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[Highland Park] Traffic, pedestrians, and the same old story
by Helen Blier 22 Dec '07

22 Dec '07

Hi all - and especially Cmdr Brackney - I was at the Dilworth holiday concert last night with my kids. Great show. I took their hands and we had just started to cross Collins on the Dilworth side of Stanton - when a fairly ratty old sedan sped up, blew through the crosswalk and stop sign, and stopped halfway into Stanton - missing my kids and I by about a foot (and clearly going faster than the speed limit). Being a mama bear, I blurted out a "Hey! Watch it!" without really thinking about whether it was a good idea. The driver, an early 20s male, leaned over his passenger and screamed at me to F off, called me a f-in you know what, my fault for walking in front of his god**** car, then leaned out pointed at my kids and said "F*** you, and F*** you, and F*** yo mama!" I probably don't need to go into the effect this had on my kids. OK. Learned my lesson. Bite tongue when dealing with nearly being killed by speeding driver who blows through stop sign. No need to castigate me offlist for bad judgment. But frankly, the traffic around Dilworth is a dangerous thing on any given day, and this is just the latest near miss. Furthermore, there were hundreds of folks - with lots of young children - pouring out of the building. It could have happened to anyone. This traffic area has been a frequent topic of discussion on this list and at our PTA meetings - as have drivers like this guy. What - if anything - can be done? Helen

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[Highland Park] Christmas Dinner - Eat at home - Chef Rey will do the Cooking
by Reynold Fernandes 21 Dec '07

21 Dec '07

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[Highland Park] [Update.unionproject] Free Coffee Special, Holiday Hours, HIp Hop On Lock, UPWords, Block Party, Youth Talent Showcase and Office Space
by Katrina Struloeff 21 Dec '07

21 Dec '07

* To view the full email update visit www.unionproject.org/About_Us/News * *Featured Item of the Week:* *FREE COFFEE SPECIAL AT EAT UP CAFÉ DEC. 27 & 28 WITH PASTRY PURCHASE* Need a post holiday pick me up or just a chance to relax? Swing by Eat UP Café here at the Union Project on Dec. 27th and Dec. 28th between 9am and 5pm for a special offer. Get a free coffee with the purchase of any pastry. Think of it as a small holiday gift of appreciation from the Union Project to you. *Other Union Project Items This week:* *HOLIDAY HOURS FOR UNION PROJECT AND EAT UP CAFÉ THIS SATURDAY: HIP HOP ON LOCK PROJECT GRADUATION @ UNION PROJECT!! UPWORDS READING SERIES – JAN. 11 – SHERRIE FLICK AND NANCY KRYGOWSKI BLOCK PARTY – TUESDAY, Jan. 8th 5:30pm YOUTH TALENT SHOWCASE – JAN. 15th 7pm PARTNER TENANT OFFICE/STUDIO SPACE OPENING FEB.1st * *To view the full email update visit www.unionproject.org/About_Us/News* _______________________________________________ update mailing list update(a)unionproject.org http://unionproject.mennonite.net/mailman/listinfo/update.unionproject

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RE: [Highland Park] Re: Traffic Lunacy near Dilworth
by Sentz, Dan 21 Dec '07

