The Massaro Corporation has received a Traffic Obstruction Permit from the City of Pittsburgh to permit reducing Forbes Avenue in Oakland between Craft Avenue to Halket to ONE LANE beginning at 11pm on Friday, June 3, 2016 thru 6am on Monday, June 6, 2016. Police traffic control, and signs for an alternate route will be in place. The additional lane closure is necessary to permit the dismantling of the tower crane.
Oakland
This project will complete a missing link in the existing Bigelow Blvd bike lanes connecting Fifth Ave and Forbes Ave and providing a safe bicycle route throughout the neighborhood.
The Department of City Planning will host a meeting to discuss and request input on this project. Your thoughts are important to the project's success!
It will be held at the Oakland Career Center, 294 Semple Street at 6pm
Thrival Third Thursdays, innovation and music festival, summer pop-ups 11am-2pm every third Thursday through September at the Forbes Digital Plaza at the corner of Forbes Ave and S Bouquet St.
- Music
- Free Food
- Tickets
- Lawn Games
- Thrival Merch
Learn about the City's plans to connect the existing bike lanes on Bigelow Blvd and Schenley Drive. They will discuss the final section of Bigelow Blvd between Fifth and Forbes Avenues.
The meeting will be at the Oakland Career Center, 294 Semple Street on Wednesday, June 1 at 6:00 pm
Tickets are now on sale for OPDC's Evening of Oakland Storytelling, featuring Rick Sebak. Look forward to an exciting lineup of live storytellers, which will be announced soon. This year's storytelling program is curated by The Moth in Pittsburgh and Caliban Book Shop and will celebrate the variety of relationships people from all walks of life have with Oakland.
The event will be Friday, June 10th at 6pm the Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children at 201 N Bellefield Ave. Enjoy great food and cocktails prepared by Legume, live music by Chatham Baroque, and a time to reconnect with neighbors, supporters and friends from across all OPDC's programs.
Thanks to the support of generous sponsors, 100% of your ticket purchase is tax-deductible and will support OPDC's mission and services.
craft-place-renderings_site-plan_may-9-2016.pdf
Please see attachment for latest site plan and renderings of the Craft Place project (formerly Cadillac dealership at Craft Pl and Blvd Of The Allies). There will be a community meeting about this development THIS WEDNESDAY, 5/11, at 7 PM at the career center building.
SERVING HOURS:
- Sunday: Noon to 8pm
- Monday thru Thursday: 11am to 9 pm
- Friday & Saturday: 11am to 10pm (music till midnight)
There have been a few extra challenges getting things ready for implementing our Love Your Block Day for the South Oakland Community Orchard, so we are going with our backup date of Saturday 5/14 starting at 10am. We hope to see you there.
Click here to check out the information page and please contact us if you think you might come so we know how much help we can expect. Thanks!
Also, mark your calendar for South Oakland Community Day on Saturday August 27.
Oakwatch : The Oakland Code Enforcement Project
Third Wednesdays
May 18, 12pm at the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh, located at 234 McKee Place, Pittsburgh, PA 15213. They ask you to please RSVP.
No outside food/drink, no backpacks/briefcases
Check the webpage for further details and any last minute changes.
Oakwatch webpage
Third Wednesdays
May 18, 12pm at the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh, located at 234 McKee Place, Pittsburgh, PA 15213. They ask you to please RSVP.
No outside food/drink, no backpacks/briefcases
Check the webpage for further details and any last minute changes.
Oakwatch webpage
Green Team : Putting the “oak” back in Oakland
Third Thursdays
May 19, 6pm, Oakland Career Center, 294 Semple St, Pgh, PA 15213.
Check the webpage for further details and any last minute changes.
Green Team webpage
04/14 2016
As part of the April Green Team meeting Grassroots Green Homes and Solarize Allegheny will attend to discuss their respective projects for Oakland Residents.
