Executive Report - The Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership

Table 2: Potential Gaps in Downtown Public TransitStarting Point Ending Point Percentage Who“Drive Alone”Gaps in DowntownPublic TransitGateway Center Central Core 21%Cultural District Station Square 30% *Convention Center /Near Strip DistrictGrant Street 42% *Central Core Grant Street 20%Grant Street Central Core 24%Uptown Grant Street 25%First Side Central Core 11%Station Square Convention Center /Near Strip District44% *North Shore Station Square 40% *Source: PDP Downtown Circulation Assessment & Improvement Project - 2004To determine what destinations are important to users of Downtown Pittsburgh, thesurvey data was further analyzed to identify those neighborhoods that respondentsconsidered the most important to access. Based on percentages, at the top of the listare the North Shore and Station Square. By contrast, First Side and Uptown are theleast important neighborhood destinations.Graph 7: Most Important Destinations for All Respondents Traveling Within Downtown PittsburghNorth ShoreStation Square41.338.1Central Core35.6Grant StreetConvention Center/near-Strip District35.334.3n=1,764Cultural District33.6Uptown21.8First Side19.090% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%