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August 2023 by J Torres
What a wonderful surprise! I was walking in Oakland and saw all the signs and crossing guards for Open Streets Pittsburgh. Fantastic idea. I walked along the route from Oakland to Bloomfield and just loved all the excitement on Liberty Avenue. There was such a diverse group of cyclists, walkers, and runners! I saw every style bicycle including a unicycle! I ate along the route at Alex's Corner Pizza Shop where they were grilling out hamburgers and hotdogs. I loved the hospitality and the affordable food prices. Bottled water was only $1, fantastic!
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May 2023 by Morgan Shaw
They run one of my favorite events in Pittsburgh, OpenStreets and they have done so much to advocate for making it safer to walk and bike through Pittsburgh. They’re part of the reason my family can save money by only having one car and part of the reason I can feel safe driving when I need to. Great org run by great people who care!
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May 2023 by Michael Bailey
There’s still a lot of work to do, but it’s nice to know how much thought and effort is put into more accessible transportation for Pittsburgh residents. Dedicated biking lanes, biking infrastructure, and safety initiatives make a huge difference for the city.
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May 2023 by Abe Stucky
Great organization that promotes transportation equity for people who bike and walk in Pittsburgh. BikePGH fosters community through events like Open Streets, keep up the good work.
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May 2023 by Ruby McCord
I fully support the idea of safe biking…. However bikepgh fails to take into consideration the needs of the residents in the communities that they blindly put bike lanes in without notice. They also do not follow their mission statement about transportation equity accessible to all pgh residents. When you look at protected bike lane maps it is clear that these bike lanes overlap with only the high income neighborhoods. I have also had very bad experiences with members of bikepgh, where instead of coming off inclusive to all, they come off very entitled. They take pictures of cars unloading handicap residents into houses and report to 311. This is not inclusive, understanding, or proper communication. Bikepgh if you really stand by your mission statement please do better to make this safe for not only the bikes, but the residents of the communities as well as lower income communities.
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May 2023 by Megan Lovett
In the 10 years I've spent as a bike commuter in Pittsburgh, BikePGH has helped me tremendously by advocating for my safety and teaching people how to bike safely. It's clear there is still a lot of hostility around people who use a bicycle on city roads, which just proves to me the value of BikePGH being a voice for us! One thing I don't think people commenting/reviewing understand is that BikePGH is not the government: they don't install ANY bike lanes. But they do advocate for more bike infrastructure. They also advocate for better sidewalks, crosswalks, and other non-car methods of travel. They hold festivals such as Open Streets and help schools teach children how to ride bicycles. It's really surreal to be yelled at if I'm in a "car" lane, and then be told I'm entitled for wanting a bike lane in my neighborhood because the TINY percentage of bike designated space in this city is too much. We all deserve safe spaces to travel (and yes, I agree that includes people with injuries and disabilities). Thank you, BikePGH, for all that you do.
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May 2023 by Julian Xie
Bike PGH is helping make Pittsburgh a safer place for more cyclists and appreciate them so much, they also make the roads safer for cars and pedestrians! More bike lanes!
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May 2023 by Andrew Brown
It’s tough to pick which of the socialist, all powerful bike lobby organizations that I like the most but BikePGH takes the cake! When they’re not advocating for bike lanes to keep people on bikes alive, they’re busy advocating for street and sidewalk improvements to keep people who walk and roll from dying! Talk about ultimate multi-taskers!
