July 2020 - test-neighbhorhood@test.highlandparkpa.com

ISO - College Guidance Advisors or Financial Consultant
by Sofia Sunseri 30 Jul '20

30 Jul '20

We are looking for an advisor to help us walk through several financial options for college. If you would kindly share any recommendation in regard to this topic we would be grateful.

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Babysitter Needed For August
by Katarina Sumanova Harris 29 Jul '20

29 Jul '20

I am in a need of a babysitter for August 13th and 14th in the evening, 5-9 PM or so. My daughter is 7. It must be somebody reliable and responsible. Anybody you have been very happy with that you can recommend? Thank you! Katarina

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Hazardous battery disposal
by Chris Flyer 29 Jul '20

29 Jul '20

Hi neighbors, I discovered today that an old rechargeable battery from a Sony PSP is swollen but not yet leaking. Does anyone know where I can take this to be safely disposed of? When stores start to open I was going to go through the list on Call2Recycle to see which if any can take a hazardous one, but if anyone has first-hand experience that would be a great help. Thanks! Chris

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Pots gotten Thank you all
by mbg213＠aol.com 29 Jul '20

29 Jul '20

Thank you all for your quick response. We've gotten all the pots we need. :)

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Many moving boxes + packing paper, bubble wrap
by cassia.priebe＠gmail.com 29 Jul '20

29 Jul '20

Lots of moving boxes, mostly all broken down. Variety of sizes but mostly medium (about 8-10) with a few small and two large. Some of the boxes are brand new from Home Depot. One of the boxes has magazines/newspaper we used for packing, and bubble wrap. On the left hand side of the porch of 810 N Highland.

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Already Taken--Free Frontline for Dogs 48-88 lbs - 3 Doses/Months
by Slovenec, Sharon 29 Jul '20

29 Jul '20

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My remarks to City Council re the New Bike+ Plan (N. Euclid Neighborway)
by janet jai 29 Jul '20

29 Jul '20

HI, neighbors, Last week I addressed City Council about the new Bike (+) Plan, of which the N. Euclid Neighborway is a part. Since I was limited to three minutes, I couldn’t mention all my concerns, but here is a copy of my remarks. If you prefer, you can hear me speaking these remarks to City Council on YouTube. I am about 25 minutes in during the regular Council meeting on 7/21/20. Thank you. janet jai, MLA My Comments to City Council re the Dangers of the New Bike(+) Plan janet jai, MLA I know how many very important issues you are all dealing with right now so I regret having to present you with another. I am here because I believe the new Bike(+) Plan as it is currently conceived will make city bike-path streets dangerous—rather than safer—especially for children. First, I would like you to know that I am a strong supporter of climate-change-solution efforts. Last year I was selected to do a poster presentation at the National Academy of Sciences about healing climate change. So it distresses me deeply not to be able to support the new Bike(+) Plan. Unfortunately, Pittsburgh’s plan encourages children to ride on bike-path streets not only on bikes, but on e-scooters, motorized skateboards, and more, saying that this is safe regardless of the age of the children because the traffic (cars, trucks, buses, etc.) will be going more slowly. Now it is one thing to see a lovely family group of parents and children bike riding together. It is very different to see one or more young children riding on their own in the middle of traffic. I would like you to envision living on a bike+ plan street (remember these streets will be all over the city), and pulling out of your parking area to find an 8-year-old (or younger) child on a bike in front of you and two children on e-scooters or possibly “toy” hoverboards in back of you as you attempt to drive to work or food shop or whatever. To me, this is very dangerous. Yet all of this is allowed, most of it encouraged, by Pittsburgh’s new Bike(+) Plan. Since discussions with DOMI (the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure) didn’t alleviate my concerns about the plan, I did research: 1. The Casebook of Traumatic Injury Prevention reports that: “Children in the 4th to 7th grade exhibit both high bicycle riding activity and high collision rates.” 2. Bike-friendly cities like Boulder and Portland have been postponing allowing e-scooters on their bike paths because of safety concerns. (Portland is testing them, but their first 4-month test showed an increase in e-scooter-related injuries.) 3. Most successful bike-friendly cities have done significant community engagement and safety education to make sure that bikers are aware of the rules of the road and the importance of following them. They also enforce bike laws. Pittsburgh’s Bike(+) Plan calls for safety education, but is encouraging everyone to ride on the streets NOW before it is offering the safety training, which is not required. And to the best of my knowledge there is NO enforcement of bike laws here. This new Bike(+) Plan is also being rushed forward when we are all dealing with a pandemic and major social unrest. I believe it is vital to postpone moving the Bike(+) Plan forward until at least next summer. This will give us time to (hopefully) get beyond the pandemic and to find solutions to the bike plan’s problems. I believe there are real solutions, but achieving them will take time, community engagement, and intense bike safety education. I don’t want children (or drivers or others who may have to swerve to avoid children) to be injured, possibly severely, because of a Bike(+) Plan that is deeply flawed and moving forward much too rapidly. Thank you.

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empty pots
by mbg213＠aol.com 29 Jul '20

29 Jul '20

Hello All, If anyone has 10 or 12 inch or larger pots they are looking to part with please reach out. Looking to transplant cramped plants.

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Kennywood tickets available for a great cause!
by Pat Hargest 28 Jul '20

28 Jul '20

Dear Highland Park neighbors, Some of you know that I work at The Bradley Center <https://thebradleycenter.org/>, which is a home and a school for children ages six to 18 who have mental and behavioral health challenges. We have 100 children who live at Bradley and 200 who attend school there. This has been a difficult time for all of us, especially them. Each year I get some Kennywood tickets to sell as a fundraiser so the children can get new shoes as they grow out of theirs, or even fun things like birthday presents. Please see below for this year's details. Best, Pat [image: Description: http://www.wnir.com/upload/KENNYUnforgettableFunLogoMaster-02.png] *Get your discounted Kennywood tickets to support the Bradley kids!* The Bradley Center <https://thebradleycenter.org/> has 75 tickets to sell for Kennywood—first come, first served! The regular price for all-day passes is $54.99. Bradley is selling tickets for $30.00. If you want to purchase tickets, please contact me at phargest(a)thebradleycenter.org or 412-680-7686 to let me know. You can make your check amount for the total price of the number of tickets you want to purchase, payable to The Bradley Center, and put it in my mailbox at 955 Wellesley Road, 15206. Your Kennywood tickets will be placed in your mailbox the week after I receive your check. *Please note that, in order to maintain reduced capacity, Kennywood requires that all guests RSVP on their website for the date that they are choosing to visit Kennywood. *Each ticket will need to have an RSVP associated with it. Once you purchase your discounted Kennywood tickets from Bradley, please visit www.kennywood.com/rsvp for more information on how to save your spot for a day of summer fun! On behalf of the children, I thank you!

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curb alert: Free chest freezer for scrap
by Matt Konek 28 Jul '20

28 Jul '20

Broken chest freezer outside at 1422 N Euclid Ave for anyone who wants it to disassemble and take for scrap. I will be disposing of it by the end of the week if it's not taken. <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> Virus-free. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>

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