By SONJA REIS (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.), Post-Gazette

December 24, 2015 NEVILLE TOWNSHIP, PA — Allegheny County’s plans to include bike lanes along main thoroughfares on Neville Island is being called “a Christmas miracle” by Sean Brady, Hollow Oak Land Trust executive director, because it will make his bicycle commute from Observatory Hill on the North Side to his job in Moon safer and easier. “Connectivity is very important in the airport corridor. This is a big step in connecting the dots,” Mr. Brady said of the project earmarked for 2016. Neville’s more than 5 miles of bicycle lanes will ultimately connect to Downtown Pittsburgh; to the 46-mile Montour Trail, using a 0.8-mile extension through the county’s 78-acre Sports & Athletic Complex at Montour Junction; and with the Ohio River Trail, which will extend into Ohio.  more »»

Plan for bike lanes on Neville Island draws favorable reaction

By SONJA REIS (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.), Post-Gazette

 

December 18, 2015 NEVILLE TOWNSHIP, PA — Reaction to Allegheny County’s plan to place bike lanes along Neville Road and Grand Avenue in Neville Township was mostly positive Thursday night, with about 30 residents and area bicycling enthusiasts providing input and asking questions about the project proposed for 2016. more »»

By SANDRA FISCHIONE DON0VAN (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.), Tribe LIVE

 

December 9, 2015 CORAOPOLIS, PA — Despite not reaching their $75,000 fundraising goal earlier this year, supporters of restoring the former Coraopolis train station are using money they raised to have contractors stabilize the roof and plug leaks.  more »»

By TOM GIAMBRONI (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.), The Review

 

October 19, 2015 LISBON, OH - The state is planning to reopen a closed railroad tunnel in the Grimms Bridge area of St. Clair Township that could one day become part of a proposed bicycle trail. more »»

By LARISSA DUDKIEWICZ, Tribe LIVE

 

July 22, 2015 SEWICKLEY, PA — Bicyclists who roll through Sewickley on the Ohio River Greenway Trail likely will not be directed through the business district, but they should have safe trips on low speed, low traffic roads, borough officials said. Sewickley Council recommended a path to Findlay based Mackin Engineering Co. that would take bicyclists coming from Moon along the river via Chadwick Street, rather than across busy Route 65 into the heart of town. more »»

By KATHERINE SCHAEFFER, Tribe LIVE

 

June 20, 2015 GLEN OSBORNE, PA — The Ohio River Trail Council is moving forward with the first two phases of its Ohio River Greenway Trail, planning to begin construction in 2016 and seeking feedback on conceptual plans for phase two. more »»

 

Water trail from Point State Park to Ohio gets national designation

By KATHERINE SCHAEFFER, TribLIVE

 

June 4, 2015 MONACA, PA — A paddling trail that follows parts of the Ohio River and other area waterways was named Thursday as a national recreation trail by the Department of the Interior and National Park Service. The Ohio River Water Trail, which runs for 69 miles through Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia, was among 10 trails approved for the honor in advance of National Trails Day, which is Saturday. more »»

By BOB PODURGIEL, Post-Gazette

 

March 6, 2015 MONACA, PA — Mackin Engineering, the company commissioned to complete the Ohio River Trail phase II project study of a 15-mile bikeway between the Sewickley Bridge and Center is emphasizing safety for the bicyclists. more »»

February 25, 2015 AMBRIDGE, PA — Stewart Wicker believes Ambridge already has the best bicycle shop in western Pennsylvania.  

 

If a designated bikeway happens to roll past that Merchant Street shop, the Ambridge resident offered ways to protect the safety of cyclists like himself.

 

He was among a large group of people who gathered Tuesday in the Visitor's Center at Old Economy Village to discuss the next phase of a multi-community bike route known as the Ohio River Trail Project study. more »»

February 20, 2015 GLEN OSBORNE, PA — Glen Osborne resident John Orndorff wants to make Beaver Road in Sewickley more bicycle-friendly. Memories of bicycling through Sewickley as a teenager on his way to tennis lessons motivated him to become involved with the Ohio River Trail Council, a nonprofit, volunteer organization dedicated to establishing a new, multi-use trail through Beaver County. He is now a director of the council. “Being able to cycle through my own little community was wonderful,” he said, adding, “it should still be part of our community today.” more »»

By GARY HORVATH, Trib Live

 

February 11, 2015 SEWICKLEY, PA — A study to determine how a 15-mile bike trail will travel from Moon to the Beaver County Jail site soon will get under way.

 

“We'll be taking a look at the routes and coming up with the best recommendation for improving those routes for safety and way-finding for bicyclists,” Findlay-based Mackin Engineering Co. Director Robert Genter said. The engineering firm is conducting the study for the Ohio River Trail Council, which is overseeing the project. more »»

 

Ohio River trail council readies for next phase

By TORY N. PARRISH, TribLIVE

 

February 8, 2015 SEWICKLEY, PA — The Ohio River Trail Council is moving forward with plans to establish a 41-mile route that will connect 26 Allegheny and Beaver county communities. The group plans to start a phase two project study in the spring that will include the design of a 15-mile bikeway segment that will begin at the Sewickley Bridge, travel through several towns, including Edgeworth, Leetsdale and Ambridge, and end at the Beaver County Jail in Center. more »»

 

By MOLLY BORN, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

February 2, 2015 SEWICKLEY, PA — It may be hard for some to get excited about the prospect of outdoor cycling in Western Pennsylvania when temperatures are below freezing and snow is on the ground. Not so for the Ohio River Trail Council, which announced last week that a study to include the design of a 15-mile bikeway across parts of Allegheny and Beaver counties is set to begin this spring. more »»