Another one of these articles about how cities are battling to attract the magic youthful demographic of 25-34 appeared in the NY Times today. Richard Florida is of course mentioned in it. Well, Pittsburgh, you would be smart to take some queues from Portland, one of the top five cities in the country attracting this demo.

Portland happened to have a group who wanted concessions for cyclists and was able to get them, he said.

“The real issue was, is your city open to a set of ideas from young people, and their wish to realize their dream or objective in your city,” he said. “You could go out and build bike paths, but if that's not what your young people want, it's not going to work.”

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Well Pittsburgh DEFINITELY wants them. Take a minute to make sure you write your councilperson and let them know that you are one of the Pittsburghers who wants better bike amenities. Click here for a list of council members and how to contact them.