On Thursday, August 8th, the City presented its draft plan for the East Ohio Street Corridor between Chestnut St. and Cedar Ave to residents and stakeholders of Pittsburgh's North Side. At the meeting the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure shared details about the corridor, and how it reflected comments collected during engagements over the last year. The plans include new traffic safety improvements, pedestrian amenities, bike connections, and beautification along the corridor. DOMI has funding to construct the portion of their plan from Cedar Ave to East St, and will move the project from planning to design over the course of 2025 and hopes to begin construction in 2026. Residents had questions about wayfinding to the underutilized public parking lot, and whether the project could be advanced more quickly. DOMI is limiting on-street parking removal but said that wayfinding would be improved. Unfortunately, the design process is lengthy due to the federal funding, utility coordination, and stakeholder engagement, and can't be drastically shortened.

After the presentation, in-person attendees had an opportunity for 1:1 dialogue with DOMI Staff and Consultants, looking at the draft plan on a map and sharing their thoughts and comments about specific locations and opportunities along the corridor. To review the presentation, and provide feedback on the draft plan you can visit the project EngagePGH page: https://engage.pittsburghpa.gov/east-ohio-st-streetscape-impovements. The plan will be finalized later this year.

To view a recording the presentation you can visit this link: