On
June 21st and 22nd Pashek Associates staff member Mike
Kotyk attended the ThinkBike workshop at Carnegie Mellon University. This workshop, organized by
Mayor Luke Ravenstahl’s Office in partnership with the Royal Netherlands
Embassy, brought together Dutch bicycle transportation experts, Pittsburgh
transportation planners, engineers, advocates and cyclists to plan and discuss
how Oakland’s Fifth and Forbes Avenue corridor can become more
bicycle-friendly.
During the
two-day workshop, participants were split into two teams which surveyed the
existing conditions of the corridor and then provided constructive
recommendations and solutions on
how to make this busy corridor more bicycle and pedestrian friendly. The team’s
outcomes and recommendations were then presented to the public, decision
makers, cyclists and other interested parties at the closing session on the
evening of June 22nd.
About ThinkBike
Through a multi-city initiative, Dutch experts and companies are increasing bicycle
use in the U.S. and Canada. Toronto was the first Canadian city to host such an
event, while Chicago was the first U.S. city to host a bike workshop, followed
by Washington, D.C., Miami, San Francisco and Los Angeles. For more information
on ThinkBike, please visit: http://www.facebook.com/ThinkBike or www.dutchcycling.nl.
Here are few links to some media exposure on ThinkBike
Pittsburgh:
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