Downtown to South Side was buzzing with activity, then we danced in the rain

This past Saturday, May 11th, OpenStreetsPGH presented by UPMC Health Plan kicked off the 2024 season! From Downtown to South Side, we had an incredible time with 100+ partnering businesses, organizations, and YOU!

Nothing can quite compare to the freeing feeling of car-free streets. Our May Route took participants on a 2-mile journey from Downtown Pittsburgh through Market Square, up Forbes Ave through the (newly renovated!) Armstrong Tunnel, and across the 10th St Bridge to the bustling business district on E. Carson St in South Side.

Here’s a quick recap + Check out the incredible photos by photographer Murphy Moschetta up on our Flickr page.

Fun for everyone at the Hubs

South Side Family Hub – Kids of all ages had a great time at BikePGH’s Learn to Ride area! Additional activities and partners included: XPOGO. Kung Fu Tea. Little Explorers Learning Academy. Riverlife. Pittsburgh Walks. City Cast Pittsburgh. South Side Smart Streets. Friends of SS Park & Goat Fest. Churn Southside. Switch and Signal. Sunburst School of Music. Kyklops Tattoo. Solarpunk Future. PWSA. Y on the Fly. WQED. Bunsen Bakers. IngRUN 5k. We All Vote. & more

Health & Wellness Hub in Market Square featured a cooling station from presenting sponsor UPMC Health Plan, and fitness classes for all ages hosted by the YMCA! Additional incredible partners who joined us: Pogoh. PromoWest North Shore. Pittsburgh City Paper. DOMI. GAP Trail. UFG Gym Pittsburgh. City High. Kona Ice Pittsburgh. SPC. NEXTpittsburgh. ALCOSAN. Citizens’ Climate Lobby Pittsburgh. Steel City Brand. Downtown Pittsburgh Partnership. Walnut Capital. Scrimshaw Media. PennDOT District 11. & more

Along the Route we had a great time with so many partners, including: Sly Fox. FA Climbing. PGH Sk8. Cindy’s Munchies. CNM Pittsburgh Silent Disco. Death Comes Lifting. The Urban Tap. Emphico Studio. Pittsburgh Guitars. La Bodega Taqueria. Bird on the Run. Cricket Wireless. Zed’s. Revel Pgh. Millie’s. Cafe Momentum. KidicalMassPgh. Thick Bikes. O’Ryan the O’mazing. Rick Sebak. & more

Back at it again on June 29 and July 27!

If you missed us this time, never fear! We’re back at it again on Saturday, June 29 and Saturday, July 27 with two more OpenStreetsPGH events, celebrating people-powered activity and our Pittsburgh community. Routes, schedule, and info will be announced on openstreetspgh.org!

Become a Sponsor

If you’d like to sponsor our next OpenStreetsPGH event, there’s definitely still time to get in on the action! Don’t miss out on the opportunity for your business to reach tens of thousands of real live humans through our fan-favorite event series — Just email christine@bikepgh.org!

Presented by UPMC Health Plan, OpenStreetsPGH is one of the city’s most beloved summertime traditions and gives people of all ages and abilities the chance to walk, bike, run, and roll along completely car-free streets.

Additional support is provided by McAuley Ministries, Zero Fossil, Wahila Creative, YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh Regional Transit, PWSA, Walnut Capital, Pittsburgh City Paper, PublicSource, NEXTPittsburgh, Citycast Pittsburgh, and more!

Become a Volunteer

OpenStreetsPGH could not happen without the dedication of our amazing Volunteers! Join the team of 100+ volunteers who transform Pittsburgh’s streets into a utopia for pedestrians and bicyclists at our next event:

If you love OpenStreetsPGH, become a BikePGH Member!

OpenStreetsPGH is a free community event that opens miles of city streets for people to walk, run, bike, and explore spaces that would otherwise be used by motor vehicles. Love OpenStreetsPGH? The best way to support this event series is to become a BikePGH Member! The event is organized by BikePGH, a registered 501(c)(3) charitable non-profit, who works on behalf of the Pittsburgh community to make the city safe and accessible for everyone to bike and walk.