After more than a year and a half of community engagement, traffic studies, and design refinements, the final East Ohio Streetscape Plan is now available for review. On behalf of the city & Mayor Gainey's administration, we extend our deepest gratitude for your invaluable input and recommendations, which have been instrumental in shaping the vision for this vital corridor in East Allegheny/Deutschtown.

This marks not the end, but the beginning of bringing the community's vision to life.

In the coming months, the city will focus on advancing design efforts, initiating construction, and pursuing additional funding to bring the community's proposals to life in collaboration with Council District 1, under the leadership of Councilman Bobby Wilson.

We extend our heartfelt thanks to the East Allegheny Community Council, Northside Leadership Council, Community Alliance of Spring Garden-East Deutschtown, Pennsylvania House Representative Lindsay Powell (21st District), and everyone who dedicated their time and expertise to this process. Your commitment to this corridor and belief in the strength of this community have been the driving forces behind this plan from start to finish.

We look forward to continuing this important work together as we move toward realizing the vision for the East Ohio corridor.

East Ohio Street is a busy pedestrian, vehicle, and truck corridor that connects historic Deutschtown and surrounding northside neighborhoods to river crossings, other neighborhoods, as well as State Route 28 and Interstate 279.

Extending from Cedar Avenue and Allegheny Commons Park in the west to Chestnut Street in the east, this bustling corridor is a popular dining and retail center that attracts residents of Deutschtown and surrounding neighborhoods, while also drawing visitors from around the region.

What to Expect from this Project:

The Planning Bureau of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure (DOMI) is preparing a corridor streetscape improvement along East Ohio Street. These improvements are intended to provide a safer experience for pedestrians and transit riders along the corridor.

This project will:

• Identify pedestrian safety, transit access, and streetscape improvements along East Ohio Street from Cedar Avenue to Chestnut Street.
• Develop implementable and realistic designs for projects along the corridor.
• Provide cost estimates for designed projects.

This project will not:

• Ensure funding or the city’s commitment towards immediate implementation of all the identified projects.
• Identify transportation projects beyond the scope of the plan.

Thorough analysis has shown that pedestrian safety and ease of accessing transit are issues along this corridor. The slides below detail the city's findings.