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Oakland Transportation Management Association (OTMA) through a partnership with the institutions and the business community was able to secure $1M to fund pedestrian safety and mobility improvements along Fifth and
Forbes Avenues through a Hometown Streets Grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.
Oakland has the highest concentration of academic and medical institutions in the region and state. It has a daytime population of over 100,000 workers,
students and visitors mingling with over 60,000 automobiles passing through on its two main arterials – Fifth Avenue and Forbes Avenue.
Pedestrian safety and mobility have been a constant concern. Oakland’s Hometown
Streets and Safe Routes to School Forbes/Fifth Avenue Pedestrian Safety and Mobility Improvement project will create a safer more mobile environment for the pedestrian in Oakland.
The University of Pittsburgh has provided In-Kind-Services = $250,000 for planning, engineering and design. The University’s Facilities Management Department will oversee the implementation of the project. |
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The total project area includes six (6) intersections along Fifth Avenue and five (5) intersections along Forbes: |
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- Fifth Avenue and Thackeray Street, Fifth Avenue and South Bouquet Street, Fifth Avenue and Desoto Street, Fifth Avenue and Atwood Street, Fifth Avenue and Meyran Avenue, and Fifth Avenue and McKee Place,
- Forbes Avenue and South Bouquet Street, Forbes Avenue and Oakland Avenue, and Forbes Avenue and Atwood Street, Forbes Avenue and Meyran Street and Forbes Avenue and McKee Place
Also included in the scope is the replacement of the street lights along Forbes from McKee to the University of Pittsburgh foot bridge and a replacement design for the Fifth Avenue bus lane railing. |
