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Pittsburgh Study: What If Your Every Mode Of Transit Was Free For A Year?
An innovative new pilot will give Pittsburgh residents free rides on all the shared transportation networks their city has to offer — and, possibly for the first time in the history of "universal basic mobility" pilots, they'll be able to access them all on a single platform.
August 30, 2022
The 3 Secret Ingredients To Building Bike Networks Fast
A handful of cities across America are building out bike lane networks faster than ever before — and the secret ingredient isn't concrete and paint, but strong partnerships and even stronger public messaging, a new analysis argued.
June 10, 2022
Pittsburgh Bridge Collapse Underscores Urgent Need For Fix-It-First Policy
The collapse of a bridge in Pittsburgh is just a preview of potential disasters to come under the new infrastructure legislation, which continues to allow states to prioritize building new capacity for drivers over repairing existing stuff.
January 29, 2022
UPS Kicks Off Year-Round E-Trike Delivery Service in Pittsburgh
International shipping giant UPS is dipping a toe into pedal-powered delivery in American cities.
November 13, 2017
Mayor Bill Peduto Wants to “Leapfrog” Your City on Bicycling and Livability
Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto is putting the rest of the United States on notice. His city is on the rise, and he fully intends to keep it that way.
September 22, 2014
Need to Add a Bike Lane to a Bridge? Experiment Like Pittsburgh Did
The Pro Walk Pro Bike Pro Place 2014 conference took place this week in Pittsburgh. Even though the Andy Warhol Bridge already has a nice shared bike-ped path on it, for one week the city decided to put bike lanes on its roadway. It's the simplest design you can imagine, just two rows of small traffic barriers and a little bit of signage. I compiled a few moments of footage while walking to an event one night.
September 12, 2014
Four Mayors on Why They’re Building Out Their Cities’ Bike Networks
A growing number of mayors want to make big strides on bike policy, and they need smart advocates to help them do it.
September 9, 2014
Bikes, Cars, and People Co-Exist on Pittsburgh’s Shared Streets
Summer is finally here, but livable streets advocates already can’t wait for September to come. The biennial Pro Walk/Pro Bike/Pro Place conference is taking place in Pittsburgh, a city that's shedding its "Rust Belt" image and emerging as a leader in progressive street design with the help of a new mayor who’s committed to biking, walking, and public space.
July 3, 2014
Setbacks and Victories For Urbanism in Yesterday’s Mayoral Races
Mayoral elections broke both ways for livability in American cities yesterday: The results of some may slow progress on transit and street safety, while one-midsized city elected an executive who campaigned strongly on light rail expansion and bikeability.
November 6, 2013