RSCA General List

Yard Sale and WSCC Plant and Book Sale

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Hi Neighbors,

This Saturday in Regent Square the yard sale will be taking place and while you are out making your purchases stop on my the WSCC (Wilkins School Community Center) for their Plant and Books Sale. The Herb and Flower sale starts at 9:00 and goes until they sell our and the book sale runs from 10am-3pm.

Maps for the registered houses for the yard sale are available on the web site http://www.regentsquare-rsca.org/2013YSFAQ.htm and they will also be provided in front of the theater the day of the event.

PennDOT announces Outbound Squirrel Hill Tunnel Closed this Weekend May 17-20

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PennDOT announces Outbound Squirrel Hill Tunnel Closed this Weekend May 17-20
Will remain open Memorial Day weekend May 24-27

Pittsburgh - PennDOT is announcing the outbound (eastbound) Squirrel Hill Tunnel on the Parkway East (I-376) in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, will be closed this weekend, May 17-20.
The tunnel will remain open in both directions during the upcoming Memorial Day holiday weekend, May 24-27.
The closure will occur from 11 p.m. (note the later start time) on Friday, May 17, through 6 a.m. on Monday, May 20. Crews will begin the replacement of concrete bridge slabs inside the tunnel and continue to remove the tunnel ceiling. When overall work is completed, vertical clearance in the eastbound tunnel will increase from 13 feet, 6 inches to 14 feet, 9 inches. Additional improvement activities include foundation work for the sign structure of the Over Height Truck Detection System, electrical work and concrete repairs inside the tunnel.
Signs will be posted to guide motorists. The posted detour will require eastbound traffic to form a single lane exiting at the Squirrel Hill/Homestead interchange (Exit 74). Significant delays should be expected and alternate routes considered. The inbound (westbound) tunnel will remain open while the outbound tunnel is closed, although short-term inbound traffic stoppages may occur for equipment access and material removal.
To minimize impacts on businesses in Squirrel Hill, which will remain open and accessible, different detours are being used during day and night hours (see attached maps). PennDOT has made improvements at key intersections and police will be posted to keep traffic moving on the posted detour.
Daylight detour (6 a.m. to 8 p.m.)
� Exit at Squirrel Hill (Exit 74)
� Make left onto Forward Avenue
� Continue taking slight right and stay on Forward Avenue
� Left onto Beechwood Boulevard
� Right onto Forbes Avenue
� Right onto South Braddock Avenue
� End detour at outbound Parkway East on-ramp

Night detour (8 p.m. to 6 a.m.)
� Exit at Squirrel Hill (Exit 74)
� Make left onto Forward Avenue
� Continue slight left/straight onto Murray Avenue
� Right onto Forbes Avenue
� Right onto South Braddock Avenue
� End detour at outbound Parkway East on-ramp

Motorists are reminded to use all open lanes to the single lane merge point on the Parkway East. Please be courteous to other motorists and allow them to merge. The effectiveness of traffic flow entering the detour route is highly dependent on driver behavior. Zipper! Using all lanes and allowing a consistent, courteous merge will reduce congestion and delay and help traffic move off the Parkway East through the detour.
If significant congestion and delay are occurring during the outbound closures, PennDOT suggests the following alternative:

� From eastbound I-376, take the Forbes Avenue (Exit 72A) to Oakland
� Continue on Forbes Avenue through Oakland
� Make left onto South Bellafield Avenue
� Make right onto Fifth Avenue
� Continue east on Fifth Avenue
� Make right onto Penn Avenue (Route 380/8)
� Continue through Wilkinsburg
� Access Parkway East in Forest Hills
The following additional closures are planned through the months of May and June; however it is important to note this schedule is tentative and subject to change based on work progress and other variables:
� May 31-June 3, inbound closure
� June 7-10, inbound closure

Regent Square Yard Sale This Saturday May 18th

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Hello neighbors,

The yard sale is almost here and the hot list and map of registered houses can he found at this address: http://www.regentsquare-rsca.org/2013YSFAQ.htm Hard copies will also be avaliable the day of the event in front of the Regent Square theater. Feel free to email yardsale2013@regentsquare-rsca.org with any questions or concerns. We look forward to seeing everyone on Saturday, May 18th for a wonderful sale!

