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Some Park and Parking History & Friday is Park(ing) Day in PittsburghParking

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Image by JessyeAnne via Flickr

This is a neat event that is another creative way to think about our city, transit and how cars fit into the urban landscape.   It fits well into the conversation we have been having about if you need a car in Pittsburgh on the post about Zipcar.

Last year, I posted about Parking Day 2008 and recieved this interesting comment that I wanted to share – which puts some historical perspective of how cars have fit into Pittsburgh over the past centruy or so.

I have a nineteenth century “History of Pittsburg” which lists the word “parking” in the index. I thought this odd as I couldn’t imagine someone parking a carriage. When I looked it up, the word meant the placing and creating of parks in the city which was not done until after the Civil War.

Park(ing) Day, Friday, September 18, 2009 is being coordinated by Mattress Factory, the Office of Public

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Image by Steve Rhodes via Flickr

Art and the Community Design Center of Pittsburgh.

More info about Park(ing) Day and some great photos of the parks from last year is available at http://parkingdaypittsburgh.blogspot.com/ Continue reading

Pedal Pittsburgh – See the City from 2 Wheels

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Image by planetschwa via Flickr

Pedal Pittsburgh takes place on Sunday, May 17 and offers 3 different bike routes to see the city. You can bike the route your self or take a guided tour.

Check out this post from 2006 that links to a list of steepest hills in the city.

All of the proceeds from Pedal Pittsburgh support the CDCP – the Community Design Center of Pittsburgh which is a non profit organization dedicated to good design in Pittsburgh – they offer lots of great support and services to people looking to remodel or do historic restoration on their homes.

EVENT DAY SCHEDULE
All rides start and finish at the SouthSide Works Town Square.

6:30 a.m.
7:00 – 8:00
8:00 – 9:00
8:30 & 9:00
9:00 – 10:00
9:30 & 10:00
10:00 – 10:30
11:30 – 3:30
Registration Opens
50 & 60 Mile Riders Depart
25 & 35 Mile Riders Depart
25-Mile Guided Tours Depart
15-Mile Riders Depart
15-Mile Guided Tours Depart
6-Mile Trail Riders Depart
Lunch & Entertainment at Finish Area