Thanks. Where can I find more information and pricing on the bike rental?

thanks!

I got stuck in that too, apparently a car didn't yield to the motorcycle cop with his lights and siren on and they crashed. Everyone supposedly ok.

The hell?

And this morning around 8:30 a cop motorbike was all bashed up at the 40th street bridge. I saw a middle aged man being loaded via stretcher into an ambulance but couldn't tell if he was the rider.

Welcome to the Burgh! Despite our problems, it can be a wonderful place to live! Hope you enjoy it here.

Our local government is just like any large government body in that the overwhelming majority of government workers are not elected but instead appointed or hired. So nothing wrong with that inherently. The issue comes up when the staff are allowed to basically set their own agenda and priorities, taking actions that may not be to the letter of the law. Unfortunately, many of these people don’t care (they may think they now better, or sometimes it just make their lives easier so they don’t care). Additionally there isn’t really any recourse that you have other than to sue. But the staff very often has no legal risk. You sue the city and not them personally. So if they do something that is against the law and they do it knowingly, they typically have no real risk personally. In other words, there is no downside for them.

For the aggrieved parties, you have to take the risk of fighting city hall. That includes time and money. Your opponent is a juggernaut with a monopoly on tax collection, so getting them to back down is pretty hard. It’s not like a private business. In many cases, it ends up better to take your lumps and salvage what you can when dealing with the city. A bitter pill to swallow.

Pittsburgh isn’t the only city with this problem. It’s more the rule than the exception in most places to greater or lesser degrees.

Pittsburgh basically has a political monoculture. This is a big problem here as it means most of the population is disenfranchised and receives no representation in matters of the government. Voting almost doesn’t matter unless you are very progressive and then your choice is between a couple of different progressive voices. I’m not saying progressives are good or bad here. I’m just saying that when you have basically one thought group making policy unopposed, you end up with a lot of chronic overstepping or convenient oversights.

I want to caveat this whole post though. While there are some people in local government that are problems, there are many hard working people trying to do the right thing too. So please don’t take this as an indictment of all local govt staff. You have to meet people where they are and see them for who they are. Anything less than that isn’t right.

how... why? It must have fallen down from up there.. I assume that's troy hill up there...

Sure! Little Bellas is a national non-profit organization whose goal is to get more girls on bikes. It is not a skills clinic. It’s a mentoring program which means we have female mentors who ride bikes and play games to get the girls having fun, making friends, and feeling confident riding their bikes. The games we play help with bike skills! A program day consists of a bike ride, a snack that we provide because food is fuel, and playing games. With registration you get a jersey and a swag bag! Little Bellas works hard to make this program accessible to all. Anyone who cannot afford the full fee can pay what they can. There is also gear available to rent like bikes and helmets. It’s a really great organization and a really fun activity for young girls. Being able to mountain bike is a fantastic skill to have!

Inbound closed, outbound was open but getting backed up.

Can you explain how the program works?

Thank you!

r/bicycling412

https://littlebellas.com/register/

Thing about foraging is you don't really give up your stashes lol. That said, cotw is relatively easy to find in most wooded areas around here. Wrong time of year though.

I was gonna say, that's more than I make, and I'm an engineer... feels bad. Good for whoever gets the job but man.... i think i need a new job....

In 2005 you were only making $6.50/hr??? Yikes.

Hot damn! I would drive to Wexford every day for a $130,000 a year job managing a salad bar!! Where do I apply?!

It is.

I'm a bit high and was wondering "when did folk lay minefields in Pittsburgh?", then realized you probably meant coal mines and the such.

Though it would be good advice to to stay out of minefields in general I guess, so either way.

I've found a huuuuge chicken of the woods in Homewood Cemetery up by Squirrel Hill and Point Breeze. That cemetery is also an arboretum, and this was fully covering a tree stump that was maybe 3' across. Towards the center of the place, two years ago, and I can't remember the exact spot or I'd just link it.

Can someone explain to me what this means?

Do they still have the red-dyed apple rings?

They were sooo RED. Skin & insides.

Your comment brightened my day… thank you

Glad you found them! Highland Park has 2 circles that surround it but you have to drive into the park proper off of N Highland Ave to drive around Reservoir Drive. The activities are interspersed between shelters.

Reservoir Dr can be easily mistaken for Lake Drive, which surrounds the park in whole, not just the reservoir. Lake Dr loop has a stocked pond, dog park and swimming facilities but does not require you to enter the park to access. You want Reservoir Dr. Just type in 120 Reservoir Dr on GPS, it’ll take you to the first activity.

I just asked this in another thread and you answered here:

> The unelected staff

And who hired these staff? Who's responsible for them? What chain can we follow to vote someone in who will actually make good changes?

Apologies, I just moved here and am learning more about the area.