NEXTpittsburgh: 4 Reasons Why Pittsburgh is Becoming A Buzz City

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There’s quite a buzz around biking

Pittsburgh becoming a multi-modal city and outsiders are taking notice, reports NEXTpittsburgh. Advancements in bike infrastructure and safety are featured heavily in this article celebrating Pittsburgh’s culture of innovation through grit and creativity.

Lauri Grotstein | NEXTpittsburgh

The past 15 years brought in a second phase of reinvention when “pioneer advocates were trying to create an atmosphere that was inclusive of younger people,” says City Councilwoman Deb Gross. Think the Sprout Fund, Bike Pittsburgh, Attack Theatre— organizations that started on small budgets and made big impacts—and are now the models for change. These innovators created an “openness, availability, and inquisitiveness for every next generation,” she says.

“This is definitely a space that the millennials have broken wide open,” says Gross. “We have really activated grassroots networks,” she says, “who are pushing the limits and trying new things. There’s so much action.”

Pittsburghers are turning brownfields into sunflower fields, planting native orchards in abandoned playgrounds, and harvesting wild edibles to sell to our nationally recognized restaurants. We’ve transformed vacant lots into social clubs and organized festivals that blend tech and music. We’ve got start-up accelerators, river keepers, and nomadic indie craft marketplaces. There’s small-batch distilleries and community meetings in people’s living rooms.

Read the full article to get the full scoop on why people are excited about Pittsburgh becoming a better place to bike (and, by extension, a better place to live).


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