January 2016 steering_committee

1. INTERFACE STUDIO LLC
STOSS LANDSCAPE URBANISM
SAM SCHWARTZ ENGINEERING
MONDRE ENERGY, INC.
SCI-TEK CONSULTANTS, INC.
NINGRET PARTNERS, LLC
DMGS
DYNOTEC
TACTILE DESIGN GROUP
1.26.2016 STEERING COMMITTEE
MEETING

2. TODAY’S AGENDA
> ANALYSIS UPDATE
> COMMUNITY SURVEY
> OPEN HOUSE DISCUSSION
> PRELIMINARY WEB DESIGN

3. INTERVIEWS
TO DATE

4. Over 40 interviews to date
LOCAL cOMMUNITY PARTNERS
Jubilee Soup Kitchen
Landslide Community Farm
Local developers
Oakland Business Improvement District
Oakland Planning and Development Corporation
Residents
Sports and Exhibition Authority
StartUptown
Uptown Partners
Urban Innovation 21
West Oakland Neighborhood Council
INSTITUTIONS
Carlow University
Carnegie Mellon University
Duquesne University
University of Pittsburgh
UPMC
NEIGHBORS
Envision Downtown
Hill CDC
Hill District Consensus Group
Hill District Federal Credit Union
Hill House Association
CITY ENTITIES
City Council District 6
City of Pittsburgh Department of City Planning
City of Pittsburgh Department of Permits, Licenses, and Inspections
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy
Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority
Urban Redevelopment Authority
COUNTY & STATE AGENCIES
Allegheny County
Allegheny Conference on Community Development
Allegheny County Sanitary Authority
Pennsylvania Resources Council
Port Authority of Allegheny County
OUTSIDE ENTITIES AND POTENTIAL PARTNERS
Bike PGH
Center for Environmental Research and Education
Energy Innovation Pittsburgh
FOCUS Pittsburgh
GASP – Group Against Smog & Pollution
Green Building Alliance
Grow Pittsburgh
GTECH Strategies
Landbase Systems
Neighborhood Allies
OLMEC Development Company
Penn State Center
Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group
Pittsburgh Food Policy Council
Power of Pittsburgh [Allegheny Conference]
Revv Oakland
RiverLife
Sustainable Pittsburgh
Tree Pittsburgh
NOTE: ORANGE DENOTES
INTERVIEWS TO BE
COMPLETED IN JANUARY

5. positive
What we’ve heard: (a snapshot)
Growing momentum Change is happening too quickly
Concerns about equity and growth of the area
Location, location, location There is too much pass-through traffic / bottlenecks
Traffic speed and safety are major issues
Sidewalks and streets are in poor condition
Not pedestrian or bicycle friendly
There is good access to public transit Questions about BRT alternatives
lack of bike infrastructure
Committed base of residents Some residents are not engaged
Need to build trust with residents
Existing arts enclave
Collaboration 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-ups
Limited amenities / commercial services
There are opportunities to redevelop! Much of the land is controlled by a few owners
site control!
There are limited homes and sites for sale
Uptown does not yet have a strong identity
Parking dominates the community
5th / Forbes are important connector streets These streets experience flooding / major traffic
negative

6. Uptown /
West
Oakland
today

25. transportation

26. Mode Share – City vs. Downtown vs. Uptown

32. Environmental
conditions

35. Tustin Tot Lot

39. Land use

44. 39 acres 27acres

45. 23 acres/17% of the District

52. OUTREACH
> WEBSITE UPDATE
> COMMUNITY SURVEY
> OPEN HOUSE UPDATE

54. Website discussion

55. OPEN HOUSE: FEBRUARY 25TH @ 300 GIST STREET

56. 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?

57. NEXT STEPS:
> LAUNCH WEBSITE
> FINALIZE ANALYSIS
> OPEN HOUSE LAUNCH!

58. THANK YOU!