Safe Sidewalks Crew Assessment Tool Demo and Walk

Get some fresh air and explore the neighborhood where the conference is being held with Pittsburgh Walks, a coalition of local nonprofits and community members advocating for safe, accessible, enjoyable walking across the city!
This 1.5 mile walk will highlight examples of what works and what could be improved for people who walk (that’s nearly everyone), and you’ll learn to assess good and bad infrastructure through the eyes of accessibility experts.

Along the way, we’ll show off the Safe Sidewalks Crew – a collaboration between Pittsburgh Walks and the City’s Department of Mobility & Infrastructure (DOMI) to crowdsource data about sidewalk conditions, and you will get to try out the survey tool yourself. The data we collect together will help the city identify where sidewalks need to be improved or built, prioritize pedestrian infrastructure projects, and make the case for funding. Meanwhile, the volunteers who collect the data are building a community to advocate for the infrastructure we need to thrive.

More Information on the Safe Sidewalks Crew

Thank you to our tour organizers Mobilify and Bike Pittsburgh

Multimodal Mon-Valley: How Former Steel Sites were Reborn with Trails and Bike Lanes

A bike tour of Pittsburgh’s Monongahela River Valley former steel sites turned to bike trails and bike lanes.

Hot Metal Bridge, Eliza Furnace Trail, Beehive St, Carrie Furnace Trail - These are some of the leftover names from Pittsburgh’s steel era that have been (and are continuing to be) repurposed into a world class trail and bike lane network. The downsizing of Pittsburgh created opportunities to think differently about how we use our land and our streets, and it’s still a work in progress. In the case of Hazelwood Green (on the tour), the former steel site created a near blank slate to design a new neighborhood and street grid from scratch, which is becoming a hub of tech and robots. To further the multimodal connections along the Monongahela River, trail planning efforts are ongoing to connect Hazelwood Green to the existing Duck Hollow segment of the Three Rivers Heritage Trail with an extension to the Carrie Blast Furnaces National Historic Landmark.

This bike tour will take you to these sites and through history to see how Pittsburgh transitioned from the loss of its major industry to the economy of the future. The ride is flat and will be mostly on trails and bike lanes. It will be led by the City’s two non-profits who work in the bike and trail space, Bike Pittsburgh and Friends of the Riverfront.

Thank you to our tour organizers Bike Pittsburgh and Friends of the Riverfront

Art Walk on the Allegheny

This walking tour highlights sculpture, murals and more along the riverfront trails of the Allegheny River. Artworks include: Black Flowers, Invisible Ecologies, Pittsburgh Variations, Piazza Lavorro, Mythic Source, and others. From massive murals, to diverse sculptures, and works integrated into public landscapes, this tour has art for everyone, set amongst beautiful landscapes on both sides of the Allegheny River. Learn about the history of these spaces and how art has served to elevate them across the decades and into the future.

The tour will end at programming barge Shore Thing (time to rest, grab a snack, and discuss!) featuring A New Wave, mural by Janel Young and La Vispera’s new Surface Tension.

Thank you to our tour organizer Riverlife

urban Bike Infrastructure Tour

Come on a city loop to see an assortment of bike infrastructure downtown, in the North side, and Strip District! This tour includes protected intersections, river trails and many examples of quick-build bike infrastructure, led by some of the people who planned & designed them!

Thank you to our tour organizer City of Pittsburgh Department of Mobility & Infrastructure (DOMI)

PRT University Line Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Tour and Walk

Using Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT) regular bus service, ride from Downtown to Oakland and back with descriptions of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project as it nears completion. A PRT project manager will present completed and upcoming improvements especially as they relate to pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure.

Thank you to Pittsburgh Regional Transit for organizing and providing this tour free of charge to APBP 2026 Attendees

Downtown Public Realm Walking Tour

Come explore 'dahntahn' Pittsburgh's public realm. Downtown Pittsburgh, like many historically walkable urban centers, has been working hard to re-think and re-invent traditionally car-centric and curb spaces, transforming them into vibrant pedestrianized & bikeable places that is helping Downtown Pittsburgh re-establish itself as a residential & mixed-us neighborhood. This walk & talk will feature parks, streetscapes, public art, outdoor dining, and pedestrian plazas. On the way, we will pass by bike lanes, pedestrianized streets, and bus rapid transit stations - a multi-modal, active transportation environment!

Thank you to Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership for organizing this tour

Troy Hill Walking Stair Tour

This tour showcases Pittsburgh’s unique topography and difficult challenges presented to those living on hilltops as pedestrians and will offer history of the neighborhoods as well as scenic viewpoints for photos. Begin tour at Aslin Brewery, and climb the nearest staircase to the top of Troy Hill. Walk the length of Troy Hill to Rialto Street and walk down to the Allegheny River Trail. Follow the river back to the Sixteenth Street Bridge, and give participants the chance to walk back or take public transit back to the conference hotel.

6:00 - 6:10: Attendees meet in Hotel Lobby to travel to Aslin Brewery (Attendees will meet Tour Guide at Aslin Brewery) (Google Map)
7:20: Attendees depart Aslin Brewery Together
7:30 – 9:15 PM: Tour
9:15 : Attendees go back to the Marriot, departing from the 16th Street Bridge (Google Map)

This tour involves very strenuous stairs that may be difficult for some.

Riverlife’s Loop

This tour will highlight Riverlife’s projects enhancing pedestrian and bicycle access along the loop, a 15 mile trail around downtown Pittsburgh. Sights include The Mon Wharf Switchback, Point State Park Connector, the site of the future West End Bridge Connector, Allegheny Landing, Shore Thing Programming Barge, Allegheny Riverfront Park, South Shore Riverfront Park, and much more!

Thank you to our tour organizer Riverlife.

Monongahela Incline Tour

Participants will walk from the downtown conference venue, across the Smithfield Street Bridge (Pittsburgh’s Oldest Bridge) to the Monongahela Incline (Oldest Funicular in the country) about one mile away. Participants then see the mechanical and control rooms before riding the incline to the top to take in the scenic views for about 20-30 mins before riding the Incline down and walking back to the hotel.

Incline Pin
Scenic Overlook Pin

Thank you to Pittsburgh Regional Transit for organizing and providing this tour free of charge to APBP 2026 Attendees