Bike Pittsburgh

March 7: Educators Roll Out to the Second Annual Pittsburgh Youth Cycling Educator Forum! - BikePGH Attend the 2nd Annual Pittsburgh Youth Cycling Educators Forum on Saturday, March 7

✏️ Last chance to register for this Saturday's "Youth Cycling Educator Forum" (March 7)

https://bikepgh.org/2026/01/29/march-7-educators-roll-out-to-the-second-annual-pittsburgh-youth-cycling-educator-forum

At yesterday's Business Network Meetup, we met new people and made great connections!

Our work touches everything from #Equity & Inclusivity to Safe #Access to Clean Air to Civic #Engagement

No matter size or sector, here's how your #business can take part in our mission: bikepgh.org/business

Care about sidewalk conditions in Pittsburgh? Read this thread and consider signing up for the next training session. I’ve collected sidewalk data in my neighborhood and so can you!

🚧 We know you have questions about the Commercial St Bridge project! Come ask them at our virtual "Advocacy Network Gathering" on March 19, where we'll be hearing directly from PennDOT.

Register: secure.everyaction.com/OTlFvb_QVUyS1E_kR3A9jg2

Note: This recommended detour is still the same:

→ We have upcoming free trainings for you to get involved! (March 26, March 28, April 11)

-- Pick your favorite and sign up at www.pittsburghwalks.org/sidewalks

We are also working together with Pittsburghers for Public Transit, Riverlife, and other passionate Pittsburghers to train hundreds of volunteers to assess the quality & accessibility of every sidewalk in Pittsburgh, and record their findings using a mobile "app" developed by the City.

Here's some good context to add:

→ The Safe Sidewalks Crew is a shared effort! Pittsburgh Walks, a coalition formed with support from BikePGH, has worked hard on the launch of this sidewalk assessment project in partnership with Access Mob Pittsburgh and Pittsburgh Mobility and Infrastructure.

🚶Happy to see this story get picked up! Even though BikePGH has “bike” in our name, we also advocate for the rights of our neighbors who walk and use mobility devices to get around.

~The ride is inclusive of trans, non-binary, and intersex people, cis women, genderqueer, agender and gender variant folks, as well as those whose gender identity falls outside of the dominant conceptions of gender.

Oh look, it's a bunch of our favorite people all getting together in one place!

-- Sunday, March 29th, 2026 --

WMNBikePGH x Give Up x Coffee Outside Pittsburgh

bikepgh.org/sites/wmnbik...

How can BikePGH do better? - Take our Survey to enter to win free Millie's! - BikePGH Your feedback directly shapes our work and helps us build a movement that reflects the needs of more people across Pittsburgh

𝙇𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙬𝙞𝙣 𝙛𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙢 💖

Your feedback directly shapes our work and helps us build a movement that reflects the needs of more people across #Pittsburgh.

https://bikepgh.org/2026/02/26/take-our-survey-to-enter-to-win-free-millies/

Weigh in on Allegheny Forward - the County's first Comprehensive Plan since 2008 - BikePGH This is your chance to shape the future of Allegheny County It’s been since 2008 when Allegheny County last created a Comprehensive Plan – something that the State requires every county in Pennsylvania to prepare and adopt. From the team: Allegheny County is updating its Comprehensive Plan, a bold, long-range framework designed to guide for

🗣️ Help shape Allegheny County's Comprehensive Plan at the virtual public meeting on March 11 -- "Allegheny Forward" will guide decisions on things like transportation, land use, housing, and climate.

https://bikepgh.org/2026/01/16/weigh-in-on-allegheny-county-first-comprehensive-plan-since-2008/

If you care about biking and walking, check this out:
🚧 Spring Advocacy Gathering - March 19 | 6 - 7:30pm (Virtual)

https://secure.everyaction.com/OTlFvb_QVUyS1E_kR3A9jg2

Flats Happen. These Tools Can Get Your Bike Rolling Again. We talked to a pro racer, bike messenger, bike mechanic, and touring cyclist to find the best items to include in a bike flat-fixing kit. Here’s what we found.

🚲 Math:

Winter = salt + freeze / thaw cycles x (potholes + debris)

= flat tires

Tomorrow! 👇

After San Diego Installed a Protected Bike Lane, Ridership More Than Doubled — and Hasn’t Stopped Growing. “When people feel safe, they ride.”

When people feel safe, they ride.

www.planetizen.com/news/2026/02...

Our first Neighborhood Walk of 2026 - March 21st in Bloomfield - in partnership with Bloomfield Livable Streets and Two Frays Brewery 💚

Register: secure.everyaction.com/wuGDq8v1xESw-jeMHFXeIA2

☀️ BikePGH is hiring energetic people for our Summer 2026 Events Team!

