April 2025 Newsletter
Greetings from Move Lebo! April showers bring May flowers, right?! We have a solid lineup of warm weather activities coming your way. Our first event is this Saturday, April 12th at 9am. Please join us as we work to restore the Pennsylvania Blvd Trail. We’re excited to get back out into the community doing fun, interactive events with you! And in the spirit of warm weather and new growth, we want to start off by sharing some of our recent milestones.
CELEBRATING WINS!
The Citizen Improvement Street Design Policy, drafted by Move Lebo, was passed by the Mobility Board and is now under review by the Commission.
The Automatic Red Light Enforcement (ARLE) initiative is garnering support from local legislators. Please help keep the momentum going by signing this petition!
Move Lebo was the featured story in the February issue of South Hills Living.
Move Lebo is co-sponsoring Lebo Green’s Earth Day event by functioning as a fiscal sponsor, a major achievement as a new nonprofit!
Earth Day Celebration: April 27th
We have a fun lineup of activities to celebrate Earth Day this year and we’d love your help. We’ll be hosting another Learn to Ride Bike Course. The bike course was a huge success last year so we’re excited to recreate it! We will have a few balance bikes and pedal bikes to use along with helmets. If you’d like to BYOB(bike) that works too! Helmets are required for all riders. (A very special thank you to BikePGH for their continued support & for lending us bikes and supplies!)
Along with the bike course, we’ll have a Move Lebo tent where folks can create DIY reflective gear and bike streamers. Help spread the word to your family and friends. This event is a wonderful opportunity for kids to enjoy a safe, car-free riding experience!
Planning to ride your own bike to Earth Day? Our bike valet has got you covered! Look for our bike valet racks in the upper parking lot near the bike course.
Interested in volunteering at Earth Day with Move Lebo? Drop us a line! (We are looking for help with the bike course and our reflective gear creation station.)
earth day details:
look for move lebo’s bike course in the upper lot!
ACTION ALERT: PRT FUNDING CRISIS
We sent an action alert email earlier this week but for those of you who missed it, we want to take a moment to emphasize the dire situation our community is facing. Access to transit is critical to making our community more connected, vibrant, and walkable. We’ve frequently heard from our members and through public comments at municipal meetings that access to transit is one of the reasons people choose to move to and stay in Mt. Lebanon. However, Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT) is facing a funding crisis that could lead to huge service cuts across the Pittsburgh region and a fare increase to one of the highest in the country.
For Mt. Lebanon, that means starting next year we could see:
Truncation of the Red Line to Castle Shannon
Elimination of all bus service
Service ending at 11pm system-wide
$3 per ride fares, the same as New York City
Halting the Bus Line Redesign, which proposed new direct bus routes from Mt. Lebanon to Oakland and Carnegie
These changes will reverberate across the region – bringing more traffic to our already congested roads, worsening air pollution and stalling economic productivity.
To learn more about how we got here, see the info page on PRT’s website here.
How Can You Help?
Join us in advocating for a dedicated, long-term funding source for public transit. By acting now, we can secure the future of our transportation system and continue providing essential services to all. Local advocacy group Pittsburghers for Public Transit and statewide group Transit 4 All PA put together a form to contact state officials – Use the links to add your personal anecdotes about the importance of PRT.
For Mt. Lebanon residents, you can also contact Rep. Dan Miller and Sen. Wayne Fontana directly. When doing so, voice your support for transit’s vitality to our region (personal anecdotes are always good!), and ask that they work to create a dedicated funding stream for transit.
PRT is collecting public comments to help build the case for a dedicated funding stream. Sign up to attend a public hearing on April 29, May 6th and June 12. Pre-register now to ask questions and show your support for public transit!
Lastly, we need you to speak up! Tell your friends, family, and neighbors about the PRT funding crisis and encourage them to get involved – every voice counts!
Thank you for your attention to this critical issue. Together we can help protect the future of public transit in our region.
E-BIKE GROUP RIDE
Sunday, May 4 / 1:30pm / starting at Needle and Bean
Calling all e-bikes! Have an e-bike and want to learn the best/safest routes to get around your neighborhood? Or maybe you have questions about how to make e-biking part of your daily routine. The goal is to build community and help riders gain the confidence and knowledge needed for road riding. The ride will be led by two avid e-bike riders and Move Lebo members, Beth & Morgan. The route will connect riders to three Mt. Lebanon business districts, using mostly quiet, residential roads. The ride is designed for beginners and will move at a leisurely pace, originating and ending at Needle and Bean. No experience required. We’ll be there to help with the basics and to unload bikes, etc. or get a couple laps in prior to the start. The ride will last approximately 30 minutes. We’ll top off the ride with some of the best coffee in town while we chat about future rides. This ride is open to riders without e-bikes but please note we will be navigating a number of hills.
