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| Photo taken from bike rental website, www.bikepittsburgh.com |
Autumn is just two weeks away. The days are becoming shorter. The air is becoming cooler. And as the leaves on the trees begin to change their color, Pittsburgh, one of the most affordable places to live, will start its transition into one of the most beautiful times of year. A city built on hills and positioned at the crossing of two rivers, Pittsburgh provides incredible views from all over the city, and one of the best ways to experience them is via bicycle.
While cycling in a city with hills may sound like a turnoff to some, over the past decade Pittsburgh has turned itself into a bike friendly city with a biking community to back it up! Recently ranked #35 of ‘America’s Top 50 Bike-Friendly Cities’ by www.bicycling.com, Pittsburgh has over 50 miles of riverfront and roadside bike trails, as well as over 500 bike racks. And as the Pittsburgh biking community grows, the number of cycling events have, too! With Bike Free Fridays, BikeFest, the Pedal Pale Ale Keg Ride - an event where you pull a keg from the East End Brewery to a mystery destination and then top the day off with a nice local brew - and many more, there is no denying that cycling has become a large part this wonderful city.
And what’s our favorite part? Well, besides for the fostering of local community, we here at Vibrant Pittsburgh can’t help but love the fostering of distant communities that cycling has provided. After a highly anticipated wait, this past June the 150 mile bike trail from Pittsburgh to Washington D.C. was finally finished, opening a gateway to those Pittsburghers and Washington D.C. people adventurous enough to ride it!
So, break out your tire pumps and get ready to ride! If you’ve been looking for cheap places to live in the US that are also incredibly beautiful and very bike friendly, Pittsburgh is the place for you. And as the autumn season approaches, now is one of the best times to experience the great city of Pittsburgh from the front row seat of your bicycle.
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