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!)
Tag: South Side Flats
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!)
Buff Zone: Color Park controversy
A couple of weekends ago I went for a run along one of my usual routes on the South Side stretch of the Three Rivers Heritage Trail. While crossing beneath the span of the Birmingham Bridge I noticed the words "Buff Zone" graffitied onto the pile foundations and sporadically spotting the asphalt of the trail … Continue reading Buff Zone: Color Park controversy