We are pretty lucky here in Bloomfield; we have a relatively well-connected network of bike infrastructure that helps us get around the neighborhood.
Our neighbor to the south, Oakland, is finally getting some new bike lanes through their heavily traveled corridors: Forbes Ave. AND Bigelow Blvd. around the University of Pittsburgh. There are some new, novel markings which we have not seen in Pittsburgh before.
Here are 2 blog posts from our friends at Bike Pittsburgh about the new safety improvements:
1.) Get familiar with them with the help of Bike Pittsburgh’s informative blog post HERE.
This is super exciting, and makes Pittsburgh’s cultural hub (museums, library, & universities) more accessible for all the city’s residents, especially neighboring Bloomfield!