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PGHxplant t1_j65bg71 wrote

A few completely realistic ones off the top of my head:

  • A highway interchange in all directions between 28 and Parkway North would go a long way in unclogging North Shore surface streets. Having to go through four lights to get from 28S to 279N is absurd.
  • A ramp from Veterans Bridge inbound directly to Bigalow Blvd eastbound would alleviate huge amounts of traffic around Crosstown Park, which is only going to get worse with the Lower Hill redevelopment.
  • 100% of intersections with traffic signals should have modern pedestrian walk signals and countdown timers.
  • The intersection of Shady Ave and Forbes Ave in Squirrel Hill should have three phase light timing: green Shady, green Forbes and a four-way walk (like Negley & Centre or Penn & 6th). It's safer in general, but also pedestrians crossing Forbes often prevent turns off of Shady from both directions and gum up Shady traffic terribly.

Pie in the sky: Fully complete all segments of the Three Rivers Heritage Trail, at least within city limits. Use eminent domain if necessary to connect downtown to Upper Lawrenceville, get the South Side trail off of industrial side streets, etc.

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pierogie_65 t1_j65xtju wrote

commenting to support the pedestrian amenities. there’s a lot of hostile architecture in pittsburgh and a lot of unsafe / un-walkable areas. so much is centered around cars. some areas in pgh have improved this and others are just so behind.

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PGHxplant t1_j66c9hc wrote

Pretty much what I was getting at. The highways are already built and important, and we’re not going to just wish them away. But getting pass-through traffic off of surface streets with some minor improvements without building more highways seems like a no brainer.

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Flaapjack t1_j682qyt wrote

I really thought that shady and Forbes had a four way walk already? Maybe it’s active only at certain times of day?

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PGHxplant t1_j687a49 wrote

You may be right but I've never noticed it. Probably about 2-3 weeks since I last drove through. All it takes is one car trying to turn right from Shady southbound to Forbes westbound to really gum things up on Shady. I suppose an alternative for Shady southbound would be to make it a no left turn at Forbes (not a ton of cars do that anyway), make the left lane straight only and the right lane a dedicated right turn lane.

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MWBartko OP t1_j65engm wrote

No clue why you got a downvote for these ideas.

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PGHxplant t1_j65g9mx wrote

Who knows. Someone is always triggered. Would've been much more interesting if they'd engaged on what they specifically disagreed with.

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