not crossing along a crosswalk, Ross Township police Detective Brian Kohlhepp said."
This is shameful. There are literally no crosswalks anywhere on McKnight road. If you have to cross it by foot you need to cross it outside of a crosswalk.
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📣BIG NEWS: Allegheny Valley Railroad has agreed to sell ARP the Brilliant Line!
This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to connect communities and create safe trails for all to enjoy.
Help this project by responding to this survey BEFORE TOMORROW:
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Did you know that there are more than 800 sets of public outdoor stairways in Pittsburgh? That’s more than any other city in the United States!
Check out this awesome map that shows all of the stairways in the city ⬇️
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🎉 An enormous improvement and a huge win for biking and walking + access to Frick Park 🎉
As of today, the Forbes Ave two-way protected bike lane, Fern Hollow Bridge, and pedestrian improvements are OPEN!
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The
#StripDistrict
is growing, and is already choking on cars.
If people don’t have an alternative to driving, then traffic and parking will become much worse while walking and biking becomes less safe.
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You know what it is
If I’m ridin my bike wit my kid please slow tf down. Matter fact, park bitch.
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UPDATE: Reservoir Drive, also known as the Highland Park Loop will be car-free starting June 11.
@CityPGH
@pittsburghparks
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We are saddened to see this happen to a legendary Pittsburgh bike shop and community asset. Standing by for more info--
Scene on Gem Way behind Kraynick’s Bike Shop on Penn Avenue. Rear wall collapsed sometime early this morning, sending bricks and bike parts to the ground.
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Photographer Spends Hours on Bridges to Capture Colorful Overhead Portraits of Street Vendors
#Bikes
#Photography
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And, we're going to fight for a road diet on Forbes Ave. This road shouldn't be a raceway.
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We lost a neighbor yesterday, Pittsburgh. Allegedly stealing a bicycle should never lead to the police using deadly force. Our sympathies to Jim Rogers and his friends and family.
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Councilman
@bobbywilson412
introduced legislation to officially prohibit parking in bike lanes. Currently, all bike lanes need a "no parking" sign. This would make the prohibition the default, and make it clear that bike lanes are for people riding bikes
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@nochnayavedma_
Thanks for asking. Our objections are: it's designed as a hwy bridge instead of a neighborhood bridge in a park; there is no need for 4 lanes; the place for bikes and scooters should not take the place of a sidewalk; a redesign of Forbes Ave must inform the design of the bridge
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Take a ride on the S. Aiken bike lane with the protection of these shiny new flex posts 🤩🍂
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*nOBodY evEn uSes BiKe LaNes*
Meanwhile, a single light cycle at Negley/Penn yesterday saw 3 separate bike commuters in front of me, 3 behind, and ~7 drivers in line next to us.
In my very short amount of time riding home, I saw countless others riding too. 🚲
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Forbes is a popular bike commuting route. Here's an alternate bicycling route to detour around the collapsed bridge: S Dallas->Reynolds Neighborway->Hawthorne Trail->Kensington->S Braddock
More:
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Workers are out painting the S Aiken Ave bike lanes TODAY!
Huge thanks to
@PghDOMI
@MayorEdGainey
@erikastrassbrgr
@PGHDistrict8
for making this needed connection
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The new runnel (bike ramp) on the Rialto St steps up to Troy Hill is 🔥🔥! Thanks to
@PghDOMI
@PGHDPW
and
@bobbywilson412
for bringing it to life!
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💭 Imagine living in a place where everything you and your family needs is within a safe 15-minute walk or bike ride.
As we embark on our first-ever comprehensive city plan, Pittsburgh can make this a reality.
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Pittsburgh is planning to purchase a nine-block section of abandoned rail line in the Strip District for an extension of a riverfront trail that officials hope will someday run unobstructed from Point State Park to the Highland Park Bridge.
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Have you biked or walked Penn Circle yet??
TY
@PghDOMI
for making it happen!
This project has been nearly 10 years in the making and also would not have happened without BikePGH's advocacy. Every day, we're helping to make Pittsburgh safer for people who bike, walk, and roll.
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Traffic fatalities and serious injuries are preventable. As of today's press conference,
@TheNextPGH
@MayorEdGainey
has committed to end them.
#VisionZero
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Just in case you need some Monday motivation. Meet Jeremiah Sullivan. The first person to the complete the Dirty Dozen on a
@healthyridepgh
.
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In memory of a true legend. Did you know: In the 90's Franco Harris owned a pro cycling team called the Pittsburgh Power? He will be missed.
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STOP
PARKING
ON
THE
SIDEWALK
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Drivers: 😠 Bicyclists riding in the street are in my way!
