east liberty station: realizing the potential - City of Pittsburgh

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Recommended Infrastructure
Improvements
Recommended public infrastructure and
transit improvements focus on application of
the TOD principles within the elTRID study
area. The busway and East Liberty station
are existing transit assets that must be
enhanced as the focus of the strategy to
facilitate TOD. Areas outside of the
immediate station vicinity should also
incorporate these guidelines to further efforts
to recreate a truly urban setting.
Investments outlined in this report are
necessary to foster revitalization led by key
TOD opportunities.
The major infrastructure projects identified in
this section are primarily proposals already
envisioned in the current planning for the
neighborhood. These key improvements
were also vetted with the public and various
stakeholders through the planning process.
Recommendations focus both on districtwide
improvements and those necessary for
specific potential TOD sites. Reconstruction
of the urban fabric will facilitate an estimated
$280 million of dense, mixed-use
development in the study area.
As often occurs with urban projects, large
scale redevelopment efforts will require new
infrastructure or significant enhancements.
These sites will require public improvements
such as structured parking, internal street
networks and utility upgrades. elTRID
identifies impediments to these specific sites
that are most conducive to TOD and
provides conceptual designs of the station
area.
ESTIMATED INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS
East Liberty TRID
Infrastructure Investments
Estimated
Project Cost Time Project Specific or VC Fund
Eastside Structured Parking Facility 13,036,175 1-5 Part of Eastside project costs.
Eastside TOD Infrastructure tbd 1-5 Part of Eastside project costs.
Pedestrian Plaza, Ramp Conversion
East Liberty Station Improvements tbd 1-5 Part of Eastside project costs.
St Peter & Paul Demolition tbd 1-5 Could be tied to a specific future project
83-S-243
or through the value capture funds.
Adaptive Signalization 250,000 1-5 Value Capture Funds
Penn Circle Conversion tbd 10-15 Could be tied to a specific future project
or through the value capture funds.
Reizenstein-BkSq Phase II infrastructure 8,000,000 1-5 Part of BkSq Phase II project
Broad Street Conversion tbd 5-10 Value capture funds.
Lairmer Avenue Park tbd 5-10 Could be tied to the project or through
the value capture funds.
Lairmer Ave Development Infrastructure tbd 5-10 Could be tied to the project or through
the value capture funds.
Site Assemblege and Remediation tbd 5-20 Could be tied to a specific future project
or through the value capture funds.
Town Square Plan Implementation 600,000 1-5 Value capture funds or possibily tied to
ELDIs projects.
Broad Street Plaza 1,000,000 1-5
Bicycle Lanes & Amenities tbd 1-20 Could be tied to a specific future project
or through the value capture funds.
General Streetscape & Pedestrian tbd 1-20 Could be tied to a specific future project
Improvements
or through the value capture funds.
Parking Benefits District 750,000 1-10 Combination of ELDI projects and
Pricing & Mgmt Strategy (Kiosks)
general value capture.
PAAC Maintenance Fund tbd 1-20 Specific for Eastside infrastructure but
also portion of value capture.
PAAC Infrastructure tbd 1-10 Could be tied to a specific future project
Signage, Tech Upgrades, Shelters
or through the value capture funds.
Total (known costs) 23,636,175