east liberty station: realizing the potential - City of Pittsburgh

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East Liberty & the TOD principles
As previously stated East Liberty Station
already has many of the qualities desirable
for TOD, but it also has factors that limit
the its current functionality as a TOD and
are barriers to future transit-oriented
development.
3. Create walkable places for people.
Walkability around the station varies
radically from one edge of the station
to another. In part this is due to the
recent reconstruction efforts along Penn
Circle which brought the standard of the
pedestrian environment to up to a very
high standard through new streetscape
improvements. The diversity of conditions
in visible in the diagram on the next page
and in the images below. The station itself
could also be improved in the future with
improved landscape, lighting and seating
elements.
1. Maximize location efficiency
The area around the station is already very
mixed use, providing a range of housing
choices and employment opportunities.
It’s location in the middle of the east
end plateau, means that numerous
neighborhoods flow into direct connections
making it a natural center for the eastern
end of the city. Density varies around the
station and in some directions particularly
to the east, there are opportunities to
increase the residential densities which are
well below the desirable level for a Mixed-
Use Urban Center station in some parts of
the station area.
A
New Penn Avenue Streetscape
C
Penn & Shady Intersection
2. Build a mix of housing choices
and complimentary uses
C
F
As previously stated the land use around
the station is already quite diverse, however
there are opportunities to increase
housing density and choice in the station
area. Although higher density housing in
the form of low-income high-rise tower
was recently removed from East Liberty,
looking to mid-rise residential buildings on
some sites to the east of the station may be
an appropriate future TOD strategy.
The Ellsworth Station entrance
Ellsworth sidewalk ends after the station
East Liberty TRID Study | Pittsburgh Department of City Planning