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Bicycling: Comparing Pittsburgh to Austin

written 17 Oct 2008 while the sun tried, at least, rising

As you probably may or probably may not know, I’m currently on the road, for awhile. Right now I’m staying in Austin, TX and I’m blown away by the biking infrastructure here. If you take a look at what this city has done and then compare it to our own beloved Pittsburgh, it’s both a little heartbreaking and equally inspiring.

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Pittsburgh, Still Happening

Though we’re currently on the road for some time, I’m still keeping up to date with all the latest haps in Pittsburgh’s progressive movement via my favorite websites, mostly ones on the Internet.

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Help Justin Ride His Bike and You Could Do Some Good without Doing Much at All

Justin ChechileJustin Chechile is planning on riding his bike from Pittsburgh to my former port town home, Lake Erie. He’s trying to raise some cash to help people suffering from MS on the way. You can help, just pop on over to his page on the MS site and donate whatever you can, $2.50, $5, $9,999, whatever you can afford.

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Pittsburgh Hiring Bicycle / Pedestrian Coordinator

A Three Rivers Bike Rack in front of the church in Downtown East LibertyThe City of Pittsburgh is finally hiring a dedicated Bicycle / Pedestrian Coordinator who’s primary job function will be to improve the city’s cycling and walking options. This is such great news and one of those monumentous occasions where Pittsburgh takes a nice fat leap into what could be a very progressive future.

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