Advocates & the City: 💡Let's put in bike lanes to keep ppl riding safer AND get them out of the way of drivers
Drivers: 😠 Bicyclists should just ride in the street so I can park illegally in the bike lanes
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Have you checked out the new bike lanes that
@PghDOMI
installed on Brighton Rd and California Ave in the
#northside
yet? They even have a few blocks of parking protection! 😍
@moveforwardpgh
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PGH has more public stairs than any city in the US, and now you can see exactly where they are on DOMI's updated City Steps Map! Shout out to steps advocate
@lzurowski
for helping
@pghDOMI
make this happen.
---> SEE STEPS OPEN, CLOSED, & w/ RUNNELS here:
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The character of streets changes when traffic patterns change - Penn Circle isn't a trash can, it's an important neighborhood connection.
Last week, we picked up the trash.. now let's keep it clean! Huge thanks to everyone who came out to help.
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Our hearts go out to the family and friends of Will Theisen, the bicyclist whose life was taken too soon on Stanton Ave early Saturday morning. May you find peace in his memories.
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LARGEST OpenStreetsPGH EVER! Over 45,000 people were estimated in attendance at Open Streets presented by
@UPMCHealthPlan
. Check out the photos and learn more about our next event:
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This is absurd. How many
@Pgh311
complaints does it take to get this fixed for good?
@DowntownPitt
@PghDOMI
@PGHParking
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✨ ICYMI: shiny new bike lanes on Morewood Ave!
An important connection between
@CarnegieMellon
and into the surrounding neighborhoods of Shadyside and Bloomfield
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A quick look at the new downtown bike lanes!
From
@GAP_Trail
to Point State Park 🚲
#Pittsburgh
#bikelane
@PghDOMI
@moveforwardpgh
@healthyridepgh
@DowntownPitt
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Please help 6-year-old Jamel's mom with funeral costs and legal fees. A driver struck and killed Jamel while he was riding his bicycle on Johnston Ave near his home. This is an absolute tragedy.
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Congrats to Sharpsburg for winning $25M in Fed funds to connect to the Allegheny River, part of which will extend the Three Rivers Heritage Trail to Millvale!
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Don't be a jagoff, get out of the bike lane! Like, Share, and RT to spread the word that this is bad behavior 😠
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This is ridiculous, dangerous, and unacceptable. A landscaper left these in the bike lanes before they eventually got around to cleaning it up. When a pile of debris isn't in this lane, parked cars are. It's time for the City to take this issue seriously.
@TheNextPGH
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@pgh_scanner
We're in an epidemic of pedestrian deaths. Careless, victim-blaming attitudes just may perpetuate it.
Drivers have a huge responsibility, operating 2 ton death traps. We need to look out for our fellow humans, especially when you know it's move-in week.
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UPDATE: In his latest budget Mayor Gainey is allocating the funds to upgrade the Penn Ave bike lane to help keep cars out of it. The budget still has to be passed by council, but this is great news. Thanks to everyone who advocated for this project and thanks
@MayorEdGainey
!
It’s LONG overdue to better protect the Penn Ave bike lanes. The City &
@mayoredgainey
@TheNextPGH
could fix this dangerous problem if they included this into the 2023 Capital Budget. Tell them here:
> Email: cip
@pittsburghpa
.gov
> Attend: Oct 19, 22, 23
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Pittsburgh just got a NEW trail along Washington Blvd!
Big thanks to
@PghDOMI
@moveforwardpgh
Washington Blvd Trail is almost complete! Ride from Negley Run Blvd right down to the Highland Park Bike Track. Thanks to
@PghDOMI
, now we have a safe passage for everyone along Washington Blvd.
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We would love to chat with you about why this take is dead wrong,
@PittsburghMag
@seancollierpgh
. Our door is always open! Free bike parking out front, on the bus line,
@pogohbikes
station a block away..
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Today the City of Pittsburgh launched a “Universal Basic Mobility” pilot, which will provide up to 100 local low-income residents w/monthly Port Authority transit subscriptions and shared mobility services (bike share + e-scooter share + car share) to address mobility insecurity.
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This intersection is inhospitable to people walking and biking and should be completely redesigned. The community has been asking for this for years. Everyone who has ever walked or biked through this intersection has taken their life in their hands.
We were just notified that there was a crash early this morning that killed a man crossing the intersection of Penn and Centre. The car rolled and the driver left the scene. This is the 4th deadly crash involving a person walking this year.
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The new Point State Park connector trail is due to open soon!
Find out more about this and some other projects that improve network connections for Pittsburghers who bike
@905wesa
@MargaretKrauss
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The first traffic calming project of 2023 in Pittsburgh is on Johnston Ave, the street where 6 year old, Jamel Austin, was killed while riding his bike.
