Transportation Forum, 7pm, Tuesday July 16th, 2002 @ the Shadow Lounge 
5972
Baum  Blvd.
 
Do you wish Pittsburgh had a subway or elevated train?
Would you like to ride a ferry down the Mon, Al or 0?
Are you concerned about the Mon-Fayette Expressway?
 
Come discuss these issues and more at the first of a series of 
dialogues on
public transit presented by Khari Mosley transportation researcher for
Pittsburgh City-Councilman Bill Peduto's Guyasuta Fellowship on Public
Policy. Learn more about local transit initiatives and find out how you 
can
shape public policy.
 
Guest Panelists include:
*David Lewis, architect, founder of the Urban Lab and Urban Design
Associates, expert on Transit Oriented Development
*William Peduto, Pittsburgh City-Councilman, expert on urban public 
policy
issues
*Rob Pfaffmann, architect, lead designer of the Mon-Fayette Alternative
Transportation System
*Brian Nogrady, architect, coordinator of the East-End Main-line 
project,
and designer of a comprehensive Light Rail/Bike Trail system for 
Allegheny
County and more...
 
BUS: 64A, 71C, 77A/B, 81B, 86A/B, 89A, 94A/B, EBA
 
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A reminder to those of you who would like to be involved in the 
planning
process for the Route 51 to Pittsburgh Section of the Mon-Fayette
Expressway:
 
The deadline for comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement 
(DEIS)
is August 14, 2002.  It was released May 31, 2002 for public review.  
Copies
are available at a couple Downtown Locations as well as most Mon-Valley 
area
libraries and municipal buildings or you can order it in convenient CD
format (see link below).
 
for more info -->
http://www.paturnpike.com/pressrel/2002/nr052402.htm
 
The DEIS shows preliminary design alternatives and describes associated
environmental impacts.  You may notice that the preliminary designs 
would
substantially impact riverfront areas between Duquesne (the town, not 
the
university) and Hazelwood.
 
DEIS comments are used by federal regulators to determine if adequate
consideration has been given to protection of environmental, cultural,
socio-economic, and energy resources.  DEIS comments are important 
(really,
they are).   Once the DEIS becomes a Final EIS, it'll be too late to 
comment
and final design will begin.
 
The link above will take you to instructions on how to submit comments.
 
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The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) and the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers will hold three Joint Public Hearings for the Mon/Fayette
Transportation Project from PA Route 51 to I-376 at the times and 
locations
shown below. An open house area will be available at each of the 
hearings to
allow residents, who were unable to attend previous open house plans
displays, an opportunity to review information on the DEIS and the
alternatives for the project. After the formal presentations by 
Pennsylvania
Turnpike Commission representatives and the U. S. Army Corps of 
Engineers at
the public hearings, citizens and public officials will have the 
opportunity
to give public oral testimony, which will be limited to five minutes, 
at any
one of the public hearings. However, speakers may submit more detailed
written comments to accompany their oral testimony. The format of the
hearings is designed so citizens can alternatively give private oral
testimony to a stenographer or tape recorder in a separate room at any 
time
during the public hearing. You need only attend one of the public 
hearings
to provide comments on the project. Written testimony on the DEIS/Draft
Section 4(f) Evaluation/Section 404 Permit Application may also be 
submitted
to the PTC or Army Corps of Engineers at anytime during the hearing 
hours or
be mailed by the end of the comment period on August 14, 2002 to the
addresses on the reverse side of this flyer. All comments must be 
submitted
in writing or through oral testimony at one of the joint public 
hearings or
submitted by mail to the addresses shown on the reverse side of this 
flyer.
No comments will be accepted by e-mail.
 
JOINT PUBLIC HEARINGS
 
Tuesday July 16, 2002
West Mifflin High School
91 Commonwealth Avenue
West Mifflin, PA
BUS: 53H, 55B, 55E, 59A
 
Tuesday July 23, 2002
Burgwin Elementary School
5401 Glenwood Avenue
Pittsburgh (Hazelwood), PA
BUS: 56C
 
Thursday July 25, 2002
Monroeville Expo Mart
105 Mall Boulevard
Monroeville, PA
BUS: 67A, 68A, 79A/B, 68D, 75A/B/C/D/E
 
TIMES: OPEN HOUSE AND PRIVATE TESTIMONY: 1:00 - 9:00 PM FORMAL 
PRESENTATION
AND PUBLIC TESTIMONY STARTING AT: 2:00 and 6:00 PM
 
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The Mon-Fayette Video Project
 
A video project has been initiated by artist Etta Cettera to document 
the
voices and perspectives of individuals impacted by the Mon-Fayette 
Highway.
 
I've digitized the video, done a quick interface, and placed it online 
here:
 
http://www.gzpgh.com/monfayette/vid/
 
This is still a rough version for testing; it should work painlessly 
for
just about everyone, but if you have any problems, please email me with 
the
following info:
 
1. MY OPERATING SYSTEM: (ex: Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP, MacOS+version)
2. MY BROWSER: (ex: Internet Explorer 4.5/5/5.5/6, Netscape 4.7/6, AOL 
- you
can generally find the details by going to the "Help" menu and then
selecting "About IE/Netscape." )
3. MY CONNECTION SPEED: (ex: office network, DSL, Cable Modem, 56k 
dial-up,
28k dial-up)