INTERFACE STUDIO LLCSTOSS LANDSCAPE URBANISMSAM SCHWARTZ ENGINEERINGMONDRE ENERGY, INC.SCI-TEK CONSULTANTS, INC.NINGRET PARTNERS, LLCDMGSDYNOTECTACTILE DESIGN GROUP

1.26.2016 STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING

TODAY’S AGENDA

> ANALYSIS UPDATE> COMMUNITY SURVEY

> OPEN HOUSE DISCUSSION> PRELIMINARY WEB DESIGN

INTERVIEWS TO DATE

Over 40 interviews to date

LOCAL cOMMUNITY PARTNERSJubilee Soup KitchenLandslide Community FarmLocal developers Oakland Business Improvement DistrictOakland Planning and Development CorporationResidentsSports and Exhibition AuthorityStartUptownUptown PartnersUrban Innovation 21West Oakland Neighborhood Council

INSTITUTIONSCarlow UniversityCarnegie Mellon UniversityDuquesne University University of PittsburghUPMC

NEIGHBORSEnvision Downtown Hill CDCHill District Consensus GroupHill District Federal Credit UnionHill House Association

CITY ENTITIES City Council District 6 City of Pittsburgh Department of City Planning City of Pittsburgh Department of Permits, Licenses, and InspectionsPittsburgh Parks Conservancy Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority Urban Redevelopment Authority

COUNTY & STATE AGENCIESAllegheny CountyAllegheny Conference on Community DevelopmentAllegheny County Sanitary Authority Pennsylvania Resources CouncilPort Authority of Allegheny County

OUTSIDE ENTITIES AND POTENTIAL PARTNERS Bike PGHCenter for Environmental Research and EducationEnergy Innovation PittsburghFOCUS PittsburghGASP – Group Against Smog & PollutionGreen Building AllianceGrow PittsburghGTECH Strategies Landbase SystemsNeighborhood AlliesOLMEC Development CompanyPenn State CenterPittsburgh Community Reinvestment GroupPittsburgh Food Policy CouncilPower of Pittsburgh [Allegheny Conference]Revv Oakland RiverLifeSustainable PittsburghTree Pittsburgh

NOTE: ORANGE DENOTES INTERVIEWS TO BE COMPLETED IN JANUARY

positive

What we’ve heard: (a snapshot)

Growing momentum Change is happening too quicklyConcerns about equity and growth of the area

Location, location, location There is too much pass-through traffic / bottlenecksTraffic speed and safety are major issuesSidewalks and streets are in poor conditionNot pedestrian or bicycle friendly

There is good access to public transit Questions about BRT alternativeslack of bike infrastructure

Committed base of residents Some residents are not engagedNeed to build trust with residents

Existing arts enclaveCollaboration across City / institutions / partners

Historic structures Many are / have been lost due to demolition

Home to start-ups / entrepreneurs Lack of available space for new start-upsLimited amenities / commercial services

There are opportunities to redevelop! Much of the land is controlled by a few ownerssite control!There are limited homes and sites for saleUptown does not yet have a strong identityParking dominates the community

5th / Forbes are important connector streets These streets experience flooding / major traffic

negative

Uptown /West Oakland today

transportation

Mode Share – City vs. Downtown vs. Uptown

Environmental conditions

Tustin Tot Lot

Land use

39 acres 27acres

23 acres/17% of the District

OUTREACH

> WEBSITE UPDATE

> COMMUNITY SURVEY

> OPEN HOUSE UPDATE

Website discussion

OPEN HOUSE: FEBRUARY 25TH @ 300 GIST STREET

We need your advice:

1. What would you most like to learn from residents / business owners in Uptown?

2. What is the best way to get the word out about the open house?

3. Are you willing to volunteer?

NEXT STEPS:> LAUNCH WEBSITE

> FINALIZE ANALYSIS> OPEN HOUSE LAUNCH!

THANK YOU!