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3. TRID RECOMMENDATIONS East Liberty is experiencing a long-delayed rebirth in both the historic business core of Penn Avenue, and along the busway edge through projects like East Side and Bakery Square. Development efforts over the last five years are transforming the half-mile area around the station and have now reached the parcels adjacent to the station which have been slated for transitoriented development in neighborhood planning studies for over ten years. For TOD to reach its maximum potential in the immediate area of the station and in the larger district beyond, key infrastructure improvements are needed. The station and surrounding public realm are not conducive to TOD and would benefit from reconstruction in conjunction with new development. Key projects to reconfigure existing streets and improve the public realm are an essential part of the East Liberty Community plan and should be implemented to support development. Site improvements for major development sites are also needed. The creation of a Transit Revitalization Investment District can be a key tool for capturing the value of transit to finance public transportation capital improvements, site development, other public infrastructure and maintenance needs to support TOD in East Liberty.
Applying the TOD Principles: 1. Maximize location efficiency The station is already surrounded by a mix of uses including, housing, offices, shopping and civic uses. Enormous potential exists for future mixed-use development adjacent to the station. To maximize this potential and to achieve principle 4, it is recommended that the station be relocated slightly to the east with a new front door at the Penn & Shady intersection. 2. Build a mix of housing choices and complimentary uses New housing should be a key component of the development adjacent to the station. Residential units should accommodate a variety of household types at a range of price points including long term strategies for including and maintaining affordable housing options. The diagram at right explores the possibility of a substantial new housing development on the Shady Hill Plaza in long term future. 3. Create walkable places for people. New development and the redesign of the station should be integrated so as to create a seamless high-quality pedestrian realm which connects the streets in East Liberty and Shadyside directly to the station. The proposed design includes a new public plaza and major connection thorough the private development site to the north of the station. 4. Maximize station connectivity and visibility. The redesign of the station should create major pedestrian connections to key Eastside II Highland Ave Ellsworth Ave Station Platforms public street frontages and intersections to maximize pedestrian connectivity and station visibility especially along Penn and Shady Avenues. Adjacent private development should respond to the major station entry routes and organize building entries and pedestrian paths through the development to reenforce the station circulation, particularly on the parcels to the north of the station. 5. Design streets for all users. Busway Ramp The unimproved streets and intersections to the south and east of the station should be redesigned to better accommodate bicycle and pedestrian access to the station. Existing bicycle infrastructure should be extended to reach the station entries and bicycle parking should be expanded. Business District Shady Ave Penn Ave Giant Eagle Target 6. Manage parking effectively. New parking should be shared to the degree feasible and folded into a larger coordinated district-wide parking strategy. Parking should be organized to encourage transit use. The parking strategy should include bicycle parking, car pooling priority, and ideally bicycle and car sharing services. 7. Capture the value of transit A TRID should be established as a means to fund necessary infrastructure improvements, encourage higher quality development, and ensure community benefits such as affordable housing, small business opportunities and job creation.
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EAST LIBERTY STATION: REALIZING THE
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Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
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promotion of transit oriented devel
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and improve environmental quality.
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Page 26 and 27: 26 Population Density along the Eas
Page 28 and 29: 28 Classifying East Liberty Station
Page 30 and 31: 30 Downtown 6,675 people 48,889 job
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Page 42 and 43: EAST LIBERTY LAND USE 42 Key Commer
Page 44 and 45: Study Area City of Pittsburgh 44 To
Page 46 and 47: 46 Zoning Analysis The zoning aroun
Page 48 and 49: EAST LIBERTY 2010 COMMUNITY PLAN: D
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Page 52 and 53: 52 Source: ELDI 2010 East Liberty C
Page 54 and 55: 54 Around the same time as Eastside
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Page 62 and 63: APPLYING THE TOD PRINCIPLES TO EAST
Page 64 and 65: 64 Recommended Infrastructure Impro
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Page 73 and 74: Connecting East Liberty and Shadysi
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Page 77 and 78: Near-term: Intersection improvement
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Page 95 and 96: DRAFT Financing TOD Urban, mixed-us
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Page 105 and 106: elTRID Approval and Implementation
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Appendix II - elTRID Potential TRID
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Appendix III - elTRID Private Devel
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Appendix III - elTRID Pledged Real
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Appendix IV - elTRID Real Property
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Appendix IV - elTRID Potenital TRID
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Appendix V - elTRID TRID Fund Balan
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Appendix VI - elTRID Pledged Income
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Appendix VII - elTRID FUNDING AND D
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“Construction Agreements” means
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principal invested or any penalty f
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developer shall timely honor all re
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LIABILITY OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PE
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(b) Private developer shall abandon
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties to
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EXHIBIT B REQUISITION FORM
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