Volume 3, Issue 14 – December 9, 2004

“A Newsletter Published by Bike Pittsburgh to establish Pittsburgh as a city that is increasingly safe, accessible, and friendly to bicycle transportation.”

In This Issue:

* More Locations For Public Art Bike Racks
* Parking Your Bike At Pitt
* New Membership Benefit
* West End Improvements Update
* Upcoming Events

MORE LOCATIONS FOR PUBLIC ART BIKE RACKS

Bike Pittsburgh has been busy putting more bike racks into the ground in the past few weeks. Here are some additional locations where you can park your bike on one of the new Public Art Bike Racks:

Point Breeze
Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, 6300 Fifth Avenue

North Side
Warhol Museum – (corner of Alco Parking lot across the street)
Mattress Factory, 505 Jacksonia (in parking lot)

South Side
Terminal Properties, 33 Terminal Way

Washington’s Landing
Three Rivers Rowing Association, 300 Waterfront Drive

The Strip
Pittsburgh Decorative Center (Pink Building), 3052 Smallman Street

For a complete list of the installed Public Art Bike Racks, visit our website: http://www.Bike-Pgh.org and click on the picture of the bike rack on the Home Page. More racks will be installed shortly; check the website regularly for updates.

PARKING YOUR BIKE AT PITT

If you are a Pitt student or work on the Pitt campus, the University of Pittsburgh has good news for you! The University of Pittsburgh maintains approximately 90 bike racks and 20 bike lockers. The University offers FREE bike registration (handy if your bike is stolen and recovered); use of the campus bike racks is free, and rental of the bike lockers on a per-term basis can be done for a minimal charge.

Recently, an inventory of bike racks was completed, and the University is seeking additional input on the need and locations of additional bike racks:

* Where are additional racks needed (near University buildings only, please)?
* What is the best way to advise you of bike information?

Please email your answers/questions to: (rideshare@bc.pitt.edu), or call the Ridesharing Office at: (412) 624-0687. Visit the University of Pittsburgh Parking website at: (http://www.pts.pitt.edu). For bicycle-specific information, visit: (http://www.pts.pitt.edu/Rideshar/bicreg.htm).

NEW MEMBERSHIP BENEFIT

Biketek in Squirrel Hill and Monroeville are proud to offer Bike Pittsburgh Members special discounts on a wide variety of items in the store. Just present your Membership Card to receive your discount! Biketek has two locations:

5839 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15217
Telephone: (412) 521-2453

Miracle Mile Shopping Center, Monroeville, PA 15146
Telephone: (412) 373-1001.

Web: http://www.biketek.com
Note: Biketek’s website is currently being redesigned and will be available in a couple of weeks.

WEST END IMPROVEMENTS UPDATE

If you live in the West End and want to get Downtown by bicycle, you know how difficult this can be. Access to and bicycling on the West End Bridge is not for the inexperienced. Starting in late 2005, work will begin to improve access to and from Downtown from this area. Specifically, a separate bicycle/pedestrian route will be built into the new project, providing a safe and direct route.

PennDOT maintains a website with details and artist renditions of the area to be improved. You can find project details, timelines, and additional information at their site: (http://www.westendimprovements.com). Bike Pittsburgh will post any updates to progress as we receive it.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Here is a (very) short listing of upcoming cycling events in the Pittsburgh Region. For complete details, visit the Bike Pittsburgh website: www.Bike-Pgh.org and click on the “Events & Activities” section.

December 12th – 15th Annual Punk Bike Enduro
December 18th – The Iron City Icepick

There’s plenty of Mountain Biking, too! See the “Regularly Scheduled Events” area at the top of the Events & Activities page on the Bike Pittsburgh website.

Post the miles that you ride on the Bike Pittsburgh website in the Community & Classifieds area! Just send us your monthly mileage, and if you want your name to be available as an email link to: miles@Bike-Pgh.org

Become A Member! Bike Pittsburgh is Western Pennsylvania’s only cycling advocacy, awareness, and safety organization. We rely on your support for many of our activities and initiatives. You can help us to continually transform the Pittsburgh Region into a better place to cycle by becoming a Member starting at $25 per year ($15 for Students). With your tax-deductible Membership Donation you will receive a Membership Card good for discounts with participating organizations that share Bike Pittsburgh’s vision, priority invitations and/or discounts to special Bike Pittsburgh-sponsored events, and the satisfaction that you really are helping to make a difference for all of us. For complete details, go to the Bike Pittsburgh website: http://www.Bike-Pgh.org and click on the Become A Member! section.

“The Bike Pittsburgh Leader” is an electronic newsletter published about every three weeks. Previous issues of “The Bike Pittsburgh Leader” can be found on the Bike Pittsburgh website in the section called “The Leader”. Bike Pittsburgh, Inc. does not rent, sell, or make available any personal information, including email addresses, that you may send to Bike Pittsburgh. If you would like to be removed from the distribution list, simply email: remove@Bike-Pgh.org and request to be removed.