Registration for the Yard Sale Ends May 11th

This message is being sent to you by the Regent Square Civic Association, a not-for-profit 501(c)(4), all-volunteer community organization serving Regent Square's diverse residential and business community.

Hello neighbors,

Registration for the Yard Sale Ends May 11th!

The yard sale is almost here and the RSCA wants to remind everyone that registrations for the yard sale are due by the end of the day Saturday May 11th. The registration forms and address can be found on the website at http://www.regentsquare-rsca.org/2013YSFAQ.htm. Remember, registering your yard sale (and hot list items!) gets you included on our directory list that is distributed on the website and the day of the sale in flyer form. The fee simply offsets the costs to put on the event. Feel free to email yardsale2013@regentsquare-rsca.org with any questions or concerns. We look forward to seeing everyone on Saturday, May 18th for a wonderful sale!

Spring parkway ramp litter clean up

This message is being sent to you by the Regent Square Civic Association, a not-for-profit 501(c)(4), all-volunteer community organization serving Regent Square's diverse residential and business community.

Hello neighbors,
The Regent Square Civic Association is conducting the Spring parkway ramp litter clean up this Saturday May 11th at 9:00 am. You may have noticed that the areas around our ramps to 376 are looking pretty derelict.

We�ll meet at the parking lot near the entrance to Frick Park down from the UCP (near west-bound on-ramp from S. Braddock). Gloves, bright vests, and garbage bags will be provided. Please consider pitching in if you are available
For more information please contact us at contact@regentsquare-RSCA.org

PennDOT announces Outbound Squirrel Hill Tunnel Closed Next Two Weekends

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PennDOT announces Outbound Squirrel Hill Tunnel Closed Next Two Weekends

Pittsburgh - PennDOT is announcing the outbound (eastbound) Squirrel Hill Tunnel on the Parkway East (I-376) in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, will be closed during the next two weekends, May 10-13 and May 17-20.

The closures will occur from 10 p.m. on Friday through 6 a.m. on Monday. Crews will continue to remove the outbound tunnel ceiling and rehabilitation and preservation work on the outbound bridge over Commercial Street. When overall work is completed, vertical clearance in the eastbound tunnel will increase from 13 feet, 6 inches to 14 feet, 9 inches. Additional, multiple improvement activities will occur in the tunnel as well to maximize productivity during the closures.

Signs will be posted to guide motorists. The posted detour will require eastbound traffic to form a single lane exiting at the Squirrel Hill/Homestead interchange (Exit 74). Significant delays should be expected and alternate routes considered. The inbound (westbound) tunnel will remain open while the outbound tunnel is closed, although short-term inbound traffic stoppages may occur for equipment access and material removal.
To minimize impacts on businesses in Squirrel Hill, which will remain open and accessible, different detours are being used during day and night hours (see attached maps). PennDOT has made improvements at key intersections and police will be posted to keep traffic moving on the posted detour.
Daylight detour (6 a.m. to 8 p.m.)
� Exit at Squirrel Hill (Exit 74)
� Make left onto Forward Avenue
� Continue taking slight right and stay on Forward Avenue
� Left onto Beechwood Boulevard
� Right onto Forbes Avenue
� Right onto South Braddock Avenue
� End detour at outbound Parkway East on-ramp

Night detour (8 p.m. to 6 a.m.)
� Exit at Squirrel Hill (Exit 74)
� Make left onto Forward Avenue
� Continue slight left/straight onto Murray Avenue
� Right onto Forbes Avenue
� Right onto South Braddock Avenue
� End detour at outbound Parkway East on-ramp

Motorists are reminded to use all open lanes to the single lane merge point on the Parkway East. Please be courteous to other motorists and allow them to merge. The effectiveness of traffic flow entering the detour route is highly dependent on driver behavior. Zipper! Using all lanes and allowing a consistent, courteous merge will reduce congestion and delay and help traffic move off the Parkway East through the detour.
If significant congestion and delay are occurring during the outbound closures, PennDOT suggests the following alternative:

