east liberty station: realizing the potential - City of Pittsburgh

Near-term: Intersection
improvement to Penn and Shady
As previously explained, Penn Avenue is
a multi-lane arterial that is unfriendly to
bicyclist and pedestrians. Eventually, Penn
Avenue is constricted to a single travel lane
in each direction west of Penn Circle East;
however, in the immediate vicinity of Shady
Avenue it is two lanes in each direction with
turn lanes. Numerous pedestrian crossings
have been observed at this intersection.
The following illustration shows the number
of lanes on Penn Avenue.
The intersection alteration removes the
island and channelized right-turn lane
on Penn and instead adds a right-turn
pocket for the east-bound Penn to Shady
movement. This lane is only possible
in conjunction with the new plaza and
structured cap. The proposed changes
improve both pedestrian and bicycle safety
and mobility by creating a complete set
of crosswalks and through the addition of
bicycle boxes coordinated with the signal
timing.
Shady Avenue
South-bound Shady Avenue
reduced to one lane
Shared travel lanes where
bike lanes not possible
Replace high-speed turn lane with right-hand pocket
Penn Avenue
Coordinate signal with Eastside
entry and Penn Circle
Textured and
raised crosswalk
2-way left
turn lane
Raised medians
Bike box to facilitate left turns
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Shady Avenue
Penn Avenue
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