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May 2023 by Charlie Rock
I've been a resident of my street for more than twenty five years. I wake up one day and there's a bike lane in front of my house along with signs stating no parking. Without any notification my living situation was changed. The water department posts notifications if they are servicing the water lines, as do the road repair, cable, and gas company, just to name a few. The most dangerous part of my very long street, where multiple bike and vehicle incidents have taken place, which Bike Pgh has pointed out on their website. There are no bike protection lanes. The only two blocks of my street where the bike lanes are installed has not had a single bike/ vehicle incident reported in over 25 years. Check with Zone 5 poIice department. Bike Pgh 's website talks about safety. I ask the question, whos safety are we are we talking about?. I personally believe in safety for all, bike commuters and residents, however trading the safety of one for the other is not a solution. If biker safety is the real issue. Why aren't there any bike protection lanes in known dangerous areas. There are sections of my street where multiple bike/ vehicle incidents have taken place. In this section there aren't any homes, it's the steepest climb, with multiple dangerous blind curves, and vehicles parked all along this stretch of the road. "No bike protection lane". Does D.O.M.I. and Bike Pgh really care about people safety?Again where I live, the degrees of the hill is significantly less. If D.O.M.I. and Bike Pgh would have been transparent, and had conversations with the residents before rushing their plan into action, unforseen issue could have been resolved. Our section of the street has become very dangerous to the residents. Pedestrian traffic has significantly increased and has become more dangerous because parking is only on one side of the street. Parking wars have become a daily stressor because there are more vehicles than driveway space, work/handyman vehicles taking parking spaces, and visitors taking parking spaces. Vehicles are making quick, dangerous U-turns in the street to secure a parking space. Again, Whose safety are we talking about. Transparency could have prevented much of these unsafe conditions.I can continue about the inconsistencies that are provided on both Bike Pgh and D.O.M.I. website such as speed humps and their placements on hills.Bike Pgh statement about 25% of Pgh residents have bikes. How do the know that without bikes being registered, which is another topic for another day.
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May 2023 by Melissa “Ishtar” Murphey
I don't drive. I hate cars. I only ride a bike. Bike Pittsburgh rocks. We need more protected bike lanes. Especially ones that inconvenience drivers.
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May 2023 by Armin Samii
An organization committed to improving mobility in our city, advocating for safer sidewalks, bike lanes, and transit for all. Decades of service and miles upon miles of safer travel thanks to their advocacy!
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May 2023 by William McCord
I've been a resident of my street for more than twenty five years. I wake up one day and there's a bike lane in front of my house along with signs stating no parking. Without any notification my living situation was changed. The water department posts notifications if they are servicing the water lines, as do the road repair, cable, and gas company, just to name a few. The most dangerous part of my very long street, where multiple bike and vehicle incidents have taken place, which Bike Pgh has pointed out on their website. There are no bike protection lanes. The only two blocks of my street where the bike lanes are installed has not had a single bike/ vehicle incident reported in over 25 years. Check with Zone 5 poIice department. Bike Pgh 's website talks about safety. I ask the question, whos safety are we are we talking about?. I personally believe in safety for all, bike commuters and residents, however trading the safety of one for the other is not a solution. If biker safety is the real issue. Why aren't there any bike protection lanes in known dangerous areas. There are sections of my street where multiple bike/ vehicle incidents have taken place. In this section there aren't any homes, it's the steepest climb, with multiple dangerous blind curves, and vehicles parked all along this stretch of the road. "No bike protection lane". Does D.O.M.I. and Bike Pgh really care about people safety?Again where I live, the degrees of the hill is significantly less. If D.O.M.I. and Bike Pgh would have been transparent, and had conversations with the residents before rushing their plan into action, unforseen issue could have been resolved. Our section of the street has become very dangerous to the residents. Pedestrian traffic has significantly increased and has become more dangerous because parking is only on one side of the street. Parking wars have become a daily stressor because there are more vehicles than driveway space, work/handyman vehicles taking parking spaces, and visitors taking parking spaces. Vehicles are making quick, dangerous U-turns in the street to secure a parking space. Again, Whose safety are we talking about. Transparency could have prevented much of these unsafe conditions.I can continue about the inconsistencies that are provided on both Bike Pgh and D.O.M.I. website such as speed humps and their placements on hills.Bike Pgh statement about 25% of Pgh residents have bikes. How do the know that without bikes being registered, which is another topic for another day.
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September 2022 by Michael Hinzman
With so much enthusiasm locally for biking, this place is a necessity. It helps biking be a fun activity for everyone and also a practical means of transportation for work or play. They work to push pedal power forward.
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June 2022 by Mike Oleary
More bike lanes no one uses!
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January 2022 by Cornelius Martin
Full of people interested in making the world better for everyone!
