Building on the momentum of a January, 2009 symposium of over 170 community leaders, transit officials, and private developers, PCRG’s GoBurgh Initiative convenes those directly interested in transit to bring the public voice to the planning process. We are also advancing transit-0riented development (TOD) throughout Pittsburgh as a way to revitalize transit-rich neighborhoods and attract new investment.
This regional effort involves multiple stakeholders, including:
- Non-profit policy, technical, and advocacy organizations
- Neighborhood groups and community development corporations
- Local and regional public agencies
- Philanthropic organizations
These multiple viewpoints are creating a common understanding and priorities for advancing enhanced transit and TOD within the Pittsburgh region. This will also help ensure the city’s access to local, state and federal funding pots for transportation by providing the necessary community voice to the planning and development processes.
The group will ultimately draft and approve a comprehensive transit and transit-oriented development action plan for the region. This action plan will identify short-term and long-term priorities and some of the investment and policy changes needed to make transit-oriented development a reality in the Pittsburgh region.
