Thursday, March 06, 2008

Study Shows How Growth May Fit Around T Stations

Dense housing, improved parking and pedestrian-friendly retail shops would sprout around three South Hills T stations under a Transit Revitalization Investment District planning study presented Wednesday night at the Mt. Lebanon Municipal Building.

The study, funded by state grants of $75,000 each to Dormont and Mt. Lebanon, offers potential developers and residents both low- and high-density development concepts.

Link: www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/cityregion/s_555773.html

Link 2: www.alleghenyinstitute.org/blog/2008/03/trid-stuck-at-station.php

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Blogger Schultz said...

I was very impressed with the recommendations. While they won't be perfect for everyone, this is a huge project for the area, especially the Mt Lebanon business district, and I don't see how we can afford not to move forward as we are almost out of land for new development in the municipality

Despite some objections last night I don't see much downside. Some citizens said that they were worried about the impact the development would have on the residences on Shady Dr. East. I don't see how putting up townhouses and a mixed use development that basically hides the T and absorbs the sound could be worse than the view they currently have - which is the back of a parking garage.

Also, I had to leave before the end of all of the public comments, anything else I missed?

I wanted to ask if a new station between Dormont Junction and Mt Lebanon station was considered. The development at Washington and Bower Hill road is going to make a huge impact on congestion at that intersection - having a T subway station close to that corner would go a long way to encourage more people who live at that residence to use the T.

March 06, 2008 2:01 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I'm sure that PAT (amidst freezing pensions, labor unrest, tunneling under the Allegheny, rising fuel costs, the angst over the drink tax, etc) has a couple of hundred million bucks lying around to throw another T stop up between Lebo and Dormont.

At a presently underground section no less.

March 06, 2008 5:37 PM  

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