Lawrenceville Corporation Community Meeting- April 2019 Butler Street Design Guidelines Studio for Spatial Practice
Plummer, 48th & 62nd St. Butler Intersection Bridge
57th & Butler St. Gateway 51st & Butler Main & Butler St. Intersection St. Intersection Allegheny Cemetery
40th & Butler St. Intersection
Doughboy Square Butler Street Design Guidelines
Goals: 1. Create Standards for future streetscape improvements to be implemented as part of development projects.
1. Identify traffic calming and place-making opportunities along the corridor for which future funding could be pursued. Butler Street Design Guidelines
Outcomes: 1. Create Design Strategies and Standards for Landscape & Green Infrastructure, Street Furniture, Lighting, Traffic Calming Measures, and Public Art for future development along Butler Street.
2. Designate specific place-making opportunities along the corridor providing detailed illustrations of opportunities for improving the public realm. Butler Street Design Guidelines
How does this project interface with other City of Pittsburgh efforts?
• Complete Streets Study • Mobility and Parking Management in Strip District • The Pittsburgh Bike Plan • Others? Process | Timeline
February 2019 Task 1 - Needs & Opportunities • Existing Conditions • Stakeholder Walkshop
April-May 2019 Task 2 - Conceptual Design Scenario and Strategies • Conceptual design options • Community Workshop to review scenarios • Draft report issued for review
June 2019 Task 3 - Design Guidelines • Schematic design plan • Final meetings
Process | Public Input
How has the community’s input been collected? • Better Streets Lawrenceville survey: 169 responses • Business Owners survey: 51 responses • Resident survey: 85 responses • One Walkshop + Documentation of existing conditions complete • There is still time for input + comments! Findings | Surveys
Survey Questions for Business Owners:
• What are the current issues with your district and more specifically your block? • In an ideal world, how would Butler Street (in your area) function? • In an ideal world, what would Butler Street (in your area) look like? What is the future character you envision?
Findings | Surveys Survey Questions for Residents:
• According to a survey conducted in 2016 by Better Streets Lawrenceville, 40th and Butler Street was listed as the most problematic intersection on Butler St. What are other places along Butler Street that you feel unsafe? • In an ideal world, what would Butler Street (in your area) look like? What is the future character you envision? (We are looking for your suggestions regarding landscape and stormwater planters, lighting, street furniture, public art, and anything else that builds upon the existing character...) • When you visit a Butler Street business, how do you get there (walk, drive, bike?) and how can that experience be improved? Findings | Survey Responses
Emerging Themes from Survey Responses • Traffic Calming and Complete Streets • Street Trees And Stormwater Planting • Public Art • Street Furniture • Parking Strategy Findings | Existing Conditions
Intersection Treatment Needed
Large Parking Fields
Subway
BUTLER ST.
Needs Street Furniture Trash Bins Too Many Needed Curb Cuts More Public Art
Belvedere’s Need Bike Box More Stormwater Plantings and Trees Arsenal Middle School
40th ST. Findings | Existing Conditions
Large Parking Fields
Coca Cafe
More street Piccolo trees & landscape Forno
Remove Cluttered Billboards. Add sidewalks Public Art Pedestrian safety Franktuary & Curb Cuts Needs street 39th ST. furniture BUTLER ST. Pavement Round Corner
38th ST.
Better pedestrian crossings
37th ST.
ATER WAY
More Trees St. Augustine Lower Lawrenceville Findings | Existing Conditions
Industry
Crumbing Paving
More Stormwater Plantings and Trees Arsenal Hambone’s Bowling
Pedestrian/ Vehicle Conflicts Row Good Spirits Fine Wine & House Bumpouts and BUTLER ST. Street Furniture
More Street Furniture 43rd ST. & Green Space
Illegal Parking 42nd ST. in Intersection
Crazy MAIN ST. Mocha Improve Pedestrian Crossing
Central Lawrenceville Findings | Existing Conditions
Standard Bank Connection to River (Signage/Trail) 50th ST. Improve Open Space
Large Parking Fields
BUTLER ST. Too Many Curb Cuts Sunoco More Stormwater Plantings and Trees
Zen
Dangerous Pedestrian Intersection
Crossings STANTON AVE. /
51st ST. Extend Allegheny Bike Lane Cemetery Upper Lawrenceville Findings | Existing Conditions Typical Street
More Street Furniture Respect Historic & Public Art Character
More Trees and Crumbling Stormwater Planting Paving
Illegal Parking Cluttered Blocks Visibility Sidewalks
Parking Management
Parking 2 Travel Lanes Parking
Existing Section 1 Scale: 1" = 10'-0" Pittsburgh Palette
42nd St. Etna Smithfield St. Liberty Ave.
Forbes Ave.
Butler St. Liberty Ave. Penn Ave. Recent streetscape innovations in Pittsburgh Penn Ave. Penn Ave. Possible Application
Bus Bumpout & Improve Pedestrian Street Furniture Crossings
38th ST.
Shared Street
Coca Cafe
Piccolo Forno BUTLER ST. Public Art & More Trees Street Furniture Stormwater planters
39th ST.
Franktuary
Organize existing sidewalk into circulation and amenity zones
Add amenities in intersection bumpouts: bus shelters, stormwater planting, benches, etc
Encourage public art interventions throughout corridor (signage, street furniture, lighting, etc)
Improve pedestrian and bicycle experience at crosswalks
Proposed Section with Bumpout Proposed Section with Bumpout 1 1 Scale: 1" = 10'-0" Scale: 1" = 10'-0" Next Steps
• Create design options based on findings. • Discuss options with Project Team and Community. • Develop new online survey for additional feedback. • Create document draft for review. Questions?
• What else needs to be considered? • If you would like more information or to provide comments about this project, please contact Rachel @ the Lawrenceville Corporation. • Thank you for your time!