21 Dec '07

311 is the way to go. Let them know that it is both a police enforcement issue and a public works (stop signs) issue. You can get to 311 from the city's website (city.pittsburgh.pa.us) where you will find a 311 icon to click on. This will give you a form to send (electronically) to 311 and provide you with proof of sending (your electronic response). Dan Sentz -----Original Message----- From: Jessica Miller [mailto:kekikamiller@yahoo.com] Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 1:49 PM To: David Passmore; neighborhood(a)highlandparkpa.com; Sentz, Dan; Meritzer, Richard Subject: Re: [Highland Park] Re: Traffic Lunacy near Dilworth If this e-mail does nothing, I would suggest calling the City 311 response line. Also get a number, I think they still give out reference numbers so you can follow up if necessary. Jessica Miller David Passmore <david(a)davidpassmore.net> wrote: Helen, I'm very sorry to hear that you and your kids were brazenly harassed by a driver last night. I share your frustration with the traffic situation in HP in general, but specifically in regard to the schools in the neighborhood. At the four way intersection of Stanton and Collins, a crucial intersection for pedestrians attempting to approach or leave Dilworth, there is 1 (one) stop sign, the one on Collins that the idiot who harassed you felt to be optional. I simply cannot understand the reluctance (perhaps it is simply negligence?) to provide more pedestrian accommodation at that intersection. I think at very least, there should be 4 stop signs, and crosswalks on each facing of the intersection. As we all know, you take your life in your hands each and every time you approach a road as a pedestrian. We cannot ultimately rely on street markings and/or basic human decency to ensure our safety, but can we not demand that the traffic situation around our schools be addressed? The neighborhood planner for that area may be reached here: Dan.Sentz(a)city.pittsburgh.pa.us Also, there is a Walkability Checklist available on the City website, which one might print out and mail to City Planning: City Planning 200 Ross Street Fourth Floor Pittsburgh, PA 15219 http://www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us/cp/assets/07_Walkability_Checklist.pdf Perhaps if enough attention were brought to this situation, we could effect a change for the better. On Dec 20, 2007 7:02 PM, <neighborhood-request(a)highlandparkpa.com> wrote: Send Neighborhood mailing list submissions to neighborhood(a)highlandparkpa.com To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://lists.highlandparkpa.com/mailman/listinfo/neighborhood <http://lists.highlandparkpa.com/mailman/listinfo/neighborhood> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to neighborhood-request(a)highlandparkpa.com You can reach the person managing the list at neighborhood-owner(a)highlandparkpa.com ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Helen Blier" <pacem1(a)gmail.com> To: "Highland Park" <neighborhood(a)highlandparkpa.com> Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2007 21:39:46 -0500 Subject: [Highland Park] Traffic, pedestrians, and the same old story Hi all - and especially Cmdr Brackney - I was at the Dilworth holiday concert last night with my kids. Great show. I took their hands and we had just started to cross Collins on the Dilworth side of Stanton - when a fairly ratty old sedan sped up, blew through the crosswalk and stop sign, and stopped halfway into Stanton - missing my kids and I by about a foot (and clearly going faster than the speed limit). Being a mama bear, I blurted out a "Hey! Watch it!" without really thinking about whether it was a good idea. The driver, an early 20s male, leaned over his passenger and screamed at me to F off, called me a f-in you know what, my fault for walking in front of his god**** car, then leaned out pointed at my kids and said "F*** you, and F*** you, and F*** yo mama!" I probably don't need to go into the effect this had on my kids. OK. Learned my lesson. Bite tongue when dealing with nearly being killed by speeding driver who blows through stop sign. No need to castigate me offlist for bad judgment. But frankly, the traffic around Dilworth is a dangerous thing on any given day, and this is just the latest near miss. Furthermore, there were hundreds of folks - with lots of young children - pouring out of the building. It could have happened to anyone. This traffic area has been a frequent topic of discussion on this list and at our PTA meetings - as have drivers like this guy. What - if anything - can be done? Helen -- <http://lists.highlandparkpa.com/mailman/listinfo/neighborhood> --

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[Highland Park] Lost Cat2
by Melissa Dorsette 21 Dec '07

21 Dec '07

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[Highland Park] FW: Fax Machine For Sale
by Kathy Bubash 21 Dec '07

21 Dec '07

Canon Laser Class 9000L facsimile machine for sale. Excellent condition. Rarely used. Asking $200.00; Contact kbubash(a)epqlawyers.com <BLOCKED::mailto:kbubash@epqlawyers.com> Pictures attached

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[Highland Park] Re: Traffic Lunacy near Dilworth
by David Passmore 21 Dec '07

