[PRCo] Re: Streetcars in the Strip District?

[Fred Schneider]

But a lot of the old slum homes have been replaced by nicer homes on the hill.   Fly your Bing or Goggle helicopter over those hilltop streets and see what I mean.   I asked my sister about the occupants of the hill; she believes it is still largely African American, but there might be a few middle class people there today.   

By saying that, if I'm incorrect the flood of answers will begin.   At least the homes look nicer.   Maybe they are nice project homes.


On Aug 28, 2011, at 11:40 PM, Derrick Brashear wrote:

> seems like we had an incline from the strip to the hill before, and
> the springing points can be seen on bigelow blvd if you look.
> 
> "uh"
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> On Sun, Aug 28, 2011 at 6:42 AM, Paul Steven <wiki at scillystuff.co.uk> wrote:
>> So you guys are thinking of putting streetcars back in the Strip?
>> 
>> "Consultants wanted for streetcar plan
>> 
>> By Bill Vidonic
>> PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
>> Friday, August 26, 2011
>> 
>> Pittsburgh is looking for consultants to help plan a streetcar system and
>> other transportation improvements within the Strip District, which could
>> include an incline connecting the Strip with the Hill District.
>> 
>> "I'm hoping this will be realistic as possible," said Becky Rodgers, executive
>> director of Neighbors in The Strip. "Will everything that's in this study come
>> out? You don't know, but it's a great starting point."
>> 
>> The city hopes to hire consultants by November. They will spend six months
>> devising transportation plans and how to pay for them. City officials have
>> said a streetcar system could cost at least $25 million.
>> 
>> Consultants will be paid up to $345,000 by the city and PennDOT through the
>> Pennsylvania Community Transportation Initiative.
>> 
>> That planning work likely would tie into the bigger Allegheny Riverfront
>> Vision plan. The city in February announced that project, which aims to
>> reconnect the Strip District, Lawrenceville, Morningside and Highland Park to
>> 6.5 miles of redeveloped riverfront.
>> 
>> "We've seen a lot of positive movement recently in the Strip District," Mayor
>> Luke Ravenstahl said in a prepared statement. "New transportation improvements
>> will build on this momentum by providing residents with better transit options
>> and more bike/pedestrian-friendly ways to get in and around the neighborhood."
>> 
>> The initiative is focusing on the Strip District between 11th and 40th
>> streets, and possible improvements include the streetcar system, the incline,
>> bikeway work along Penn Avenue and a new transit station for development along
>> the Martin Luther King Jr. East Busway at 21st Street.
>> 
>> The deadline for consultants to submit qualifications to the city's Planning
>> Department is noon Sept. 23. The detailed qualification request is available
>> at www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us/cp."
>> 
>> 
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> Derrick
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