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Transportation Analysis
Issues affecting pedestrian and bicycle
mobility in the area immediately around
the station have already been discussed as
factors that limit the effectiveness of the
station as driver for TOD.
Despite these limitations of the station
area, East Liberty is generally very well
served by a range of transportation.
Within the study area, resident workers
travel on average 20 minutes to work.
Approximately 73% of housing units have
at least one automobile available. Workers
utilize transit, carpooling, cycle and
pedestrian networks to access their place
of employment. Only 46% of commuters
travel within a single occupancy vehicle.
Numerous bus routes serve East Liberty.
Popular bus routes include the 64A, 71A,
and 81B. The 64A runs through Squirrel
Hill to the Homestead Waterfront shopping
area. The 71A runs through Oakland to
the Central Business District (Downtown),
while the 81B runs from Wilkinsburg to
Downtown through Homewood and the Hill
District. The East Liberty station on the
Martin Luther King Jr. East Busway system
is located at the eastern end of the Penn
Avenue business district, and provides
quick and easy access to Downtown and
other parts of the East End.
Road Capacity
Along Penn Avenue just east of Shady
Avenue, traffic is expected to peak at about
1,100 vehicles per hour going westbound
in the morning. Eastbound peaks in the
Primary Street Network
Larimer Ave
Penn Ave
Broad St
Collins St
Fifth Ave
East Liberty Blvd
Highland Ave
Shady Ave
East Liberty Station Penn Circle Conversion
Penn Circle N
SHADYSIDE
Centre Ave
Baum Blvd
LARIMER EAST LIBERTY
Penn Circle W
Penn Ave
N
The intersection of Penn and Shady Avenues
East Liberty TRID Study | Pittsburgh Department of City Planning