Reminder that with the holiday on Monday May 27th, collections will be 1 day later than normal that week.
Environment/Health
04/11 2013
Check the signs in your area, or see the city website for more details.
Effective Jan 1, 2013, the City will no longer collect televisions, computers and computer peripherals at the curb.
Check out the official notice
04/09 2013
This Saturday, April 13th will be the first work day of the season in Frazier Farms; please join us from 10am-2pm to help clean out vegetable beds, move soil and do any other garden prep you see fit! Frazier Farms is on Frazier St. at the end of Dawson St.
Please feel free to bring any garden tools, plant cuttings or maybe even snacks to share!
Gardening is not a requirement to attend, if you would like to just come out and meet some of your neighbors you are more than welcome to!
PennDOT is seeking volunteers for this year’s Great American Cleanup of Pennsylvania effort that runs through May 31.
The cleanup event is an annual effort sponsored by PennDOT, Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful, state Department of Environmental Protection and other partners. Groups involved in PennDOT’s Adopt-A-Highway (AAH) program, which involves volunteers cleaning roadsides year round, are also encouraged to participate in the cleanup.
“These cleanup programs play a huge role in keeping Pennsylvania beautiful through cleaner roadsides and communities,” said PennDOT Secretary Barry J. Schoch. “It’s my hope that more individuals get involved and join the thousands of dedicated volunteers that participate in these efforts year after year.”
Interested individuals can find a listing of cleanup events, resources for organizing a cleanup, and other information about the effort online at Great American Cleanup Of PA.
Groups interested in adopting a section of highway are encouraged to contact their local PennDOT County Maintenance office and ask for the AAH coordinator, or visit PennDOT District 11 (Allegheny County)
Groups interested in adopting a section of highway are encouraged to contact their local PennDOT County Maintenance office and ask for the AAH coordinator, or visit PennDOT District 11 (Allegheny County)
04/08 2013
The City of Pittsburgh is introducing a bike share program in which users are given a key or code to access a bicycle at parked solar-powered docking stations at any time. The program will include 500 bikes for point-to-point trips across the city.
Passes for the system will range from annual, monthly, three-day and 24-hour. Users can take advantage of an app called Spotcycle to determine if a bike or empty dock is available at a station.
For more information, visit BikePGH http://bikepgh.org or Pittsburgh Bike Share www.pghbikeshare.org
04/07 2013
Oakland 2025 Master Plan is the culmination of a year-long community engagement process that included public design workshops, neighborhood dialogue sessions, community”walk-shops,” and stakeholder interviews.
The strategies fit into five distinct yet interrelated areas: Housing, Transportation, Business and Development, Open Space and Art, Community Building.
For more info, check out the Oakland 2025 Master Plan information page.
04/06 2013
Putting the “Oak” back in Oakland.
The Oakland 2025 Master Plan identifies greening and beautification as vital areas for creating a sustainable and enjoyable community. The Oakland Green Team is a direct response to this vision for the future, and will strive to achieve this vision by creating a forum for resident ideas and actions.
Bates Street hillside between 2nd Ave and Blvd Of The Allies gets a makeover.
On May 8th and 9th, from 4pm-7pm, 40 volunteers are needed to help pull weeds, remove debris, and plant new trees along the hillside. Rain dates will be May 15th and 16th.