Stakeholders and Public Meeting | July 25, 2019

1.Project Background and Purpose

2.Review of Previous Scenarios

3.Review of the Plan

Hazelwood Green Century III Mall site

Pittsburgh Technology CenterHazelwood Neighborhood Commercial

• Corridor is expected to experience significant growth

• It is critical from an economic development and community quality of life standpoint that the impacts of future growth be considered when planning for the overall vision of the corridor.

• Southern limit is the SR 885/SR 837 interchange;

• Northern limit is the 10th Street Bridge

• Includes a ½ mile radius buffer area (green)

• Also includes section of Bates Street from Second Avenue to the Blvd. of the Allies

• Includes the neighborhoods of

• Hays

• Glen-Hazel

• Hazelwood

• Greenfield

• South Oakland

• Bluff

• About 18,000 vehicles per day

• Average auto occupancy during peak hours is 1.1-1.2.

• Truck traffic is 6-8% of total

• In the last five years, 243 accidents including 3 fatalities and 43 injuries

• Transit routes include the 52,53,56,57, 58,and 93 buses.

• Adjacent to popular Great Allegheny Passage/Eliza Furnace trails

Intersection of Second Ave. and Bates Street/Technology Dr.Great Allegheny Passage, Hot Metal Bridge

• Data Collection and establishment of study website for public outreach

• 2018 Existing Conditions Analyses and identification of existing issues

• Projection of future growth and sub-area modeling of 2040 future conditions

• Development of corridor alternatives

• Final Report

• Public/community outreach and meetings throughout all phases

Bus stop on Second Ave. in Hazelwood

• Multiple owners of the roadway and structures

• Trail gaps on both sides of the Glenwood Bridge

• Pedestrian connectivity gaps within Hazelwood community

• Mobility connections between Hazelwood, Greenfield, Four Mile Run, and Oakland is limited by location of I-376 and geographical constraints.

• Limited crossings over/under railroads create a barrier between jobs and households and development along the riverfront;

• Transit service is frequent but slow due to existing congestion and infrastructure

• Uncomfortable environment for all (drivers, pedestrians and bicyclist) due to excessive vehicular speeds in certain sections of the corridor.

https://www.hazelwoodgreen.com/site/

Study Steering Committee

• Allegheny County

• City of Pittsburgh

• Hazelwood Initiative

• Port Authority

• PennDOT

• Southwestern PA Commission

Study Stakeholder Group

• Residents within and outside of

the study area

• Greater Hazelwood Community

Collaborative

• South Oakland Neighborhood

Group

• Oakland Business Improvement

District

• Hazelwood Green

• Four Mile Run community

• Greenfield Community Assn.

• Squirrel Hill Urban Coalition

• Oakland Planning and

Development Corp.

• Bike Pgh.

• St. Stephen Parish

• Center of Life Hazelwood

• Peoples Oakland

• Pittsburgh Senior Program-

Hazelwood

• Healthy Ride

• Pittsburgh Emergency Services

• Carnegie Mellon University

• University of Pittsburgh

• Pittsburgh Urban Redevelopment

Authority

• Office of State Rep. Jake

Wheatley

• Office of State Sen. Jay Costa

• Uptown Partners

• Pittsburgh Parking Authority

• Innovate Pittsburgh

• Southside Works

• Hazelwood Carnegie Library

• Allegheny Conference

• Pittsburghers for Public Transit

• CSXT, Amtrak

• Pittsburgh Public Schools

• Homestead Borough

• Oakland Transportation Mgt.

Assn.

• Friends of the Riverfront

• Partner4Work

• Propel & Three Rivers Village

School

• Trying Together

• Hilltop Alliance

• Norfolk Southern

• Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership

• Heinz Foundation

• Office of Councilman Corey

O’Conner

• Office of Councilman Bruce

Krauss

• 4 Steering Committee Meetings

• 3 Stakeholder Group Meetings

• 1 Design Charette (2 day)

• 1 Oakland Task Force briefing

• 1 Hazelwood Initiative planners

• 1 City of Pgh. (2nd/Greenfield Ave.)

• 2 Public Meetings (2/19, 5/8)

• 130 attendees

• 348 responses to on-line surveys

• 308 responses to wikimap

• 43 feedback forms/comments

• https://spcsecondavenue.com/

Second Ave. near trail access, South Oakland

Congestion in Hazelwood

Recommendations should manage congestion and vehicle delays through strategies that:

• Focus on decreasing the prevalence of single-occupancy vehicle trips;

• Provide the mobility services and facilities necessary to enable growth and development in neighborhoods along the corridor

• Encourage bicycle travel along the corridor on a complete trail network;

• Increase the use of transit, transit progression, carpool, other modes throughout the corridor;

• Preserve and enhance local quality of life and economic prosperity along the corridor;

• Promote solutions that are contextual to the changing character of adjacent land uses

Evaluated 3 Levels of

Potential Growth

• Low: minor amounts of

infill

• Medium: about 2/3

Hazelwood Green

development

• High: all development at

Hazelwood Green,

Pittsburgh Technology

Center, Southside, and

infill development within

the Hazelwood community.

• There were three potential improvements grouped into three Scenarios:

• Fill in the Gaps• Ensure transportation choice for all modes of travel

• Moderate Infrastructure Investment• Provide further enhancements for all modes where practical

• Heavy Infrastructure Investment• Provide significant enhancements for all modes

• More Effective

• More Impactful

• High Level of Growth Assumed

• Developed a hybrid alternative to meet the goals of the project based on stakeholder and public feedback

• Less auto traffic than the existing conditions

• Reduces auto traffic along Second Ave through Hazelwood by 40%-50%• Allows full time parking in

both directions along Second Avenue through Hazelwood

• Improves safety

• Reduces noise and pollution

Transportation Demand Management uses strategies to reduce the number of cars on the road. Strategies included:

• Flex/Telework Policies

• Circulator Shuttles

• Increase TDM Awareness

• Encouraging Transit Subsidies

• Discouraging Parking Subsidies

TDM would have a projected 14% reduction in single-occupant-vehicle travel during the morning peak hour

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• Develop High Level Cost Estimates

• Finalize Plan