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Our friends and longtime members, Paul and Yale, saw a man struggling in the Allegheny while they were riding on the trail. They saved his life.
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Another reason to keep investing in our trail network.
Study: Great Allegheny Passage is 'an economic highway' that generated $121 million in 2019
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Wait for it....
Infrastructure matters:
~Danforth Avenue in Toronto, before and after installation of proper bike lanes.
(By
@mkapral
)
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Pretttty sweet: Here's what the future protected intersections at Penn Circle look like right now.
...Raise your hand if you love concrete lol ✋🚲
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This morning, BikePGH taught 𝟓𝟎
@pghtransit
operator trainees about driving safely around bikes. We’re hoping every operator can receive this vital training! 🚌 🚲
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At a press conference this morning,
@Pittsburgh
announced the Automated Red Light Enforcement System, introduced by
@PGHDistrict8
, to bring red light cameras to Pittsburgh🚦🧵
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👀 $273,000!
Parking in Bike Lanes is illegal, yet rarely, if ever ticketed. Just looking at the 311s reported via the
@DashcamBike
app, Pittsburgh lost out on $273K in revenue had tickets been issued.
@PGHParking
@bobbywilson412
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Checking out the new bike lanes on Perryville Ave in the Northside, with a bonus sunset 🌇
@PghDOMI
@bobbywilson412
@TheNextPGH
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We've long imagined the day we widen trails instead of roads. This is fantastic.
#Pittsburgh
’s
@PghDOMI
has completed the repaving & widening of the South Side Trail from 4th to 18th Streets.
Additional information about our 2021 paving program can be found here:
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A person riding a bicycle is in critical condition after a driver struck them on 16th St in the Strip District earlier today. This is a developing situation w/ little info at this time, but we are hoping for their speedy recovery.
@MayorEdGainey
@TheNextPGH
@bobbywilson412
Police tell us a cyclist is in critical condition after being hit by a car on 16th between Liberty & Penn.
#WPXI
#PGH
#Pittsburgh
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💕 "Love them or hate them, bike lanes are here to stay in Downtown Pittsburgh." - via
@KDKA
💕
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This past spring we surveyed the candidates for mayor. Here's where Ed Gainey and Tony Moreno stand on our issues.
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BikePGH is honored to serve on
@Allegheny_Co
Executive-elect
@Innamo
's Transition Team to help improve the safety and accessibility of biking and walking on a county level.
..We're excited to get to work!
“These leaders are committed to seizing the potential of this transition to lay a foundation for bold changes to County government during my administration. They will be trusted advisors and I am grateful for their service”
Read more about our transition:
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Susan and Emily's Bill, a change that will allow for Parking Protected Bike Lanes on PA-owned roads, just passed the House unanimously 201-0! Thanks to
@RepDanFrankel
@RepInnamorato
for your strong words and strong support
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This is not an April Fools Joke. The long awaited Hazelwood Green protected bike lanes and sidewalks will be open for business at 9:00am on Monday.
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HUGE NEWS:
@OpenStreetsPGH
is BACK for 2024!
Glorious car-free streets will be yours
✨𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟭, 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟮𝟵, & 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝟮𝟳✨
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We're saddened to learn that a driver killed a pedestrian in the Strip District. Our hearts go out to the family of the victim.
There's little info, but what we all know that the Strip is hostile to peds and bikes, and change cannot come soon enough
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We've updated our recommended bicycling detour around the collapsed bridge on Forbes Ave. We are now recommending 🚲Beechwood->Wilkins->S Dallas->Reynolds->Hawthorne Trail->Kensington->S Braddock
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Nine new bike corrals sprouted around town over the weekend, in a collab between us and
@PghDOMI
How many have you seen?
@thecommonplace
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🚲Thank you
@MayorEdGainey
for rolling with us to Bike to Work Day this morning! 🚲
#pittsburgh
#visionzero
#accessibility
#bigthingscomingsoon
@pogohbikes
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We may be 20 years old, but we're just getting started. Watch our video and get involved!
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Bike lanes do more than help people riding bikes. The Penn Ave bike lanes in Downtown, reduced pedestrian crashes by 32%, while overall crashes were reduced by 26%.
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❄️🚲 Believe it or not: Real Pittsburghers bike in winter.
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@TeamJuJu
Help find
@TeamJuJu
's bike!!! Keep an eye out and let us know if you see it!
#TeamFindJujusBike
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Our advocacy throughout nearly a decade on this project has resulted in protected bike lanes in the final design that will connect Oakland to Downtown
Port Authority's time line for BRT bus system begins service in fall 2023 | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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