Doughboy Square 40Th & Butler St. Intersection Allegheny Cemetery

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! .

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