Dear Neighbors – Last night I too joined in on the nice weather noise and problems along our main drags here in Highland Park. I called 911 to report motorcycles racing up and down Highland Avenue, as we are just four houses off that road. As I type this I can hear the motorcycles from the Pittsburgh Police pulling over speeders going up and down Highland Avenue, and they have been doing so for well over an hour at this time. The first time that I heard them closer to my house I went out to see that they had three cars pulled over at once at the end of Callowhill Street. When I went down to around Bryant Street and Highland Avenue they had four other cars pulled over then. I wish to thank our police for responding promptly with decisive action on cutting down this continued problem. The following Motorcycle Officers were present when I was there around 8:00 PM this evening: Levier, Elardo, Brown, McGuire, Hough and Eynon. Thank you to Cmd. Schubert for setting up this assignment on behalf of the residents of Highland Park. It is a very pleasant task to report this to our community. Mike Michael Millet Nadler President, Highland Park Community Council P.O. Box 5036 Pittsburgh, PA 15206 Personal Contact Information: 5916 Callowhill Street Pittsburgh, PA 15206, (412) 363-3483, Fax: (412) 363-2925, E-mail: mike@divehards.com _____ From: neighborhood-bounces@highlandpark.pgh.pa.us [mailto:neighborhood-bounces@highlandpark.pgh.pa.us] On Behalf Of Pannny@aol.com Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 6:15 PM To: Scott.Schubert@city.pittsburgh.pa.us; Rashall.Brackney@city.pittsburgh.pa.us; neighborhood@highlandpark.pgh.pa.us; Joseph.Tersak@city.pittsburgh.pa.us Subject: Re: [Highland Park] Motorcycle Racing on Stanton Ave I want to thank the neighbours and the police department for the quick response and considering this situation a serious concern. If I may suggest, please install your monitoring device in the area of the community gardens; you'll have better success as there's a stop sign further toward the tennis courts. By the time they reach that stop sign prior to the tennis courts, they normally do stop (or at least slow down) and don't seem to pick up as much speed directly in front of the tennis courts themselves. There's also a blind "corner" as Stanton rounds right past the community gardens. While there's a "SLOW Hidden Driveway" sign, as I pull out of the driveway, my car has come close to being t-boned more than a few times. It's a great corner to tilt the bike into the corner and accelerate....... If there's anything we as residents can do to assist, please let us know. Once again, thank you for your time. Susan In a message dated 5/21/2007 11:34:45 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, Scott.Schubert@city.pittsburgh.pa.us writes: We will be glad to assist Joe, Can you please assign someone to this detail Thanks Scott Schubert, Commander Special Deployment Division (SDD) -----Original Message----- From: Brackney, Rashall Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 10:48 AM To: 'Pannny@aol.com'; neighborhood@highlandpark.pgh.pa.us Cc: Schubert, Scott Subject: RE: [Highland Park] Motorcycle Racing on Stanton Ave Cmdr Schubert, Can you have a couple of cycles monitor speed on the lower part of Stanton near the tennis courts prior to entering Highland Park? Also, can we install a speed monitoring device to capture data so I can determine the best times to assign personnel to this problem? Thanks! Cmdr. Brackney RaShall M. Brackney, Commander Zone Five Station Penn Circle West and Ansley Pittsburgh, Pa. 15206 (412) 665-3605 -----Original Message----- From: neighborhood-bounces@highlandpark.pgh.pa.us [mailto:neighborhood-bounces@highlandpark.pgh.pa.us] On Behalf Of Pannny@aol.com Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2007 5:34 PM To: neighborhood@highlandpark.pgh.pa.us Subject: [Highland Park] Motorcycle Racing on Stanton Ave Here we go again. The weather gets nice and those of us that live on the block of Stanton Avenue leading into the park have to kiss goodbye a peaceful weekend. For most of this afternoon, our ears were pleasured with the thundering gargle as nearly 40+ motorcycles paraded up and down our street. I especially enjoyed the exhaust fumes creeping into my house and they crawled by. But, so as not to bore us, we were treated for a few hours of drag racing! The speed limit is 25mph and I bet I could have clocked them doing 65 - 85 mph. We have too many children on this street who play near the tennis courts to tolerate this behaviour. As I do every year, I phoned 911, but today I had to phone twice. The second time I requested the car to stop at my home so I could speak with the officer. He said he would drive down the street but there's not much he could do. I suggested placing a few cars on the street to catch and ticket them in hopes of Stanton Avenue developing the reputation as a "hot spot" - so don't race here. He did offer to take the problem back and they would possibly have a few cars frequent our street more often during the weekends. His suggestions was for as many of those that live on this street to phone Mayor Ravenstahl's 311 line and voice our concern about the noise and the excessive speeding. For those that are not aware of 311, the information below is copied directly from the web site. The web site also has an online form one can complete and submit. * What is Mayor Luke Ravenstahl's Response Line - 311? 311 is the City’s phone number for government information and non-emergency services. * Why 311? 311 allows you to call one easy-to-remember number in order to receive information and access to City government services. * How does Pittsburgh’s 311 work? 311 service representatives use a state-of-the-art database of information and services about City government. 311 works closely with other City agencies to maintain the most current information possible. * When is 311 available? All calls to 311 are answered by a live operator from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. * How do I reach Pittsburgh’s 311: In the City of Pittsburgh, dial 3-1-1. Outside of Pittsburgh, call (412) 255-CITY (412-255-2489). I hope many neighbours will consider calling or completing the online form. 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