Pittsburgh Skyline, a Creative Commons Attribution (2.0) image from Lagged2Death’s photostream

Pedal, Paddle, Peduto returns in 2011 with the City Lights Paddle on Wednesday, September 21 from 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. The Pedal, Paddle, Peduto Hike and Learn Series consists of three educational, outdoor adventures. Pedal, Paddle, Peduto is hosted by Venture Outdoors — Pittsburgh’s premier outdoor experiences organization. During each outing, you’ll learn about our city’s history and the vision for its future with Councilman Bill Peduto and special guests.

Participants in the City Lights Paddle will join Councilman Peduto, architect Rob Pfaffmann, Tom Baxter from Friends of the Riverfront and Sean Brady from Riverlife for an evening paddle in Downtown Pittsburgh. It’s a five mile, round-trip paddle with stops for discussions of future city development from the perspective of the waterfront, riverfront trails and rivers. Imagine watching the sun setting over the beautiful Pittsburgh skyline from the unique vantage point of a kayak on the river! It will truly be an unforgettable experience for anyone who loves Pittsburgh.

City Lights Paddle
Date: Wednesday, September 21
Location: Kayak Pittsburgh – Downtown (near PNC Park)
Difficulty: Moderate
Time: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Cost: $33.00 non-member / $25.00 member

You can register online here or call call 412-255-0564, ext. 0.

You can find out more about the other events in the Pedal, Paddle, Peduto Hike and Learn Series here.

St_Pauls_Cathedral (5), a Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike (2.0) image from camrich345′s photostream

On September 6th, Pittsburghers joined Bill Peduto and special guests on a leisurely bike ride around Oakland and Pittsburgh’s East End as part of the Pedal Paddle Peduto Hike and Learn Series. Peddle Paddle Peduto is a series of three hiking, biking, and kayaking trips around Pittsburgh. Participants learn about Pittsburgh’s history and the vision for its future by key organizations involved in building the city’s next renaissance.

On this particular ride, they visited the religious institutions that call Oakland and the East End home. You can sign up for future Pedal Paddle Peduto events at Venture Outdoors.

Here’s a recap of that outing:

The last session of Pedal, Paddle, Peduto took place on Sunday, as participants were led through Schenley Park for a City Parks Walkabout.
Nineteen people, and one dog, came out to walk 4 miles around the park, while learning about the ecosystem and plants around them, and the history and future plans for the park.  The weather held out long enough for the group to enjoy their walk.
This was the last session of this summer’s Pedal, Paddle, Peduto program.  Councilman Peduto hopes to partner with Venture Outdoors again next year to continue and expand the program.

The second session of Venture Outdoors Pedal, Paddle, Peduto took place on Sunday July 5, as Councilman Bill Peduto and participants went on a bike ride through downtown Pittsburgh.

Louise Sturgess from Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation, Don Carter from Urban Design Associates, and Eve Picker from no walls productions joined Councilman Peduto to speak about the history and design of our downtown buildings.  

The 32 participants, both children and adults, simultaneously learned about the downtown area of their city, and enjoyed a relaxing bike ride past the buildings they were learning so much about.

Missed out on the last two Pedal, Paddle, Peduto trips?  Don’t worry – there is still one session of Pedal, Paddle, Peduto left this summer!
Sign up here for the City Parks Walkabout.

On June 14th, outdoor activity and policy discussion were united in the first session of Venture Outdoor’s Pedal, Paddle, Peduto summer program.  

For the first session, 42 people joined Councilman Bill Peduto for a kayaking trip with an informative twist.  As the group kayaked on Pittsburgh’s rivers, they also learned about the Pittsburgh’s riverfront environment and riverfront development.

Lisa Schroeder from Riverlife, Tom Baxter from Friends of the Riverfront, and Rob Pfaffmann from Pfaffmann and Associates spoke to the participants about our city’s rivers.

For more photos, visit the Pedal, Paddle, Peduto page, or our Flickr!

This summer, outdoor activity and public policy discussion will be combined into one new program from Venture Outdoors Pittsburgh.  Venture Outdoors and Councilman Bill Peduto are teaming up to create Pedal, Paddle, Peduto – and you can get in on the fun!

Join Councilman Peduto and local experts for the Three Rivers Kayaking Tour, the Downtown Bike Tour, the City Parks Walkabout – or all three – to enjoy Pittsburgh’s green spaces and learn about riverfront development,  architecture, urban design, and much more.

Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to both experience and learn about your city!  For more information, or to sign up, visit www.ventureoutdoors.org.