POINTS OF INTEREST: 3 Business Districts, 4 Schools, Coffee Shops/Restaurants, Library, Rec Center/Pool
neighborhood walk & Talk: Saturday, May 10 @ 9:30am
Valley Park Drive and Catalpa (Meet at Williamsburg Park @ 9:30)
In support of our "Dude, Where's My Complete Street?!" project, we are coordinating our 1st Neighborhood Walk & Talk! The goal of “Dude, Where’s my Complete Street?!” is to redesign/reenvision a street BEFORE it is repaved. These walks are designed to get people thinking about and experiencing how the environment works for all users, not just cars, and discussing how to make it better. Gather your neighbors and join us - hope to see you there! If you have any questions, please contact Morgan.
SIGN UP HERE!
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Fridays @ 7AM
Sign up for meet up details!
PENNSYLVANIA BLVD TRAIL CLEANUP:
Saturday, April 12th @ 9am
Meet at the trail head near the Poplar t-station. More details here.
Thursday, April 17th
5pm - 7pm @ East End Brewing
Earth Day celebration! Learn to Ride Bike Course & DIY Reflective Gear:
Sunday, April 27th - Volunteers needed!
11am - 3pm @ Mt. Lebanon Main Park (find us in the upper parking lot)
E-BIKE GROUP RIDE:
Sunday, May 4th @ 9:30am
Ride will start and end at Needle and Bean
neighborhood walk & Talk:
Saturday, May 10 @ 9:30am
Valley Park Drive and Catalpa (Meet at Williamsburg Park @ 9:30)
MONTHLY MOVE LEBO GENERAL MEETING:
General meetings are held quarterly.
Next meeting: May 18th @ Needle and Bean @ 10am.
Together and Forward
@movelebo | info@movelebo.org | www.movelebo.org
february 2025 newsletter
note! we have a new email address:
info@movelebo.org.
A warm hello from Move Lebo! We’ve been busy working behind the scenes to get things in order for the warmer months ahead…the warmer months are coming, right?!? Our first General Meeting of 2025 was energizing! We met some new members, received lots of great input/ideas and did a (very chilly) walking tour of the Pennsylvania Blvd Trail. The enthusiasm for the upcoming year was fantastic! A very special thanks to Needle and Bean for continuing to host our expanding group!
In an effort to organize things for the year ahead, we created a Projects page to showcase our ongoing work in the community. In addition to working for safer streets, designed for people, a big part of our mission is to connect with like-minded residents, who want to engage and take an active part in improving our community. Visit our Projects page to learn more about the different ways you can get involved.
Dude, Where’s My Complete Street?!
Our Complete Streets Policy requires all transportation modes to be considered during street repaving. Following the disappointing repaving of Cedar Blvd, which did not include any infrastructure changes despite being a municipal owned road and its proximity to the rec center and high school, the "Dude, Where's my Complete Street" project was born.
The goal of Dude, Where’s my Complete Street, is to redesign/reenvision a street BEFORE it is repaved. Knowing which streets are up for repaving in the next five years will help to focus our efforts and give neighbors a chance to collaborate and present their ideas to the Commission for consideration. This MAP highlights the streets included in the repaving schedule for the next five years. If you live on or near one of these streets and have some ideas on how to make it better, we want to hear from you! Armchair urbanists, this is your time to shine!
Move Lebo is concentrating its efforts on streets planned for 2027 and beyond in order to allow for broad community engagement. However, if your street is slated for 2025-26 and you have some ideas you want to share, join us at the next Mobility Board meeting on Tuesday, March 4th at 6pm to propose your ideas.
Walking tours of the following streets are planned for spring and early summer, exact dates to be decided. These walks are designed to get people thinking about and experiencing how the environment works for all users, not just cars, and discussing how to make it better. Gather your neighbors and join us on a walk near you! Updates will be available on our Projects page, in future newsletters, or you can email Morgan to be put on a mailing list for a specific street(s).
Upcoming walking tours:
Williamsburg Park area
Overlook and Akron
Hoodridge, Vermont, and Terrace
Longridge
Country Club
Marshall
Altoona, Marietta, and Baywood
Like to sketch? Have a vision for your street? We want to hear from YOU!
let’s get Sketchin’
Do you like to sketch? We want to collaborate with you, our fellow residents, to create a collection of work that reenvisions the streets in our community. Do you daydream about ways to slow the speed of traffic and/or make a particular intersection more pedestrian friendly? Let’s get sketchin’!
