Previously slated for fall 2016, the intended date for the Negley Ave. redesign has been rescheduled to fit with the spring 2017 paving season. The section of Negley Ave. that will undergo this redesign stretches from Stanton Ave. to Howe St.
The proposed design is as follows:
Two dedicated lanes with a section of sharrows in Shadyside.
At the Penn/Negley intersection there is a road diet planned to change traffic lanes and make turning lanes safer for cars, bikes, and pedestrians.
At the Centre/Negley intersection there are plans to put bike boxes and green thermoplast down to make that intersection safer.
Previously, public meetings have been held to discuss the Negley Ave. redesign. You can read about the May meeting here and see the PowerPoint presentation here. We were also mentioned in the Bulletin about it. You can read that here.
Look at a map of Pittsburgh's bike infrastructure here.
East Liberty Bike Corral
Last February we submitted an application to have a bike corral installed in the East Liberty area to help resolve the lack of bike parking. We were lucky enough to be one of the chosen applicants to get a city bike rack.
Thanks to the City of Pittsburgh and the Livermore, it was installed in November, just in time for the winter months! Go check it out in front of The Livermore.
Penn Circle Update
Currently in discussion are plans to redesign Penn Circle. The meeting on November 1st at the East Liberty Presbyterian Church presented four design ideas to convert Station Street and Euclid Avenue into two-way streets.
This was the first community meeting about the project which is still looking for funding, input, and further planning.
Many issues were brought up including street lighting, bike parking, one-way side streets intersecting the main artery, changing the road’s classification, complete street policies, and pedestrian safety among many other topics.
Look for more community meetings on the topic to come.
The Alley Bike Co-op successfully completed its second year at the end of November (currently closed for the season until Spring 2017). Highlights of 2016 included a move to the new location at 5708 Stanton Ave, a name change from the "Beatty" Bike Co-op, and a growth in the number of community volunteers. Our current space is a little too small and lacks electricity, so we are in the hunt for other available garage space in East Liberty or Highland Park (contact alleybikecoop@gmail.com). Stop by next spring if you want help fixing your bike!
"The Sentinel Box, is a bike-mounted piece of hardware that detects and reports close calls for cyclists, or events where a motor-vehicle narrowly passes a bicycle. The device interfaces with the cyclist's smartphone to record GPS location, time of day, passing distance, moving speed of the passing vehicle and a picture of the event. The data is sent to a central database where records can be viewed by users. Our system identifies chronic problem areas, helping riders make the best routing decisions for their comfort level and helping cities make data-driven decisions about where infrastructure should be updated to improve the bicycling experience."
For about a month, five neighborhood bike commuters, including a member of the HP/EL Bike/Ped Committee, got to have it installed on their bikes to test and give feedback. Its timely that it is studying traffic during the redesign of Negley Ave., its primary focus of study and research for the month test. The research results should be available soon.
For more information follow their twitter feed and check their website.
