Where does the mayor spend his time?
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Much of the blog conversation this week has been about the mayorial debates (or lack of mayoral debates). I feel very strongly that this country is in a much better place today than it was a year ago because Barack Obama and Hilary Clinton continued their primary campaigns much longer than anyone expected. The extended campaign and formal and informal debate that was a result allowed this country to have a conversation and to begin the discussion of some major issues that we are facing. While I am not certain who would be the best leader for this city – both Luke Ravenstahl, Patrick Dowd and Carmen Robinson have things to offer this city – I am certain that this city NEEDS to have a conversation about issues.
The Ravenstahl campagin continues to respond that they have no open dates…
But the Ravenstahl camp says it has no open dates before voting on May 19, so the debate is effectively canceled. The only date it had open was May 4, when the WPXI-TV debate was rescheduled. (via 2 Political Junkies and PG)
I am dissapointed by this response and I am curious to understand where the mayor spends his time. Here is a little of what we have found. Where have you seen the mayor? What is on his schedule?
- Monday, April 13, 2pm – Mayor Ravenstahl is seen in Bloomfield with his campaign manager – looks like they were filming a campaign commercial
- Tuesday, April 14 – Mayor Ravenstahl spends 20 mins at the Lawrenceville Block Watch Meeting.
- Tuesday, April 14 – Mayor Ravenstahl joins the Governor and Onorato for a press conference about state grants for development projects.
- Wednesday, April 15, 5:30 – 7:30 – Mayor Ravenstahl will be hosting a birthday party fundraiser for Bob Casey at Finnegan’s Wake
- Wednesday, April 29, 2009, 7:45-9:15 am – Mayor Ravenstahl will address the Tech Council about the cities Green Initiaves
- Wednesday, April 29, 2009, 6:30-8pm – PUMP.org Mayoral Debate – NOTE -according to the PUMP website Ravenstahl has not confirmed his attendance.
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Seems pretty open for a taped debate to me. It’s not as though he isn’t doing debate prep already, so the amount of time required for the whole thing is a couple of hours. Heck, since it is taped, they could do it in the middle of the night.
Seems like there’s a general crackdown by the Ravenstahl administration on freely sharing information. Either that, or the Bike Czar is lacking in leadership skills.
This is a recent post from Diana Nelson Jones’ PG blog:
Apr 07 2009
Walk and ye shall receive
Yesterday, (in the post below) I wrote that Prevention magazine failed to recognize Pittsburgh’s merits in its 2008 Top Ten list of great walking cities.
Today, we have learned that Prevention’s 2009 list is out and the ‘burgh is No. 10. The reason given for our inclusion was that last year, the city appointed its a first-ever pedestrian and bicycling coordinator. Stephen Patchan, an urban planner and a cyclist, was hired last August.
We sprung the Top Ten news to him this afternoon, evoking the response, “That’s awesome.” To quote him further, he asked that we get permission from the mayor’s office. Stay tuned for more from Stephen once we clear the quote police.
This year’s Top 10 are San Francisco, Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Washington, Seattle, Honolulu, Portland, Ore., and Pittsburgh.
For more information, visit http://www.prevention.com/cities/