This was sent to us by one of the organizers – not only do they have one fine looking event flier but they have put together a really neat event that shows off Pittsburgh and supports the Greater Pittsburgh Community Foodbank.
Bring your donations for the food bank and meet at the The Pump House (880 E. Waterfront Dr. Munhall, PA) then the group will hop on the bike trail and ride to the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank in Duquesne.
The ride is suitable for all levels of cyclists.
The food bank is most in need of:
High fiber cereal
Canned beans
Canned tuna & salmon in water
Canned vegetables
Diapers & toilet tissue
The organizers have requested that you not bring items in glass. This pretty poster was created by Joe Mruk.
Each year the folks who plan all of the Urban Hikes end the season with a huge scavenger hunt around a Pittbsurgh neighborhood. I have competed in the past – it is tricky, educational and a ton of fun all at once. There are some serious competitiors and lots of folks who are just there to explore a new neighborhood.
Previous UH Scavenger Hunts have visited East Liberty, Squirell Hill, Lawrenceville and Bloomfield. The 2012 Urban Hike Scavenger Hunt will be tackling the neighborhood of Regent Square. This is a great way to spend a Saturday afternoon – plan for at least 4 hours for the hunt and for scoring.
IMPORTANT TRAFFIC INFO – According to PennDOT’s website the Squirrel Hill Tunnel will be closed on Sat. October 20. What this means is that the traffic going into the tunnel which is slow on a good day will be a complete mess – allow extra time to get to the starting point. We’ve made a map to show you how close the starting point and the Squirrel Hill Tunnels are to each other. Forbes and Braddock will likely serve as the detour for traffic.
Here are the details from the Urban Hike folks….
It’s here. The hunt. Regent Square.Mark your calendars for 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, October 20. Teams can be up to five people. If you don’t already have teammates picked out, come as you are and we’ll help you find folks to hunt with!Urban Hike will provide you with a map, dozens of clues, and a time limit for wandering up and down the streets of Regent Square. You provide the answers. Some of the clues require taking pictures, so bring a camera with a blank memory card and a cable to download those pictures onto a computer. Bring a pen or pencil too.
The hunt will start in Frick Park at the corner of Forbes and Braddock. The hunt ends at a nearby local restaurant where we will score the answers, announce winners, and hand out prizes from our *awesome* neighborhood sponsors including:
Ambiance Boutique
Clipps Salon
D’s Six Pax & Dogz
Dunning’s Grill
Glenn Greene’s Stained Glass Studio
McBroom’s Beer Distributor
Paws-itively Pets
Square Cafe
Styles by Cardamone
Typhoon Lighting
If you have any questions in the meantime, as always, you can find us at info@urbanhike.com.Be there or be, um, square.
I don’t know if you saw this story in the news last week or not – last Wednesday a cyclist was violently attacked by a driver on the South Side. Please take a moment to read the story in the Post-Gazette here – they have released a description of the driver who has still not been identified.
The cyclist, Colin Albirght, has been in the hospital but he will be okay. I have seen some photos of his injuries, I don’t think it is appropriate to share those with out talking with him first – but shocking is not strong enough of a word to describe the photos.
Some friends of the cyclist are organizing a raffle and event to raise some money to help with expenses and recovery. This is where Pittsburgh is awesome – already numerous businesses and organizations have donated raffle prizes.
This is an opportunity to not only support Colin but to support the cycling community in Pittsburgh. Bikes are a good thing for Pittsburgh – less people in cars is a good thing for Pittsburgh. And the cycling community here has come together to do really good things for others in Pittsburgh – if you aren’t familiar with groups like Bike Pittsburgh, Free Ride, Flock of Cycles – please visit their websites and learn more about them. I also just learned about the Positive Spin program from the MGR Foundation that is working to provide city youth with cycling mentors.
