East Liberty Circulation and Mobility Program Community Engagement Kickoff Meeting August 21 st , 2013 Welcome! Loralyn Fabian Planning Coordinator 412-361-8061 ext. 28 loralyn.fabian@eastliberty.org
East Liberty Circulation and Mobility Program Your host: East Liberty Development, Inc. • Non-profit, community-based organization here in East Liberty • We work alongside many different partners and stakeholders to help improve the quality of life of the community • Through Planning, Advocacy, Facilitation, and Investment
East Liberty Circulation and Mobility Program What We’re Covering with You Tonight • Neighborhood updates: new businesses / development projects in the works • The “Circulation & Mobility” Action Step from the 2010 East Liberty Community Plan • • Moving Action Step forward with a Vision • • • • Turning Vision into Action – Two priority studies • Guest speakers on the purpose and process of the studies • Donald K. Carter – Director of the Remaking Cities Institute; Walkability and Accessibility Study • Phillip Baron – Walker Parking Consultants; Parking Study • Q & A with small groups
East Liberty Circulation and Mobility Program New Businesses Apparel • Culture Cloz (117 N. Highland) • Chemistry (215 N. Highland) • Kiya Tomlin Boutique (215 N. Highland) Food and Drink • Everyday’s a Sundae & Café (6014 Centre) • Creamy Creations & More (5943 Penn) • The Livermore (124 S. Highland) • Notion (126 S. Highland) • Olive & Marlow (215 N. Highland) Furniture and Home Goods • Luxe Home & Design (215 N. Highland) • TOWNHOUSE (6016 Penn) Health • Peace, Love, & Zen Wellness Center (6023 Broad)
East Liberty Circulation and Mobility Program Development Projects
East Liberty Circulation and Mobility Program New Development Shapes our Built Environment Clearly a great deal of change will be occurring, over many years, to our • streetscapes and existing parking supply Now is the time to work together to ensure that the future public and private • resources that are being invested into the neighborhood will deliver: An accessible street system for all; • And a well-managed parking system •
East Liberty Circulation and Mobility Program 2010 East Liberty Community Plan – 1 st Call to Action Action Step: Circulation and Mobility “ Improve transportation infrastructure • and connectivity to drive development. Priorities include: pedestrian-friendly streetscapes, bicycling amenities, street grid reconnections, intuitive parking, transit-oriented development, and Penn Circle two- way conversion” “ Enhance the pedestrian, cycling, transit, • and driving experience (in that order) through better streetscape design.”
East Liberty Circulation and Mobility Program 2010 East Liberty Community Plan – 1 st Call to Action Profound Statements “East Liberty should be Pittsburgh’s most • „ walkable ‟ district.” “East Liberty should be the most • pedestrian-friendly neighborhood in Pittsburgh!” “East Liberty should be the most bike • friendly neighborhood in Pittsburgh!” “Integrate transit as the essential • backbone of the commercial core.” “Develop a neighborhood-wide parking • plan to locate parking in the right places to serve existing and future needs.” [….BUT WHERE TO START?]
