Bike Pittsburgh

Bike Pittsburgh is transforming our streets and communities into vibrant, healthy places by making them safe and accessible for everyone to bike and walk.

OUR VISION

Pittsburgh's bright future is built on a diverse transportation network that safely connects all people to their destinations. Residents, commuters, and visitors joyfully experience our unique topography and neighborhoods while navigating the city by bike and on foot. Well-designed bikeways, walkways, and communities will make riding a bike or walking comfortable, convenient, and fun. Our embrace of an active and healthy lifestyle is reflected in Pittsburgh's commitment to providing safe, world-class facilities for biking and walking.

OUR THEORY OF CHANGE

We believe that non-motorized mobility is a basic human right, and that transportation choice is essential to a high quality of life. Our work engages the community, institutions, and our leaders to promote that belief. Community education and action changes our infrastructure and makes sure that choice is possible. Safe, comfortable infrastructure provides transportation choice and changes behavior. We demonstrate what is possible with our events. We fully integrate equity, diversity and inclusion into our work. Organizational sustainability ensures BikePGH can continue to thrive.

MAJOR PROGRAMMATIC FOCUSES

Advocacy: We work for policy change and transformation of our urban core by inspiring and advocating within communities to achieve bikeable/walkable streets.
Community: We will increase community engagement by focusing on membership, diversity, fun events, and outreach.
Education: We will educate and train people of all ages and incomes on riding in the city and make drivers more considerate of bicycle riders and pedestrians.

OUR VALUES

Health and Livability: We are committed to improving the health and quality of life of Pittsburgh through increased access to safe bicycling and walking facilities, and by creating opportunities to bike and walk for all;
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: We are committed to representing and serving all people and all neighborhoods in the urban core of Allegheny County so that more people have access to safe, comfortable places to bike and walk;
Creativity and Best Practices: We pursue both creative and proven solutions that increase biking and walking;
Strength: We are committed to maintaining a strong, ethical, professional board and staff that proudly represents a large and diverse constituency;
Organizational Sustainability: We are fiscally, ethically, professionally, and environmentally responsible;
Fun: We believe that Pittsburgh is a fun place to live, work and visit, and that and bicycling and walking are inherently fun activities which are absolutely essential to bringing more visitors and long term residents to our city.

Testimonials

"The value Bike Pittsburgh has brought to our community can't be overstated." - Bike Pittsburgh member Joshua Siebert

"Bike Pittsburgh has played a key role in helping us start and run a successful bike rental business in Pittsburgh. Through enthusiasm, awareness and advocacy, Bike Pittsburgh has helped spread the word about how great it is to be on a bicycle in Pittsburgh. It is one of the links in the chain that encourages more people to visit us and spend the day touring our great city in the best possible way….on a bike! Thanks Bike Pittsburgh!" - Bike Pittsburgh individual member Tom Demagall, owner of Golden Triangle Bike Rental, a Bike Pittsburgh Business Member.

Some comments from our member survey:

"First and foremost THANK YOU. I have been riding to work for 2 months now, and it never would have happened if not for BikePGH. You guys got me the information I needed to get organized."

"Great job in all you do! Each day I see more cyclists on the road and attribute it much to the works of BikePGH!"

"Great work! I'm proud to be a member of Bike Pittsburgh and of the larger Pittsburgh bicycling community."

"I moved to Pittsburgh last winter and have been impressed by the cycling community here. I really appreciate Bike Pittsburgh's efforts to make cycling safer and more commonplace. It's a large part of the reason I love Pittsburgh."

"I think that what you all are doing for bicycling is absolutely invaluable. Making motorists aware of bike rights, and educating bikers on how to safely share the road is becoming more and more important. And believe me, your efforts do not go unnoticed, and they are very much appreciated."

"Thanks a ton guys (and girls), and keep up the great work!"

"I think you guys are doing a great job and hope you continue to be as effective as you have been over the past few years. The number of cyclists seems to have increased immensely since I moved here 7 years ago and y'all have done a great job helping all of us out."

"Thank you for the work you do and awesome events you put on. My husband and I have been carless for 1 1/2 (years) with bikes as our main mode of transportation...