Become an advocate for safer biking, walking, and rolling!
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While BikePGH works on improving biking and walking full time, we are only one piece of the puzzle. YOU are vital to the success of our movement for safer streets!
Here’s how you can get involved:
- Join a monthly 30-minute “Intro to Bike/Ped Advocacy” orientation session via zoom!
- Find your local bike and pedestrian advocacy group (aka “bike/ped committee”), get on their email list, and attend a meeting or event! See below for a list of all the groups in our area and how to get in touch, and find group meeting details on our Civic Calendar.
Don’t see an advocacy group in your area? Use this guide to start one! - Join our community of bike/ped advocates on Slack (our online chat space) and our Facebook Group. Introduce yourself, share ideas, and ask any questions you have! Our community loves to help each other out with everything from how to get started with an idea to finding the best bike routes.
- Sign up for our monthly “Outspoken” newsletter to get the latest advocacy opportunities, campaign updates, and community events.
- Still have questions? Email advocacy@bikepgh.org with your questions or to set up a meeting.
Join or Start* a Neighborhood Bike/Ped Advocacy Group
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Several neighborhood biking and walking advocacy groups are working toward making their streets better for biking and walking, while building a local community of bicyclists:
- Allegheny Bike/Ped Corridor Committee (Sharpsburg, O’hara, Aspinwall, Blawnox): Email to join their listserv
- Beechview Complete Streets
- Better Streets Lawrenceville: Request to join their e-mail list.
- Bloomfield Livable Streets
- Complete Streets at Pitt: Message them on Instagram or email streetsatpitt@gmail.com
- Etna Pedestrian Alliance: Contact Tom
- Far East End Bikes & Walks (Wilkinsburg, Edgewood, Swissvale, Regent Square, Park Place): Join their Google Group or email seth@bikepgh.org
- Greenfield Livable Streets // GCA Planning, Transportation, and Development Committee: Join their Google Group
- Highland Park/East Liberty Bike-Ped Committee: Join their Google Group or email them
- Inclined to Bike & Hike (Mount Washington): Email them to join.
- Millvale Borough Bicycle/Pedestrian Committee
- Morningside/Stanton Heights Livable Streets: Join their Google Group or email Alex
- Mt. Lebanon – “Move Lebo”: Email movelebo@gmail.com to get involved.
- Polish Hill Traffic Calming Committee: Email PHCA
- Shadyside Complete Streets: Join their Google Group or Email them
- Squirrel Hill Urban Coalition Bike Ped Committee: Join their Facebook Group or email Marshall
- South Side Smart Streets: Email to join
- Strip Safe Streets: Join their Google Group
- Walk Bike Shaler: Email Chris Chirdon
- Walk Ride Northside: Join their Google Group or email them to join
- West Pittsburgh Bike/Ped Committee: Join their Newsletter, or join their West Pittsburgh Bike/Ped Committee
- Western PA Region: Southwestern PA Commission (SPC) Active Transportation Resource Center
*Don’t see your neighborhood on the list? Consider starting your own Neighborhood Bike/Ped Committee. We have a handy toolkit to walk you through the process of learning how to start your own group.