The East Liberty Neighborhood, located in Pittsburgh's east-end, has a population of over 5,000 residents and continues to see an influx of residential and commercial redevelopment. According to the Pedestrian Safety Action Plan developed by the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure (DOMI), East Liberty is identified as one of the top neighborhoods for pedestrian and bicycle activity which resulted in more pedestrian and bicycle crashes and future vulnerability.

The East Liberty community plan, 2010 and East Liberty circulation and mobility vision, 2012 prioritized traffic safety, walkability, and green mobility (walking/biking) as their vision for the future of East Liberty. Considering the current usage and future demand, the City is taking a proactive approach and has started looking into traffic safety and mobility issues for all transportation modes in this neighborhood. This plan will move forward in close collaboration with the local and surrounding communities through a data-driven and equity-focused process. This implementation-focused plan will identify potential high-priority corridors for pedestrian & traffic safety, bike safety, bus stop accessibility improvements, and will provide conceptual improvement plans.

The DOMI Planning Bureau prepares neighborhood-level mobility plans focused on safety, accessibility, and equity. A traffic crash analysis has revealed that East Liberty has three times the number of pedestrian crashes per 1,000 residents than the city average. This mobility plan will act as a blueprint for future transportation investments of the neighborhood and will ensure the City is prioritizing projects in close collaboration with the community.

This Plan Will

• Evaluate various pedestrian, bicycle and traffic safety issues, traffic operations, and mobility issues through a data-driven process
• Help to prioritize safety and mobility improvement projects that the community has identified
• Act as the implementation directory of the safety and mobility improvement projects for priority corridors

This Plan Will Not:

• Ensure funding or the City’s commitment towards immediate implementation of all identified projects
• Provide ready-to-build designs for all identified projects
• Identify transportation projects beyond the scope identified by the community through the pre-scoping survey of the plan