About the Project
PRT is working with the City of Pittsburgh, the surrounding communities, and other stakeholders to improve the existing Herron Station, located along the Martin Luther King Jr. East Busway at the intersection of Polish Hill, Lower Lawrenceville, and the Strip District. The resulting plan will include a conceptual design for a new Herron Station. The plan will improve station access, making it easier and safer to get to the station, particularly for pedestrians, cyclists, and non-auto users. The plan will also improve station design by making PRT facilities more comfortable, easier to use, more sustainable, and more attractive. The final product of this plan will be the 10% conceptual design for a new Herron Station that improves access, increases ridership, and raises the profile of this community asset.
Project Update
February 2024: Our final round of community engagement is complete! Thank you to everyone who attended our public meetings, engaged with us at a pop-up event in your neighborhood, and/or provided input online throughout our planning process!
Missed the public meetings? No worries! You can watch the recording of the February 15th public meeting below or click here to view the slides from the presentation.
View the Final Herron Station Area Plan!
10% Conceptual Design Elements
While the final plan itself is still being finalized, the 10% conceptual design for Herron Station is ready to be viewed! Click on the hotspot dots on the image below to learn more about each of the design elements!
Station Area Recommendations
While the Herron Station Area Plan provides 10% design for improving the station itself, PRT has also identified projects outside of the station that will improve the accessability and usability of the station. These projects fall outside of PRT property and will require coordination with external partners. Click on the hotspot dots on the image below to learn more about each!
This project addresses the following values from PRT’s long-range transportation plan, NEXTransit, adopted in 2021.
- Accessible: infrastructure is fully available in every way to those with specific needs, such as physical or mental disabilities, those traveling with infants or small children, and those traveling with groceries or other goods.
- Equitable: the project not only ensures the fair provision of services to those with limited means or higher risk, but affirmatively acts to better the services offered to these groups in an effort to combat historical and environmental imbalances in the community.
- Sustainable: the project enhances the health of communities and the natural environment through its design and operations with regard to energy use, water use, raw material use, land use, and waste production.
The planning stage of this project was funded using PRT’s annual Capital Budget.
Polish Hill Civic Association, Lawrenceville United, Lawrenceville Corporation, Strip District Neighbors, City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, and the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission.
Timeline
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Timeline item 1 - complete
Spring 2023
- Existing Conditions Analysis Begins
- Public Outreach Round #1: Station Visioning
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Timeline item 2 - complete
Fall 2023
- Design Concept Development
- Public Outreach Round #2: Design Concepts
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Timeline item 3 - complete
Winter 2023/24
- Final Concept Design & Recommendations
- Public Outreach Round #3
- Project Wrap up
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