Once we have a collection of work, we have plans to curate an exhibit for the Mt. Lebanon Library. The exhibit will help to demonstrate what is possible when roads are designed for people, instead of cars. The intent is to inspire ideas, action and conversation. The exhibit will debut as part of a special event/reception at the library, slated for 2026.
All skill levels welcome! Know a kid that’s into art? We want to see their vision.
We’ll be sharing more about this project in the coming weeks. Questions?
Pennsylvania BLVD Trail Cleanup
This hidden gem is in need of some serious TLC. Over the past couple of months, Move Lebo has been working hard to restore this trail for the community. Running parallel to the t-line from Poplar to Arlington, this stretch of trail serves as a beautiful reprieve from Castle Shannon Blvd. We have BIG plans and need your help! We’ll be doing several cleanups throughout the spring and summer with the first one happening on Saturday, April 12th at 9am. We need all hands on deck to get this trail into working order. The main objective for the first cleanup will be to widen the trail and trim back plants/remove invasive species. Please bring along any tools that might be helpful such as, loppers, clippers, gloves, etc. We’ll end with coffee at Needle and Bean. Future cleanups will involve laying woodchips along the trail to help level and manage the mud. We plan to celebrate our success with a trail party towards the end of the summer, exact details coming soon!
PENNSYLVANIA BLVD TRAIL
View from the trail - meet us here! April 12th @ 9am for a trail cleanup.
Lebo Green’s Earth Day Celebration: April 27th
We have a fun lineup of activities to celebrate Earth Day this year and we’d love your help. We’ll be hosting another Learn to Ride Bike Course. The bike course was a huge success last year so we’re excited to recreate it! We will have a few balance bikes and pedal bikes to use. If you’d like to BYOB(bike) that works too! Helmets are required for all riders. (A very special thank you to BikePGH for their continued support & for lending us bikes and supplies!)
Along with the bike course, we’ll have a Move Lebo tent where folks can create DIY reflective gear and bike streamers and enter to win a raffle basket filled with fun local swag! Help spread the word to your family and friends. This event is a wonderful opportunity for kids to enjoy a safe, car-free riding experience!
Planning to ride your own bike to Earth Day? Our bike valet has got you covered! Look for our bike valet racks in the upper parking lot near the bike course.
Curious about e-bikes and how they handle the mighty hills of Mt. Lebanon? Swing by our tent and take one for a test ride around Main Park. We think you’ll be delighted to discover just how easy it is to conquer a hill.
Interested in volunteering at Earth Day with Move Lebo? Drop us a line! (We are looking for help with the bike course and our reflective gear creation station.)
Earth Day Details:
Sunday, April 27th : 11am - 3pm : Mt. Lebanon Main Park
*Look for Move Lebo in the upper parking lot*
News you can celebrate!
This month, Allegheny County passed an ordinance to develop a Complete Streets Policy for the county by the end of year. This will help to make improvements to county-owned roads, such as Bower Hill or Painters Run easier. A very big thank you to the sponsors: Michelle Naccarati-Chapkis, Dan Grzybek, Bob Macey!
GET INVOLVED
WHAT CAN YOU DO TO GET INVOLVED TODAY?
BECOME A MEMBER! Your support enables Move Lebo to develop educational programs, host community events & purchase critical safety supplies for sidewalk cleanups and group activities.
Tell your family and friends about Move Lebo - share this newsletter.
Join in the convo on Slack.
Report! a safety issue or concern here!
Use the power of your words - speak at an upcoming Commissioners Meeting and/or Mobility Board meeting.
Sign up for RunLebo!
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Fridays @ 7AM
Sign up for meet up details!
Thursday, March 20th
5pm - 7pm @ East End Brewing
PENNSYLVANIA BLVD TRAIL CLEANUP
Saturday, April 12th @ 9am
Meet at the trail end near Poplar t-station.
Earth Day celebration! Learn to Ride Bike Course & DIY Reflective Gear:
Sunday, April 27th - Volunteers needed!
Lebo Green’s Earth Day Celebration
11am - 3pm @ Mt. Lebanon Main Park (find us in the upper parking lot)
MONTHLY MOVE LEBO GENERAL MEETING:
General meetings are held quarterly.
Next meeting: May 18th @ Needle and Bean @ 10am.
Together and Forward
@movelebo | info@movelebo.org | www.movelebo.org
articles of incorporation
Official Notice of Move Lebo’s Articles of Incorporation, as published in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and Pittsburgh Legal Journal.