Apply to join our Safety Team*, Route Marking Team*, and Production Team for OpenStreetsPGH & PedalPGH! $17/hr

*Cycling experience required for Safety and Route Marking Teams.

bikepgh.org/seasonaleventsteam

Advocacy Workshops - BikePGH Advocacy Workshops Upcoming Live Trainings We regularly lead training workshops to teach new and seasoned advocates alike the skills you need to be successful when campaigning for more bikeable and walkable communities. More will be on the calendar soon! How to Influence the City Budget & Win Concrete Change Thursday, Febuary 19 @ 6:00 PM

Want to get involved in biking and walking advocacy? Check this out:

🚀 This Thurs. Feb. 26: Intro to Bike/Ped Advocacy & Advocacy Booster (Virtual)

bikepgh.org/advocacy-workshops

Flats Happen. These Tools Can Get Your Bike Rolling Again. We talked to a pro racer, bike messenger, bike mechanic, and touring cyclist to find the best items to include in a bike flat-fixing kit. Here’s what we found.

3.) Some advice on handling the inevitable flat tire, via @nytwirecutter.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/best-bike-patch-kit

Get trashy: While common on highways, you can make sure that litter has no place on streets made for people - BikePGH Thanks to new infrastructure, the simple act of slowing down may lead you to care even more about your community

2.) Head to our blog on how to organize a neighborhood trash cleanup: bikepgh.org/2024/10/01/make-sure-litter-has-no-place-on-streets

Reporting Bike/Ped Issues With 311 - BikePGH Reporting Bike/Ped Issues With 311 Change is in your hands Jane Jacobs is famous for noting that people are the “eyes on the street,” the thing that helps create neighborhood bonds and community solid...

Here's what to do:

1.) Report things like crumbling sidewalks, debris in bike lanes, and broken flex posts to 311 - bikepgh.org/311guide

#PITTSBURGH, PA has now entered... THE GREAT THAW.

Enjoying some less frigid conditions, but the warm-up also means:

👎 melted snow reveals trash all over the place
👎 sidewalk biohazards (beware the dog 💩 )
👎 debris-filled bike lanes & walkways

Qualtrics Survey | Qualtrics Experience Management The most powerful, simple and trusted way to gather experience data. Start your journey to experience management and try a free account today.

PennDOT wants your quick input as they work to improve highway traffic safety across PA.

✍️ Take the short survey by Feb 28th -- there are some good biking & walking questions:

qualtrics.pa.gov/jfe/form/SV_5vGB4JsXQGDXtye

Today at 6pm -- Come together with fellow advocates working for #bike and #pedestrian safety in #Pittsburgh

Register here:
secure.everyaction.com/0XSTBpTQ_0qxD9B2PnYZ9w2

This connection would mean:

- more traffic for local businesses
- more ways to move without a car for thousands of people
- direct link to Pittsburgh Regional Transit’s West Busway
- stronger connections to the GAP + Montour Trail

"The City of Trails" has a nice ring to it!

Editorial: Extending the Panhandle Trail to Carnegie would provide benefits for all The Steel City. The City of Champions. The City of Bridges. The City of Trails? Yes: It’s time for Pittsburgh to embrace another title. Last week...

Big win for #Pittsburgh: Funding was just secured to extend the #Panhandle Trail into #Carnegie, and it's all low-cost and high-impact.

www.post-gazette.com/opinion/edit... #GAPtrail #trail #railtrail

Looking back on a year of walking together at BikePGH's "Neighborhood Walks" - BikePGH Take a look back at our Neighborhood Walks and how we gather, connect, and address mobility concerns our neighbors face in day-to-day life.

Maybe you've noticed we've ramped up our pedestrian advocacy in more ways than one.

Check out our blog on how our Neighborhood Walks help Pittsburghers create new connections -

https://bikepgh.org/2026/02/06/walking-together-at-bikepghs-neighborhood-walks/

Super pumped to boogie down this Saturday at our "In Bed by Ten" dance party, benefiting BikePGH 🪩

Limited tickets at door at 6pm, so come to Spirit (Lawrenceville) and get in line early on Feb. 21!

Brandon McGinley: 10 (new) thoughts on Downtown About two and a half years ago, I wrote a column making 10 observations about the Golden Triangle. With a new mayor in office and the NFL Draft in two...

👍 Recreate Penn Ave's "...street trees, outdoor dining, bike lane, one lane of slow one-way traffic. It’s safe, walkable and beautiful."

https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/brandon-mcginley/2026/02/13/downtown-golden-triangle-cultural-district-uli-urban-land-institute/stories/202602150085