Forbes Avenue, one of the major roads in the City, received bicycle-friendly treatments from Margaret Morrison (just east of CMU) to Murdoch, with the plan to continue the markings to the new soon-to-be bike lanes through Frick Park and on up to S. Braddock Ave. The 2.3 mile stretch, when complete, will be a combination of bike lanes (whenever the street is wide enough) and shared lane markings, or “sharrows,” when the road narrows, or is a steep downhill.
This is a good step towards respect between motorists and bicyclists. Hopefully the city plans to do this in other neighborhoods, including Downtown. For now, though, it looks like the city is planning on making Squirrel Hill more biker friendly.
Not only that, but the City of Pittsburgh is finalizing plans to have a 335-mile biking/hiking trail that will connect Pittsburgh and Washington D.C.
ReplyDeletePlus they are going to connect various gaps of trails that surround the entire city of Pittsburgh and I believe will cross over all three rivers. How cool is that?