Bobby Wilson

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Mark Brentley, Sr

Councilwoman Darlene Harris

Bobby Wilson

City Council has control over the capital budget and there are multiple projects and infrastructure improvements that can be done to address the needs of walkers and bikers. A City Councilor can also be an outspoken advocate and a source of ideas to improve the scope and quality of bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure. As leaders in our city, members of the Council must take advantage of their platform to ensure that multi-modal transportation infrastructure remains at the top of the city’s agenda. We can forge partnerships between the advocacy community, our neighborhoods, and the government to build a cohesive push for improved safety and accessibility.

I have some ideas for how we can achieve these important goals. We must add more bike lanes and improve connectivity between our bike trails and on-street bike lanes to expand access between local business districts, recreation opportunities, and residential areas. We must invest more in street maintenance and repair, and view all construction as an opportunity to engage in a complete street design review process with a focus on pedestrian and bicycle safety. We can also install more all-way pedestrian crosswalks to improve safety, and add traffic cameras at busy intersections to provide video evidence in the unfortunate event of an accident.

Mark Brentley, Sr

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Councilwoman Darlene Harris

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Bobby Wilson

I fully support the significant efforts over the past decade to install more bike lanes throughout Pittsburgh. Incorporating the repainting of bike lanes when streets are repaved has been very successful. We should include the repainting of crosswalks with the repaving as well. There is certainly more to do so the streets are for everyone.

There must be better implementation of the complete streets design when we are repaving the streets. There are crosswalks and traffic calming measures that should be added that are currently being overlooked. We must continue the expansion of bike lanes in a thoughtful and strategic way that is sensitive to the needs of each community. My focus would be on adding protected bike lanes to the larger roads that still lack them, and filling in the missing sections of street to ensure uninterrupted safety and accessibility. On the Council, I would be a voice for bringing more funding to support these critical infrastructure investments. At the end of the day, bike lanes and trails make transportation safer not only for our cyclists, but for our drivers as well, ensuring that everyone can share the road and get where they’re going safely.

Mark Brentley, Sr

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Councilwoman Darlene Harris

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Bobby Wilson

Restoring the Chateau Trail and other trails are just as important as filling potholes and repaving roads. Council can use Parks and Rec, and Public Works funds to repair trails.

We must include trail maintenance in the landslide section of the budget. By doing so, we can be assured that our main biking highways have long term protection from being washed away. I view repairing the Chateau Trail and others like it as equally important to repairing potholes and repaving roads. Both serve as vital transportation arteries. The residents of District 1 deserve world-class transportation infrastructure, and as the District 1 Councilman, I would be committed to delivering that by leveraging resources from the Department of Parks and Recreation and the Department of Public Works to repair our bike trails.

Mark Brentley, Sr

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Councilwoman Darlene Harris

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Bobby Wilson

Complete streets are a fantastic program that have been very successful citywide in improving safety for bikers, pedestrians, and people with disabilities. However, we have little evidence of any repaved streets in District 1 that underwent a comprehensive analysis to implement the complete streets design. As the District 1 Councilman, I would be a strong advocate for bringing this program and its many benefits into our neighborhoods.

Mark Brentley, Sr

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Councilwoman Darlene Harris

Bobby Wilson

I am a strong and consistent supporter of the expansion of bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure. I understand the power these investments have to make our communities more livable and vibrant. As a lifetime Northsider and a civic leader, I have spent years advocating for improving our community. As your representative on the Council, I would leverage that experience toward bringing more resources to double down on District 1’s bicycle and pedestrian amenities.

Mark Brentley, Sr

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Councilwoman Darlene Harris