East Liberty Circulation and Mobility Program 2012 East Liberty Circulation and Mobility Vision Lays out a holistic program for our circulation and mobility needs • Local community member and partner participation • Calls for streets to improve our quality of life – To be safe, efficient, • and enjoyable for all people
East Liberty Circulation and Mobility Program Priorities from the Community Plan and the Vision Walkability/Accessibility and Parking as first priority People walking or parking in East Liberty are coming • to the district as opposed to just traveling through it Every mode of transportation utilized in East Liberty • begins and ends as a pedestrian Parking and walking strategies need hyper-local • strategies (while biking, transit, and signalization/driving will need collective East End strategies at a minimum)
East Liberty Circulation and Mobility Program Turning our Vision into Action – Starting with Priorities • East Liberty Walkability and Accessibility Study • Allegheny County Health Department Existing conditions • Pittsburgh Partnership for Neighborhood Development Short-term and long-term needs • East Liberty Parking Study • Pittsburgh Partnership for Neighborhood Development Strategy options to meet needs • Richard King Mellon Foundation • The Roy A. Hunt Foundation Market Square – A great example of how strategic transportation planning can create a place where people will want to be
East Liberty Circulation and Mobility Program Strategic Community Engagement Process Driven by local community and partners • Community to use ELDI as a facilitation tool • Community to use the research teams/consultants as educational tools • – • East Liberty Walkability and Accessibility Committee and East Liberty Parking Committee - • Comprised of community members and partners willing to take a leadership role in process – •
East Liberty Circulation and Mobility Program Here with us tonight: East Liberty Community Planning Committee • Residents, and representatives of the institutional and business community • Meet regularly to review projects • Proposed by East Liberty Development, Inc. • Proposed by other organizations • Compatibility with the 2010 East Liberty Community Plan
East Liberty Circulation and Mobility Program Here with us tonight: East Liberty Community Planning Committee Sallyann Kluz, Chair Ann Truxell Quianna Wasler Chris Gmiter William Marszalek Patricia Buddemeyer Renee Knox Chad Restori Gary Cirincionne Wendi Miller
East Liberty Circulation and Mobility Program Timeline for Studies PHASE 1 (2013) – Engagement, existing conditions, best practices, prioritizing locations for improvement, and all options for improvement Today, August 21 st , 2013 – The community engagement kickoff • Early October 2013 – Parking Study workshop • Late October 2013 – Walkability and Accessibility workshop • Early December 2013 – Parking & Walkability and Accessibility joint report-out and workshop • Specific dates/times/locations TBD – Will notify via sign-in sheet contact information PHASE 2 (2014) – After additional funds raised: Engagement, prioritizing options for improvement (determining recommendations) Starting in January 2014 – Several joint workshops over several months •
East Liberty Circulation and Mobility Program Donald K. Carter, FAIA FAICP LEED AP Director, Remaking Cities Institute Chair, Master of Urban Design Program School of Architecture Carnegie Mellon University Consulting Principal Urban Design Associates Pittsburgh, PA Peabody High School graduate Bachelor of Architecture Carnegie Mellon University Post-Graduate Studies University of Edinburgh, Scotland
East Liberty Circulation and Mobility Program Remaking Cities Institute – Mission 1. International Research in Urbanism Sustainable Development • Smart Growth • Urban Systems • 2. Education in Urbanism Urban Laboratory (B. Arch. Students) • Master of Urban Design • 3. Pittsburgh Regional Impact Urban Revitalization • Transportation • Economic Development • Remaking Cities Institute, School of Architecture
East Liberty Circulation and Mobility Program Pittsburgh Aerotropolis Remaking Hazelwood Airport Related Development Strategy Redevelopment of Industrial Site LED Street Lighting Innovation Oakland State of the Art Conversion to LED Technology Wayfinding and Smart Transportation Remaking Cities Institute, School of Architecture
East Liberty Circulation and Mobility Program Walkability and Accessibility Agenda • Brief history of East Liberty’s built environment • Additional study efforts aiming to improve programming and the built environment • In regards to East Liberty walkability and accessibility; • As well as for other modes of transportation in East Liberty • What makes a community a great place to be a pedestrian • How East Liberty compares to those best practices today • How we will collect district-wide existing conditions information in East Liberty • How we will prioritize locations for improvement • How we will conduct more detailed analysis within prioritized locations to • Determine all of our potential options for improvement • As well as understand where resources could be directed for improvement
East Liberty Circulation and Mobility Program Walkability and Accessibility East Liberty‟s street network today: History of our huge blocks, unaligned street grid, and one-way streets
East Liberty Circulation and Mobility Program Additional Studies: PlanPGH www.planpgh.com MovePGH: Patrick Roberts; 412.255.2224 DesignPGH: Kate Rakus; 412.255.2470
East Liberty Circulation and Mobility Program Additional Studies: Better Bikeways Vision www.bikepgh.org Scott Bricker; 412.325.4334
East Liberty Circulation and Mobility Program Additional Studies: Bus Rapid Transit www.GetTherePGH.org Port Authority: David Wolhwill; 412.566.5110 Sustainable PGH: Court Gould; 412.258.6643 Downtown – Oakland – East End Corridor
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