STRIP DISTRICT PARKING STUDY
MATRIX OF RECOMMENDATIONS
Short Term Solutions
Objective Strategies Key Players Comments
Standardize parking Establish shorter-term parking Pittsburgh Parking Authority Reduce parking limits on Penn
restrictions in the within the Market Area and Neighbors in the Strip Avenue in an effort to allow more
Market Area longer term parking away from people to come into the Market Area
the Market Area which will increase turnover.
Expand Park and Establish employee parking area Neighbors in the Strip Transport more people in fewer
Shuttle Services for and operate shuttle to market Private Businesses vehicles larger shuttles .make more
Strip District area on a trial basis frequent shuttle trips to and from the
Employees and area along the perimeter as needed.
Visitors Establish a customer parking Neighbors in the Strip
area where a patron pays to park Private Businesses
the vehicle and receives free
shuttle to Market Area. May
require adjustment in parking
prices on weekends.
Expand Valet Establish reserved area to park Neighbors in the Strip Provide well lighted large parking
Services cars Entertainment Businesses lots where shoppers can dropped off
Parking Lot Operators their to be parked and retrieved by an
Private Business attendant.
Market Transit Continue to improve the Port Authority Encourage business to display
Services information on printed Port Neighbors in the Strip schedules for handout in their place
Authority timetables of business and encourage the Port
Authority to add a Strip Distict insert
in the appropriate bus schedules.
Improve the visibility of “Strip Port Authority Port Authority buses now include
District” on Port Authority Neighbors in the Strip “Strip District” on the headsign;
buses however, it is part of a series of
destinations. Patrons must wait until
the words “Strip District” flash on
the headsign.
Establish Strip Develop operating and financing Pittsburgh Parking Authority Shuttle would link existing parking
District – Golden plan for a shuttle that links the Department of City Planning capacity Gimbels and Ninth Street
Triangle – South Side South Side, the Golden Triangle Ground Zero Garages with the parking demand in
Shuttle Service and the Strip District on Pittsburgh Urban Magnet the Strip District.
evenings and weekends. Project
STRIP DISTRICT PARKING STUDY
MATRIX OF RECOMMENDATIONS
Short Term Solutions
Longer-Term Solutions
Objective Strategies Key Players Comments
Expand Parking Capacity Work with property owners Neighbors in the Strip Where and if possible offer incentives who
to allow public parking on Private landowners are willing to allow the use of their property
private property on evenings during the weekends and holidays
and weekends
Consider striping to increase Private land owners
capacity within private lots
Construct additional parking Pittsburgh Parking Authority The Planning Commission has approved a
capacity which would Department of City Planning garage on the parcel next to the History
include a garage between Private land owners Center. Continued discussions between the
13th and 14th Streets to meet developer of the garage and the Parking
the parking demands Authority should continue to advance its
implementation.
Identify Route for New Work with agencies and Neighbors in the Strip Best solution to accommodate growth of Strip
LRT Service Through the private land owners to Department of City Planning District
Strip District identify an alignment for a Port Authority
light rail extension to serve Private land owners
existing and future
development in the Strip
District