Tribune Review coverage of protected bike lane announcement

Today was an amazing day. Many members of Pittsburgh’s biking community gathered at Schenley Park visitors center along with Bike Pittsburgh’s staff and interns, Mayor Peduto and city officials. From the Trib:

By Megan Harris

Mayor Bill Peduto pledged during a Schenley Park cycling event Thursday to complete the city’s first three protected bike lanes in Schenley Park, Greenfield and Downtown by Labor Day.

The first, two-lane segments will account for one-and-a-half of five miles partially underwritten through $250,000 from the Green Lane Project, a national urban consortium of cities working to improve bicycle infrastructure.

Click to read the whole article which includes a quote from Bike Pittsburgh’s executive director, Scott Bricker,

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