� From eastbound I-376, take the Forbes Avenue (Exit 72A) to Oakland
� Continue on Forbes Avenue through Oakland
� Make left onto South Bellafield Avenue
� Make right onto Fifth Avenue
� Continue east on Fifth Avenue
� Make right onto Penn Avenue (Route 380/8)
� Continue through Wilkinsburg
� Access Parkway East in Forest Hills

The following additional closures are planned through the months of May and June; however it is important to note this schedule is tentative and subject to change based on work progress and other variables:
� May 31-June 3, inbound closure
� June 7-10, inbound closure

Traffic around the Environmental Charter School This Evening

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The Environmental Charter School will be celebrating their 5th annual Earth night at the Upper School location 829 Milton St from 6-8:00pm today April 26th. They will have staff to direct traffic and assist with parking around that location. Please be cautious when traveling around the school.

PennDOT announces Outbound Squirrel Hill Tunnel Closed this Weekend April 26-29 and The on-ramp from the Edgewood/Swissvale (Exit 77) Interchange to eastbound I-376 will be closed this weekend

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PennDOT announces Outbound Squirrel Hill Tunnel Closed this Weekend April 26-29 and the on-ramp from the Edgewood/Swissvale (Exit 77) Interchange to eastbound I-376 will be closed this weekend.

Alternative/Extended Detour in Place

Pittsburgh - PennDOT is announcing the outbound (eastbound) Squirrel Hill Tunnel on the Parkway East (I-376) in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, will be closed this weekend, April 26-29.
The closures will occur from 10 p.m. (note earlier start time) on Friday through 6 a.m. on Monday. Crews will continue to remove the outbound tunnel ceiling and rehabilitation and preservation work on the outbound bridge over Commercial Street. When overall work is completed, vertical clearance in the eastbound tunnel will increase from 13 feet, 6 inches to 14 feet, 9 inches. Additional improvement activities will occur in the tunnel as well to maximize productivity during the closures.
Signs will be posted to guide motorists. The posted detour will require eastbound traffic to form a single lane exiting at the Squirrel Hill/Homestead interchange (Exit 74). Significant delays should be expected and alternate routes considered. The inbound (westbound) tunnel will remain open while the outbound tunnel is closed, although short-term inbound traffic stoppages may occur for equipment access and material removal.
To minimize impacts on businesses in Squirrel Hill, which will remain open and accessible, different detours are being used during day and night hours (see attached maps). PennDOT has made improvements at key intersections and police will be posted to keep traffic moving on the posted detour.
The on-ramp from the Edgewood/Swissvale (Exit 77) Interchange to eastbound I-376 will be closed this weekend for work in the immediate vicinity, necessitating the use of the alternative detour which runs through Wilkinsburg Borough. Signs will be posted to guide motorists.
Daylight detour (6 a.m. to 8 p.m.)
� Exit at Squirrel Hill (Exit 74)
� Make left onto Forward Avenue
� Continue taking slight right and stay on Forward Avenue
� Left onto Beechwood Boulevard
� Right onto Forbes Avenue
� Left onto South Braddock Avenue
� Right onto Penn Avenue (Route 380/8)
� Continue through Wilkinsburg
� Slight right onto Ardmore Boulevard
� Access Parkway East in Forest Hills

Night detour (8 p.m. to 6 a.m.)
� Exit at Squirrel Hill (Exit 74)
� Make left onto Forward Avenue
� Continue slight left/straight onto Murray Avenue
� Right onto Forbes Avenue
� Left onto South Braddock Avenue
� Right onto Penn Avenue (Route 380/8)
� Continue through Wilkinsburg
� Slight right onto Ardmore Boulevard
� Access Parkway East in Forest Hills

Motorists are reminded to use all open lanes to the single lane merge point on the Parkway East. Please be courteous to other motorists and allow them to merge. The effectiveness of traffic flow entering the detour route is highly dependent on driver behavior. Zipper! Using all lanes and allowing a consistent, courteous merge will reduce congestion and delay and help traffic move off the Parkway East through the detour.
If significant congestion and delay are occurring during the outbound closures, PennDOT suggests the following alternative:

