July 2024 Newsletter
Let's reimagine public spaces along Washington Road. The Municipality of Mt. Lebanon has initiated a project to advance placemaking in Uptown, specifically to consider improvements to public spaces such as Clearview Common, Clocktower Plaza, Parse Way and the stairway to the Mt. Lebanon light rail station.
Share your ideas here! Let them know Move Lebo sent you.
SAFER STREETS FOR PEOPLE POWERED MOBILITY
July was a great month for Move Lebo! We continue to gather momentum, bring incremental improvements to the community and add new members to our group! We’re thrilled by the support we’re receiving. Read on to catch highlights from the last few weeks and lace up your shoes, we’re launching a RunLebo Challenge! Oh…and don’t forget to complete the Activate Uptown Survey!
SIDEWALK CLEAN UP
On Saturday, July 13th Move Lebo members braved the heat and completed the group’s first sidewalk cleanup. The stretch of sidewalk along Cochran in front of CVS has never looked so fresh! Thanks to everyone who came out to help make our community a better place to walk. And a special thanks to Mel’s Petite Cafe for providing a great space for us to hang out, cool off and socialize afterwards. We hope to do regular sidewalk cleanups and maybe even introduce a street cleanup challenge where neighbors compete to see who can make the biggest improvement on their stretch of roads (e.g., remove weeds, sweep leaf litter, cut back overgrown bushes, pick up trash, plant flowers, etc.) Which stretch of sidewalk should we focus on next? Send us a note - we’d love to hear your ideas of where we should go next!
RUN LEBO CHALLENGE
Lace up your shoes and earn bragging rights! Join the newest running club in town, the 86 Mile Run Club! Mt. Lebanon has 86 miles of roads and the challenge is to run them all! Join Move Lebo on an adventure to explore the streets of our community and earn a nifty Hoka running t-shirt [below] upon completion! Group runs will take place Friday mornings at 7am and average 3.5 - 4.5 miles. All fitness levels welcome! Can’t make it to the group run? Choose your own adventure - pick and choose from the routes on the Run-Go app or create your own routes. Interested in hearing more? Check out this super cool reel Marty created!
The first group run is THIS FRIDAY, August 2 @ 7am! Sign up here.
- RUN CLUB BRAG SWAG -
FARMERS MARKET & BIKE VALET
Earlier this month, Move Lebo hosted a bike valet at the Uptown Farmers Market. It was refreshing to see dedicated bike parking Uptown and share a vision of what creative, people-centric design looks like! Look for us at an upcoming market soon - date TBD.
PECHAKUCHA NIGHT
We are in the works to put together a Move Lebo PechaKucha* night! Vibes will be backyard hang with projector and some snacks and bevvies – We're thinking Sunday, August 18th, as way to keep the Sunday Scaries at bay. This will be an informal and fun way to get to know your fellow Move Lebo members and their perspective or story when it comes to Safe Streets for People Powered Mobility! It's also a great way to get some thoughts down on paper and hopefully aid in speaking to those outside our organization about what we stand for. (A PK is the same length as public comment at a commission meeting ) That said, the primary goal is to hang out and be wowed by some fun & interesting stories!
When: Sunday, August 18th 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Where: RSVP for address
What: 6-8 speakers with an intermission. Looking for volunteers to do a 5-min PK presentation. Interested in presenting? Send us an email.
BYOB or BYOSnacks
*The PechaKucha 20x20 presentation format is a slide show of 20 images, each auto-advancing after 20 seconds. It’s non-stop and you've got 400 seconds to tell your story, with visuals guiding the way. PechaKucha was created in Japan in 2003 by renowned architects, Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham. The word “PechaKucha” is Japanese for “chit chat.”
HAPPY HOUR
Move Lebo hosted another successful Happy Hour at East End Brewing. Good beer, good people talking about good design. We’ll continue to host our happy hour on the third Thursday of each month from 5-7pm @ East End Brewing. Come out and meet other like-minded friends to plan your next adventure or talk strategy for creating the change you want to see. Hope to see you at the next one!
RED LINE WORK
If you are a regular on the T, you are probably well aware about major work being done by the PRT on the red line. For occasional riders, check out the PRT website for alternate routes.
GET INVOLVED
WHAT CAN YOU DO TO GET INVOLVED TODAY?
- Tell your family and friends about Move Lebo - share this newsletter.
- Sign up for RunLebo!
- 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.
- Complete the Activate Uptown Survey.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
RUNLEBO MEET UP:
Friday, August 2 @ 7AM
Sign up for meet up details!
FIRST FRIDAYS, UPTOWN MT. LEBANON:
Friday, August 2nd 7pm - 10pm
Come by, make a bike streamer and say hello - we’ll have a table set up in front of the Municipal Building!
MONTHLY MOVE LEBO GENERAL MEETING:
Sunday, August 11th
10am @ Needle and Bean [Open to anyone interested in learning more!]
MONTHLY HAPPY HOUR:
Thursday, August 15th
5pm - 7pm @ East End Brewing
PECHAKUCHA NIGHT:
Sunday, August 18th
7:30pm - 9pm @ RSVP for address
Together and Forward
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