The new lanes are expected to generate economic activity while promoting public health.

By Jon Schmitz / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Installation of bicycle-only lanes on Penn Avenue in Downtown Pittsburgh and the Strip District will begin next week, Mayor Bill Peduto announced.

The protected lanes will be placed on the eastbound side of Penn from Sixth to 16th streets. That is a change from the initial plan to have the lanes from Stanwix to 11th streets.

When the project is completed, two bike lanes, one in each direction, will occupy the eastbound side of the street. Eastbound traffic will be removed from Penn and rerouted to Fort Duquesne Boulevard and Liberty Avenue, which are parallel to Penn. Two Port Authority bus routes, 8 Perrysville and O1 Ross Flyer, will be rerouted. Westbound traffic and on-street parking will not change.

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