For the second event of the summer season Open Streets organizers unveiled a new route stretching from the North Side, through Downtown, and up into the historic Hill District. This was my second time volunteering for the event so I was out early in the light Saturday morning traffic beneath some ominous storm clouds. After … Continue reading OpenStreetsPGH June 2024 (w/ video!)
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OpenStreetsPGH May 2024 (w/ video!)
This past weekend was the first OpenStreetsPGH event of the summer. On Saturday May 11th a stretch of streets from downtown Pittsburgh to South Side Flats was closed off to car traffic, freeing up this vital public space for human activity and people-powered movement. Having attended as many OpenStreets event as I could over the … Continue reading OpenStreetsPGH May 2024 (w/ video!)
WYEP Summer Music Festival & OpenStreetsPGH June 2022
The last weekend of June was also the first official weekend of Summer, and it was a busy one in Pittsburgh. On Saturday I headed into Oakland for the WYEP Summer Music Festival. The concert was held in Schenley Plaza. It was nearly 90 degrees fahrenheit with lots of sun. When I arrived most of … Continue reading WYEP Summer Music Festival & OpenStreetsPGH June 2022
OpenStreetsPGH May 2022
Following several years of always being out-of-town or otherwise unable to attend an OpenStreets Pittsburgh session, last summer I returned to the city just in time for the sole event of 2021. I wrote about my experience cycling across the Mon to Hazelwood for that event around Mill 19 last summer. This year the organization … Continue reading OpenStreetsPGH May 2022
City Scenes: Xmas lights at Phipps & PPG Place
The past year saw my return to Pittsburgh after an extended absence that was precipitated by the pandemic. This return has involved much revisiting familiar terrain, but also a great many firsts. For instance, last month I visited Phipps Conservatory for the first time, despite the local landmark having been on my Pittsburgh to-do list … Continue reading City Scenes: Xmas lights at Phipps & PPG Place