� From eastbound I-376, take the Forbes Avenue (Exit 72A) to Oakland
� Continue on Forbes Avenue through Oakland
� Make left onto South Bellafield Avenue
� Make right onto Fifth Avenue
� Continue east on Fifth Avenue
� Make right onto Penn Avenue (Route 380/8)
� Continue through Wilkinsburg
� Access Parkway East in Forest Hills

The following additional closures are planned through the month of May; however it is important to note this schedule is tentative and subject to change based on work progress and other variables:
� May 10-13, outbound closure
� May 17-20, outbound closure

Additional closures will be announced in the future as progress is evaluated.

PennDOT reminds motorists the tunnels remain open weekdays with only single lane closures occurring weeknights.

For general information, detour route travel times and traffic cameras, go to www.dot.state.pa.us/district11 and click the Squirrel Hill Tunnel Rehabilitation Project link on the right. The travel time and camera links are in the lower right hand corner along with other detour information. Motorists are advised to visit the website before traveling and plan trips accordingly. (Note: You may need to wait for the screen to refresh to view cameras. Cameras will only be active when detour is in use.)

May newsletter

This message is being sent to you by the Regent Square Civic Association, a not-for-profit 501(c)(4), all-volunteer community organization serving Regent Square's diverse residential and business community.

The May newsletter has been posted on the RSCA website and can be found at this link. http://www.regentsquare-rsca.org/newsletter/2013-5.pdf

S. Braddock Ave. Traffic, Pedestrian & Bicycle Safety - Spring 2013

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S. Braddock Ave. Traffic, Pedestrian & Bicycle Safety - Spring 2013

On April 11th, the RSCA�s S. Braddock Ave. Traffic, Pedestrian & Bicycle Safety Committee met with representatives from the four municipalities in Regent Square as well as from PennDOT to present the community�s concerns and ideas for the S. Braddock Corridor. Attending were Pittsburgh Director of Public Works Rob Kaczorowski, Pittsburgh District 5 Councilman Corey O�Connor, Edgewood Councilman John Wainwright, Swissvale Deputy Chief of Police Charles Watson, Wilkinsburg Councilman Michael Lefebvre, and PennDOT�s safety engineer Michael Grumley. The focus of the meeting was an informal roadway survey that committee members, in collaboration with the Greater Park Place Neighborhood Association (GPPNA), carried out documenting conditions that might impact traffic, pedestrians and bicyclists along the entire S. Braddock Ave. Corridor.

The Committee asked the municipalities and PennDOT for their help in the near future with addressing the more easily and inexpensively attainable items (e.g., improved signage, line painting, bike & parking lanes, and traffic & building code enforcement) identified by the survey. The representatives were also asked to begin to investigate other more complex and costly traffic calming initiatives such as pedestrian-activated stoplights and bulb-outs at key intersections.

The S. Braddock Ave. Traffic, Pedestrian & Bicycle Safety Committee was formed after a serious pedestrian accident took place in Nov. 2012 at the S. Braddock/Henrietta intersection. Its express purpose is the developing of a comprehensive and inter-municipal traffic calming plan for the corridor from Penn to the Parkway. Its first task was to organize a community meeting on Jan. 23rd (and a subsequent request-for-input via email) to gather concerns and suggestions for the corridor. This was followed by Committee members, in collaboration with GPPNA, carrying out the above-mentioned informal survey along S. Braddock.

While waiting for the government representatives to check with their respective agencies about the requests for improvements, the Committee has obtained eight PennDOT Yield-to-Pedestrian paddle sign for crosswalks near the Environmental Charter School�s Regent Square & Park Place buildings.

