BIKEPGH MESSAGE BOARD ARCHIVE

Thanks for starting a new thread.

I will be out of town for this and am sorry i cant make it!

I believe the one 5 safetly meeting might be the best way to do it... and I would say go ride before and get there when it begins by bike to really show that cyclists are there. bring your helmets inside, etc. Hopefully making the police aware will help, and we need to find out what is going on with the curfew because i never heard if it was approved or not (inside by 11 on weekdays, 12 on weekends for under 17-year olds)

The next Zone 5 Public Safety meeting is Tuesday, June 8th at 7pm at the Union Project. We were told at a recent community meeting that the police had some leads on a group of young teens that have been committing these random acts (not just against bicyclists), and I will be curious if there is an update. I am sure that any information your friend can give will be helpful. (courtesy of pat dowd's office)

I'll ride on the 8th. I think Free Ride was suggested as a starting point in another thread. Works for me- thoughts?

I'm down.

i suggest after the meeting when it's dark. and likely more amenable to peoples' schedules (my own included).

I'm available on the 8th, either before or after the meeting.

I wrote this in the other thread...

I would advise against parking at Free Ride/Construction Junction for the Zone 5 meeting on the 8th, as the gate to the parking lot will be locked.

CJ closes in the early evening, and Free Ride doesn't have any hours on Saturday evenings, so even if you do park in that lot, your car will most likely get locked in by 7ish.

If you want to meet near Free Ride, there's street parking in the area..

With that said, it may be better to use the East End Food Co-op as a starting point.

No preference on date here.

Q: if this ride is focused on East Liberty, why start so far away? Start somewhere on Penn Circle, like the HD parking lot, and go up Highland->ELB->Broad->something,something->Centre->Negley->End

um, why not just start at the union project where the meeting is held?

There was some discussion about the availability of parking, which will be limited at the Union Project if there are many people attending.

Who needs parking when you can ride your bike?

there's a parking lot for UP on the other side of stanton, and a fair amount of street parking as well.

8th is best for me

just let me know when it is and i will do the best to make sure i am out of work

what about the trader joe's parking lot? there's a whole shopping plaza there to park at

Meeting on the 8th starts at 7 p.m. If you want to ride there as a group (to make a statement) meet at Trader Joe's Parking lot at 6:30. Ride departs at 6:40 p.m.

Or come early to the Union Project and learn how to hula-hoop at 6:30... Just sayin' . I'll be attending the 2nd half of the meeting, as the class I teach there ends at 7:30.

Great idea to "Take Back the Night (the Right?)" to use the ELB lanes. I use the lanes bikeing and skating. I can mobilize the inline skating group to join in as well.

Parking may be available in the far end of the Home Depot parking lot. it is a large lot. it is at Highland Ave. & Penn circle.

Keep us posted!

so I won't be in town for this, but if it truly is a take back the night ride... I feel like we should do this on weekend night around 10pm-12am.

Just to confirm.

is there consensus that people are meeting at trader joe's parking lot at 6:30 to ride to the meeting?

@dmtroyer: shouldn't it be at or near the time that the assaults happened?

@erok: that's fine with me.

@lyle exactly. justin was attacked around 10:30pm. I seem to remember the attacks from 6 months ago happening between midnight and 2 am.

The reference to Take Back the Night is in reference to creating a visual impact upon arrival at the Zone 5 community meeting, not necessarily a ride to actually TAKE BACK THE NIGHT.

One of those should be organized as well -- with riders equipped with cameras, helmet cams, etc. and therefore able to document any and all altercations.

I'll see if I can go to this ride... I'm usually wiped-out after work, and usually don't get home until 6:30pm

I'm down. I also agree we should have a later night ride though. I don't think if there is a group of us we'll run into any trouble. If we do I might even know some of the kids because I've been tutoring in East Liberty since January.

Has anyone decided to ride tonight Thursday for the Council on the Go meeting or next week for the Zone 5 meeting, Where is Union Project located???

union project is the big church on the corner of stanton and negley

I'm planning to go to the CotG meeting but it's a tossup whether I'll ride or not. I can handle getting drenched (like last night ) but would rather not squelch around sopping wet in the cafe for a few hours without a change of clothes.

Seriously, is this happening? Because I have a billion other things to do and I don't want to be the only one hanging out in the parking lot.

there is a whole other thread about it. but i am leaving my house in a couple minutes to go wait for everyone to show up.

I'm heading there shortly - hopefully I'll make it before y'all leave...