I'm taking the day off work to ride around to all the parks. If there's a group ride, all the better!
2012-09-17 23:39:36
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Pgh Park(ing) Day?
Is Pittsburgh participating in Park(ing) Day this year? ParkingDay.org suggests that Sept. 21, 2012 may be the day.
Last year IIRC there was a ride between all the mini-Parks (which I missed, and I'd like to make that ride this year if I can).
Does anybody know if/how this is happening? TIA, Vannevar.
2012-08-23 03:05:38
I was just checking the FB page and the blog http://pghparkingday.wordpress.com/ and the map at https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=207766293882356402522.0004c95a155559f213d24&ie=UTF8&ll=40.484153,-79.948404&spn=0.110962,0.109362&t=p&source=embed
I haven't done this with BikePGH before. May I ask, could somebody please explain how/who/if anybody's organizing a ride to all the Parks? We'll be 3 or 4 bicyclists and we'd like to join a group ride if there is one. Thanks! V.
2012-09-17 23:57:18
based on the listed locations, i'd probly start in lawrenceville, head downtown, over to southside, to oakland, then shadyside, & ending in regent sq.
Also, perhaps smallish groups to avoid slamming the people volunteering @ the sites.
2012-09-18 00:16:41
Oh man who's riding out to Shaler Elementary school? Those teachers must be awesome.
2012-09-18 00:22:39
Last year, I did a one-man ride starting at Tree Pittsburgh, the length of Penn to Downtown, then one or two on the SSide. I didn't try to hit every one of them, but did try to engage in a proper conversation at each one I did get to. Quality, not quantity.
2012-09-18 16:42:06
I did this last year (with a small group) and had a great time! Unfortunately I have to work this Friday so I'll miss it this year.
2012-09-18 17:03:27
nice, it look slike the count has doubled on the map today.
2012-09-18 17:10:06
I just visited the Bike Pittsburgh message board expressedly to look for info about a bike ride, because I had fun during my lunch break last year on the ride.
Anyone interested in going around during lunch, starting around Oakland?
2012-09-19 11:58:35
Another bike ride idea would be to meet at the Bike Pgh parking spot in the strip, go downtown -> South Side -> Oakland
2012-09-19 12:55:16
Very excited for this. I printed out a map and am plotting a course, probably over ambitious as usual. For some reason I feel slightly like wearing a fake mustache, tweed jacket, and monocle for this. Just for whatev's.
2012-09-19 18:02:49
@edmonds: Like this?
(Comics aficionados may recognize Mason Savoy...)
2012-09-19 18:19:54
Mm, more "Dr. Watson" than that, I suppose.
2012-09-19 18:38:09
I'll be helping set up the site at Penn & 8th St (Western Pennsylvania Conservancy). Should be pretty cool. Stop on by and check it out. Mustaches welcome 
2012-09-20 01:23:31
I'm so excited for today. It seemed like it is going to be a little warm for a jacket and moustache, so I just went with creative-class casual.
2012-09-21 13:11:08
Hey, somehow I missed the Bike Pgh! space, the Parking Day map said 2109 Penn, was that right? I was out from like 12 til 2:00.
2012-09-22 21:52:50
was it not up have been in the 3100's?
that would be closer to their offices.
2012-09-22 23:23:12
They were outside of Reyna's, until about 2, I think.
2012-09-23 00:06:09
Yeah, we were outside Reyna's from 6:30am until about 2pm. It was a lot of fun! Sorry we missed you @edmonds59!
2012-09-24 19:20:06