Fundraiser for Pgh Cyclist Who Was Attacked Last Week
Storified by I heart PGH · Mon, Sep 10 2012 15:14:53
Colin Albirght Fundraiser Saturday, September 15, 2012 5-10pm OTB Bicycle Cafe, 2518 East Carson Street
More Details on the event from BikePittsburgh
The Bike Pittsburgh Blog Archives " Sat Sept 15: Fundraiser for South Side attack victim Colin Albright at OTBLocal cyclists are throwing a fundrasier for Colin Albright, the Pro Bikes mechanic who was brutally attacked in a road rage incident in …
Here is the link to OTB’s website if you need directions
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just one of the many awesome prizes donated for this event – scroll down for more
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Press coverage about the attack
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If you are new to Pittsburgh or just eager to explore a new neighborhood than this is the activity for you. Every month from April to September the Urban Hike team plans out a hike around a different Pittsburgh neighborhood. The hikes are free but the group usually stops for lunch after the hike.
Urban Hike – Marshall Shadeland
Saturday, September 15, 2012
Meet in front of the red LED sign that marks the entrance to the ALCOSAN plant. It’s just past the intersection of New Beaver Street and Tracy St., 15233. Public parallel parking is available on the nearby side streets, so give yourself a few extra minutes to park and join us at the sign. Facebook Event Link
This hike will include a tour of ALCOSAN followed by some other sights in the Marshall-Shadeland area. Here is the description of the hike from the organizers…
Urban Hike loves to explore new perspectives in Pittsburgh and our Marshall-Shadeland hike is no different. Not only will we take in this city neighborhood’s streets and sights from above, we’ll look into what’s below too! Our hike starts early at the ALCOSAN (that’s short for Allegheny County Sanitary Authority) plant that provides wastewater treatment services to 83 communities including the City of Pittsburgh. You’ll never look at a drain the same again.
After the ALCOSAN bus tour concludes, we’ll get our exercise on by climbing some of Marshall-Shadeland’s hills. This hike will be a bit brisker than most, with fewer stops to outweigh the extra time we’ll spend on the tour at the beginning. But just in case you’re not convinced to come out, rain or shine, with us… we’ll sweeten the deal just a bit more. A pit stop at a neighborhood ice cream and coffee café. Yum.
RSVP Requested!
If you are coming on the hike, we ask that you please RSVP to Emily at emilykeebler(at)yahoo.com or http://www.facebook.com/emilykeebler by Thursday, September 13 so we can give ALCOSAN an approximate headcount.
I love writing blog posts about events that combine lots of great things – I think it was last summer that I started noticing some super collaborations among Pittsburgh organizations. Two Wheels and a Lot of Green may take the cake for an event that combines a whole lot of Pittsburgh goodness into one action packed day.
Some of the folks who do amazing things for Pittsburgh that are partnering on this event…
GTECH – GTECH is short for Growth Through Energy + Community Health. GTECH is a Pittsburgh based non-profit that is doing some great work in Pittsburgh and elsewhere around the country around reclaiming vacant land, energy conservation and job creation. GTECH has a couple of core areas of programming that you can read about here. One of the things you may have seen are their sunflower lots around Pittsburgh.
BikeFest – each summer, BikePgh organizes a week long celebration of all things bicycyle in Pittsburgh. There are lots of events – something for every level of cyclist.
Tapped Pop Up Beer Gardens – new to Pittsburgh this summer – the folks who run Bar Marco have been organizing a pop up beer garden – beer, drinks and food trucks are popping up in different vacant lots around town. The one in July was awesome – lots of great people and fine food. Lawrenceville
As part of BikePgh’s annual Bike Fest – GTECH is organizing Two Wheels and a Lot of Green – a bicycle tour around Pittsburgh to check out some of the sites that GTECH has been working on to reclamation vacant land in East Liberty, Homewood, Larimer, Wilkinsburg and Millvale! Each bike route will feature several sites with refreshing drink stops and QR-code accessible video stories about the community and site’s transformation.
After the bike ride you can hang out at the Tapped Beer Garden which will be held at GTECH HQ.
Each year the folks who plan all of the Urban Hikes end the season with a huge scavenger hunt around a Pittbsurgh neighborhood. I have competed in the past – it is tricky, educational and a ton of fun all at once. There are some serious competitiors and lots of folks who are just there to explore a new neighborhood.
