It was a beautiful weekend to hit the streets of Pittsburgh—and many did, for the Open Streets Pittsburgh event and the debut of Pittsburgh Bike Share.
Robert Zullo reports on a big weekend for bikes in Pittsburgh at the end of May:
That times have changed for city cyclists was on full display Sunday, as Pittsburgh Bike Share rolled out its gleaming racks of Healthy Ride bicycle stations during the Open Streets PGH event series, when 3½ miles of streets from Market Square in Downtown to Lawrenceville were closed to cars in deference to bicyclists, roller skaters, runners and pedestrians while competitors in the Steel City Showdown bicycle race zipped across the Clemente and Warhol bridges at Sixth and Seventh streets.
Zullo includes details on the debut of the new bikeshare system, Pittsburgh Bike Shre, which will soon offer 500 bikes at 50 kiosks around the city. The new system launched at eight locations on Sunday May 31.
For those interested in living vicariously through the Open Streets Pittsburgh event, WTAE Pittsburgh has a slideshow with photos from the event.
FULL STORY: http://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2015/06/01/Bike-share-program-debuts/stories/201506010070
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