Go Solar Workshop for Oakland-Uptown Homeowners
Date: Thurs., April 21 · Time: 6:00PM – 7:30PM
Community: Oakland-Uptown
Oakland Career Center REGISTER HERE
Traffic Advisory
REMINDER- The 2016 DICK’S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon
The eighth running of the DICK’S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon and other exciting weekend events begin Friday, April 29, 2016 thru Sunday, May 1, 2016:
- Friday, April 29, 2016 with the GNC Living Well Pittsburgh Health and Fitness Expo
- Saturday, April 30, 2016 the UPMC Sports Medicine Pittsburgh 5K Rune, Toyota of Pittsburgh Kids Marathon, Pittsburgh Toddler Trot and the Pittsburgh Pet Walk
- Sunday, May 1, 2016 the DICK’S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon, UPMC Health Plan Pittsburgh Half Marathon and the FedEx Ground Pittsburgh Marathon Relay
Oakland Portion Of Route:
- Birmingham Bridge – Right onto Forbes Avenue
- Right onto Schenley Drive (around Schenley Plaza)
- Left onto Schenley Drive
- Left onto Schenley Drive extension
- Right onto Forbes Avenue
- Left onto S. Craig Street
- Right onto Fifth Avenue
Traffic Advisory
REMINDER- Carnegie Mellon University's Spring Carnival – Close several Oakland area Roads
The City of Pittsburgh has issued permits to Carnegie Mellon University to close several Oakland area roads during CMU's Spring Carnival and Sweepstakes buggy races.
Margaret Morrison Strret, Tech Street, Circuit Road and Schenley Drive (Panther Hollow and Schenley bridges included) will be closed from 5am-1pm on Friday, April 15, 2016 and Saturday, April 16, 2016
Both the City of Pittsburgh Police and Carnegie Mellon Police will be present during the races to help monitor traffic. Roads will reopen by 1pm.
*If inclement weather causes the cancellation of the Friday and Saturday competitions, races will be held Sunday, April 17, 2016 during the same time.
Phipps Conservatory will remain open during normal hours. Due to road closures, visitors will need to park on the streets by Carnegie Library and the surrounding area. City of Pittsburgh Police stationed at barricades will give bus drives instructions for passenger unloading.
For more information, visit
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Traffic Advisory
REMINDER- University of Pittsburgh Bigelow Bash and Spring Blue & Gold Football Game – Close several Oakland area Roads
The City of Pittsburgh has issued permits to the University of Pittsburgh to close several Oakland area roads for a number of Special Events during the week of April 15-17, 2016:
Bigelow Bash, Friday, April 15-17, 2016– Bigelow Boulevard between Forbes & Fifth Avenues will close at 12am on Friday April 15, 2016 for set-up and reopen by 2:30am on Sunday, April 17, 2016
Spring Blue & Gold Football Game, Saturday, April 16, 2016– University Place between Fifth Avenue and O'Hara Street will close at 8am on Saturday, April 16, 2016 and reopen by 2:30pm the same day.
Participate in the Energy Efficiency Challenge – Starting May 1
Sign up to receive 12 free Do-It-Yourself energy efficiency tools for participation in a 12-month energy efficiency challenge. Share your utility bill with our team, and you will get information and guidance from your own neighbors on ways to lower your energy bills.
Apply for Free Home Weatherization Plus Services –April 30 Application Deadline
Apply for additional free weatherization services (like air sealing and insulation) to make your house even more energy efficient. To qualify, you must own your own home and be a non-smoker. After the work is complete, you will be able to showcase the improvements through data sharing or a home tour.
Get Involved: Be an Energy Coach – Still Accepting Applications
There are still ways to get involved in the program! Energy Coaches attend free training and planning sessions to design program rollout to their neighborhoods, organize tip and tool distribution, and gather feedback from participants.
Traffic Advisory
Route 380 Baum Boulevard Bridge Long-term Closure begins Monday
PennDOT District 11 is announcing the closure of the Baum Boulevard Bridge (Route 380) in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, will begin on Monday night, April 4 weather permitting.
The Baum Boulevard Bridge, located between Melwood Avenue and Enfield Street, will be closed to traffic for 80 consecutive days beginning at 7 p.m. Monday night. All traffic will be detoured.
Click here for more detour info