Speak up for biking and walking & get free dinner!

One of the most reliable ways to make Pittsburgh better for biking and walking is to make sure that projects that improve biking and walking are included in the Capital Budget.

A Capital Budget is the way that a city’s mayor prioritizes and funds the things they want to see built. One can think of a Capital Budget as the conscience of a mayor. The things that they think are important are the things that get funded.

It’s our job as neighborhood advocates to help make the case for continuous and expanded funding for safety improvements on our streets. One way to do that is to make sure that the Mayor knows that these types of projects are important to you.

Mayor Gainey has published his First Draft Capital Budget for 2024, and his office has scheduled four public meetings to present and talk with communities about what could be changed before it’s finalized.

In short, the more people that go to these meetings and talk about the need for safe streets improvements such as traffic calming, complete streets, bike lanes, trails, steps, curb ramps, crosswalks, and bump outs, the more it will help ensure these life-saving measures get funded.

Dinner will be provided, so bring a date!

For more info on the Capital Budget process, see the City’s Engage Page.

October Meeting Dates and Locations

Follow the links to view each event on our Civic Calendar.

TROY HILL
Wednesday, October 4th, 6pm
Provident Charter School, 1500 Troy Hill Road

EAST LIBERTY
Wednesday, October 11th, 6pm
Kingsley Association, 6435 Frankstown Avenue

HILL DISTRICT
Thursday, October 12th, 6:30pm
Jeron X Grayson Center, 1852 Enoch Street

CHARTIERS CITY
Monday, October 23rd, 6pm
Community of Change, 3622 Centralia Street

HAZELWOOD
Tuesday, October 24th, 6pm
Pittsburgh Firefighters Local, 120 Flowers Avenue

Any individual who requires an accommodation for effective communication or a modification of policies or procedures to attend and/or participate in a program, service, or activity provided by the City of Pittsburgh should contact the City ADA Coordinator as soon as possible but no later than two business days before the event by emailing ada@pittsburghpa.gov.