21 Dec '07

Helen, I'm very sorry to hear that you and your kids were brazenly harassed by a driver last night. I share your frustration with the traffic situation in HP in general, but specifically in regard to the schools in the neighborhood. At the four way intersection of Stanton and Collins, a crucial intersection for pedestrians attempting to approach or leave Dilworth, there is 1 (one) stop sign, the one on Collins that the idiot who harassed you felt to be optional. I simply cannot understand the reluctance (perhaps it is simply negligence?) to provide more pedestrian accommodation at that intersection. I think at very least, there should be 4 stop signs, and crosswalks on each facing of the intersection. As we all know, you take your life in your hands each and every time you approach a road as a pedestrian. We cannot ultimately rely on street markings and/or basic human decency to ensure our safety, but can we not demand that the traffic situation around our schools be addressed? The neighborhood planner for that area may be reached here: Dan.Sentz(a)city.pittsburgh.pa.us Also, there is a Walkability Checklist available on the City website, which one might print out and mail to City Planning: *City Planning *200 Ross Street Fourth Floor Pittsburgh, PA 15219 http://www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us/cp/assets/07_Walkability_Checklist.pdf Perhaps if enough attention were brought to this situation, we could effect a change for the better. On Dec 20, 2007 7:02 PM, <neighborhood-request(a)highlandparkpa.com> wrote: > Send Neighborhood mailing list submissions to > neighborhood(a)highlandparkpa.com > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.highlandparkpa.com/mailman/listinfo/neighborhood > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > neighborhood-request(a)highlandparkpa.com > > You can reach the person managing the list at > neighborhood-owner(a)highlandparkpa.com > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: "Helen Blier" <pacem1(a)gmail.com> > To: "Highland Park" <neighborhood(a)highlandparkpa.com> > Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2007 21:39:46 -0500 > Subject: [Highland Park] Traffic, pedestrians, and the same old story > Hi all - and especially Cmdr Brackney - > I was at the Dilworth holiday concert last night with my kids. Great > show. I took their hands and we had just started to cross Collins on the > Dilworth side of Stanton - when a fairly ratty old sedan sped up, blew > through the crosswalk and stop sign, and stopped halfway into Stanton - > missing my kids and I by about a foot (and clearly going faster than the > speed limit). Being a mama bear, I blurted out a "Hey! Watch it!" without > really thinking about whether it was a good idea. The driver, an early 20s > male, leaned over his passenger and screamed at me to F off, called me a > f-in you know what, my fault for walking in front of his god**** car, then > leaned out pointed at my kids and said "F*** you, and F*** you, and F*** yo > mama!" I probably don't need to go into the effect this had on my kids. > > OK. Learned my lesson. Bite tongue when dealing with nearly being killed > by speeding driver who blows through stop sign. No need to castigate me > offlist for bad judgment. But frankly, the traffic around Dilworth is a > dangerous thing on any given day, and this is just the latest near miss. > Furthermore, there were hundreds of folks - with lots of young children - > pouring out of the building. It could have happened to anyone. > > This traffic area has been a frequent topic of discussion on this list and > at our PTA meetings - as have drivers like this guy. What - if anything - > can be done? > > Helen > > -- > <http://lists.highlandparkpa.com/mailman/listinfo/neighborhood> >

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[Highland Park] Daily caregiver/sitter needed beginning in mid-January
by Alison Bogle 21 Dec '07

21 Dec '07

Hello, We are looking for an experienced, caring partime caregiver/sitter for our 15 mos. old daughter. The hours would be from 2-5 each day, in our home, beginning in mid-January. Both the start date and the hours are somewhat flexible to accommodate for a student's studying schedule, or for other reasons. Please contact me if you are interested in discussing this further - Alison Bogle 412-404-8628 or alisonbogle(a)hotmail.com Thanks! _________________________________________________________________ Don't get caught with egg on your face. Play Chicktionary! http://club.live.com/chicktionary.aspx?icid=chick_wlhmtextlink1_dec

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[Highland Park] Lost Cat?
by Melissa Dorsette 21 Dec '07

21 Dec '07

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[Highland Park] Christmastide 2007 at St. Andrew's, Highland Park
by Bruce Robison 20 Dec '07

20 Dec '07

Monday, Christmas Eve, December 24 4:30 p.m. Family Communion, with Blessing of the Creche, Carols, and Children's Homily 10:30 p.m. Service of Music: Marc-Antoine Charpentier, "Messe de Minuit," with Sara Botkin, soprano, the St.Andrew's Choir, and Orchestra 11 p.m. Traditional Midnight Service & Choral Celebration Tuesday, Christmas Morn, December 25 10 a.m. Holy Communion, in the Chapel (with Carols a capella) Wednesday, St. Stephen's Day, December 26 10:30 a.m. Holy Communion, in the Chapel Sunday, I Christmas, December 30 9 a.m. Holy Communion, 11 a.m., Choral Morning Prayer Monday, New Year's Eve, December 31 11 p.m. Recital: Mozart Flute Sonata, K 313, Ellen Spondike, Flute, Joan Zolko, piano. 11: 30 p.m. Holy Communion for the Eve of the Holy Name Midnight: Bell Ringing, Champagne Toast, Folk Music by Brad Yoder Thursday, in Christmastide, January 3 8 p.m. Choral Evensong, followed by Recital, Dr. Charles H. Heaton plays Scott Joplin. St. Andrew's is located at the corner of 5801 Hampton Street and North Euclid Avenue, in the East End Pittsburgh neighborhood of Highland Park. Visit our website <www.standrewspgh.org> for directions and more information, or call 412 661-1245. You are welcome here.

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