Stay tuned for future initiatives. In the mean time, you can read about the above in more detail on the Neighborhood Development page of the RSCA website (http://www.regentsquare-rsca.org/development.htm)

Outbound Squirrel Hill Tunnel Closed Next Two Weekends

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The following is a message from PennDOT

April 16, 2013

PennDOT announces Outbound Squirrel Hill Tunnel Closed Next Two Weekends

Pittsburgh - PennDOT is announcing the outbound (eastbound) Squirrel Hill Tunnel on the Parkway East (I-376) in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, will be closed during the next two weekends, April 19-22 and April 26-29.
The closures will occur from 10 p.m. (note earlier start time) on Friday through 6 a.m. on Monday. Crews will continue to remove the outbound tunnel ceiling and rehabilitation and preservation work on the outbound bridge over Commercial Street. When overall work is completed, vertical clearance in the eastbound tunnel will increase from 13 feet, 6 inches to 14 feet, 9 inches. Additional, multiple improvement activities will occur in the tunnel as well to maximize productivity during the closures.
Signs will be posted to guide motorists. The posted detour will require eastbound traffic to form a single lane exiting at the Squirrel Hill/Homestead interchange (Exit 74). Significant delays should be expected and alternate routes considered. The inbound (westbound) tunnel will remain open while the outbound tunnel is closed, although short-term inbound traffic stoppages may occur for equipment access and material removal.
To minimize impacts on businesses in Squirrel Hill, which will remain open and accessible, different detours are being used during day and night hours (see attached maps). PennDOT has made improvements at key intersections and police will be posted to keep traffic moving on the posted detour.
Daylight detour (6 a.m. to 8 p.m.)
� Exit at Squirrel Hill (Exit 74)
� Make left onto Forward Avenue
� Continue taking slight right and stay on Forward Avenue
� Left onto Beechwood Boulevard
� Right onto Forbes Avenue
� Right onto South Braddock Avenue
� End detour at outbound Parkway East on-ramp

Night detour (8 p.m. to 6 a.m.)
� Exit at Squirrel Hill (Exit 74)
� Make left onto Forward Avenue
� Continue slight left/straight onto Murray Avenue
� Right onto Forbes Avenue
� Right onto South Braddock Avenue
� End detour at outbound Parkway East on-ramp

Motorists are reminded to use all open lanes to the single lane merge point on the Parkway East. Please be courteous to other motorists and allow them to merge. The effectiveness of traffic flow entering the detour route is highly dependent on driver behavior. Zipper! Using all lanes and allowing a consistent, courteous merge will reduce congestion and delay and help traffic move off the Parkway East through the detour.
If significant congestion and delay are occurring during the outbound closures, PennDOT suggests the following alternative:

� From eastbound I-376, take the Forbes Avenue (Exit 72A) to Oakland
� Continue on Forbes Avenue through Oakland
� Make left onto South Bellafield Avenue
� Make right onto Fifth Avenue
� Continue east on Fifth Avenue
� Make right onto Penn Avenue (Route 380/8)
� Continue through Wilkinsburg
� Access Parkway East in Forest Hills

The following additional closures are planned through the month of May; however it is important to note this schedule is tentative and subject to change based on work progress and other variables:
� May 10-13, outbound closure
� May 17-20, outbound closure

Additional closures will be announced in the future as progress is evaluated.

PennDOT reminds motorists the tunnels remain open weekdays with only single lane closures occurring weeknights.

For general information, detour route travel times and traffic cameras, go to www.dot.state.pa.us/district11 and click the Squirrel Hill Tunnel Rehabilitation Project link on the right. The travel time and camera links are in the lower right hand corner along with other detour information. Motorists are advised to visit the website before traveling and plan trips accordingly. (Note: You may need to wait for the screen to refresh to view cameras. Cameras will only be active when detour is in use.)

The $49.5 million project to rehabilitate the Squirrel Hill Tunnel includes updating electrical, lighting, air control and ventilation systems, structural repairs to the walls and arched ceiling, tile repairs, installation of a water line and other improvements. To minimize impacts on the traveling public, rehabilitation work on the bridge that carries the Parkway East over Commercial Street will be performed as part of the tunnel project. Expansion dam on ramps at the Edgewood Swissvale interchange (Exit 77) will also be replaced. Overall work will conclude in early summer 2014.

Visit 511pa.com or call 511 from any phone to check traffic conditions on major roadways before traveling.