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Old 09-13-2012, 07:38 PM
 
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Pretty cool:

Pittsburgh to host international biking/walking conference in 2014 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Pittsburgh to host conference of biking/walking experts | TribLIVE

This sort of thing can really help Pittsburgh's ongoing rebranding efforts.
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Old 09-13-2012, 10:21 PM
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Location: Pittsburgh
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Very good news. I hope there is a push to get even more done. I think Pittsburgh will continue to rise to the occasion! Thanks for posting that.
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Old 09-13-2012, 11:46 PM
 
Location: South Oakland, Pittsburgh, PA
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The joke on the Bike Pittsburgh forum is that now it can be guaranteed that the last missing bit of the Great Allegheny Passage by the Keystone Metals and Sandcastle properties will be finished by September 7th of 2014, the day before the conference...
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Old 09-14-2012, 04:53 AM
 
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The joke on the Bike Pittsburgh forum is that now it can be guaranteed that the last missing bit of the Great Allegheny Passage by the Keystone Metals and Sandcastle properties will be finished by September 7th of 2014, the day before the conference...
Hah--I was wondering if they might try to push through some more projects, and this is a good candidate.
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Old 09-14-2012, 09:15 AM
 
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I hope that they show off the Pittsburgh water trails as well - lots of people out on the rivers. My goal is to get sufficiently strong and proficient enough to paddle from the Woods Run dock to the Strip District and back.

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Old 09-14-2012, 09:21 AM
 
Location: Mt. Lebanon
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awesome. thanks for sharing.
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Old 09-14-2012, 09:30 AM
 
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This is good news, but "walking experts" makes me laugh.
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Old 09-14-2012, 02:12 PM
 
Location: somewhere near Pittsburgh, PA
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The joke on the Bike Pittsburgh forum is that now it can be guaranteed that the last missing bit of the Great Allegheny Passage by the Keystone Metals and Sandcastle properties will be finished by September 7th of 2014, the day before the conference...
Well speak of the devil...

Great Allegheny Passage bike trail set for completion in spring - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Old 09-14-2012, 02:25 PM
 
Location: Pittsburgh
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2014. I'd like to see a proper bike boulevard in the city somewhere by then.
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Old 09-14-2012, 02:35 PM
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"2014. I'd like to see a proper bike boulevard in the city somewhere by then."
This, and just some more bike lanes in general.
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