Infrastructure Updates
Check back here often for the latest updates and action alerts regarding bike and pedestrian related infrastructure projects in the City of Pittsburgh and surrounding municipalities.
Last updated 4/23/25.
Take action to support these upcoming & in-progress projects…
> Brilliant Branch Trail – The Brilliant Branch, a former railroad line that stretches from the shore at Allegheny RiverTrail Park to Homewood, now belongs to the Redevelopment Authority of Allegheny County and a biking/walking trail is in the works.
> Penn Ave Rightsizing – Now that construction season has begun, we are anxiously awaiting the final plans for this project to add bike lanes and pedestrian safety features on Penn Ave through the Strip District. Sign this petition to make sure the City hears your support loud and clear.
> Boundary St Enhancement Plan – This well-used connection from Oakland to Panther Hollow and the trails beyond has never felt very safe, and the City is working on a plan to make it better. Share your thoughts on what should change!
> West Pittsburgh Mobility Plan – The City is developing a West Pittsburgh Mobility Plan that seeks to identify ways to improve connectivity and accessibility to and within West Pittsburgh neighborhoods. Take the survey!
> S 18th St Corridor Safety Project – The City will identify and implement targeted safety improvements on S 18th St between E Carson St and Monastery Ave to alleviate the safety issues that put this section of S 18th St on the High Injury Network (HIN). South Side advocates are calling for a climbing bike lane.
> Hill District Master Plan – The Greater Hill District Master Plan is undergoing an update, and the section on Mobility includes a number of recommendations to improve accessibility and safety for people walking and biking. Take a look and share your thoughts.
> Market Square Makeover – Set to break ground this April 2025, the Pittsburgh Planning Commission has given the green light to a new vision for Market Square that combines nature, art, and a strong focus on creating a pedestrian-friendly environment.
And then go enjoy these recently completed projects!
> Traffic Calming & Sidewalk Gaps – DOMI has announced several projects that will address missing/broken sidewalks and implement traffic calming across the City. Some are already complete!
> Forbes & Braddock Intersection – New traffic signals have been installed at Forbes & Braddock along with dedicated bike signal and a ramp to help people biking transition off the shared path over the Fern Hollow Bridge. Go check it out!
> William St Landslide Remediation – This “if you know you know” route up to Mount Washington is almost done with its glow up, and it looks pretty great. Here are some snowy sneak peek pics from our friend Geoff Lay.
See more of the City of Pittsburgh’s latest projects on Engage PGH.
Archive Of Significant Completed Bike & Pedestrian Projects
Since 2002, we’ve been pushing for ways to reimagine our streets, tirelessly working to make it better and safer for Pittsburghers who bike, walk and roll, while helping bring our city over 100 miles of bike lanes, neighborways and other on-street network markings. Our advocacy has not only changed the physical landscape, but has also changed minds. We’ve come a long way from “Worst City in the US to ride a bike” to where we are now, and we can’t wait to see what the future will bring.
Here is an archive of bike and pedestrian infrastructure improvements we’ve had a hand in making happen.
2024 Projects
Euclid Ave at Station St
Station St at Highland Ave
> Penn Circle 2-Way Conversion – It took about a decade, but the Penn Circle 2-Way Conversion Project in East Liberty is complete, with protected bike lanes and intersections in both directions!
> Woods Run Asphalt Art Street Mural – Over the course of 2024, we worked with the Carnegie Library Woods Run, DOMI, and AARP to install an asphalt art street mural, and developed a “how to” guide for others who are interested.
> Stanton Ave Bike Lanes – New bike lanes and traffic calming measures have been installed along Stanton Ave.
> Lower Greenfield Ave Climbing Lane – A short but helpful uphill bike lane was added on lower Greenfield Ave between the residences of the 300 Block to Kaercher St as part of the Greenfield Ave traffic calming.
2023 Projects
> Protected bike lanes on Forbes Ave & Fern Hollow Bridge – The Fern Hollow Bridge is finally complete along with a protected bike lane from S Braddock Ave all the way to Beechwood Blvd!
> So Many Bike Racks! – We just wrapped up a 2-year project with DOMI to install 500 bike racks across the city. That’s 1,000 new bike parking spaces!
> Trail to Mairdale Neighborway – Construction on the City’s newest neighborway is complete! The Trail to Mairdale connects the end of the Chateau Trail through the Northside to Riverview Park via McClure and Woods Avenues. Wayfinding signage is the last step, and will be going in soon.
> Bike Lane Extension on Smallman & 21st – We’ve been waiting for years on a short but critical portion of the Smallman St bike lane to be completed through the core of the Strip District and across 21st St, and now it’s here!
> Mon Wharf Connector – The Monongahela Wharf Connector Trail was updated this summer to create a more pleasant and safe ride to The Point via the GAP Trail.
> Downtown’s Penn Ave bike lane improvements – Our push to “harden” the Penn Ave bike lanes to prevent drivers from parking in them is coming to fruition! The new concrete “pills” have been installed to create a protected bike lane from Point State Park to 11th St, and vertical bollards are coming soon to prevent vehicles from entering the bike lanes.
> Safety Improvements at 5-points intersection – Short-term pedestrian safety improvements have been installed at the Five-Points intersection of Beechwood / Wilkins / Linden in Squirrel Hill including painted bumpouts and increased bike lane markings. Further, more permanent improvements are in the works.
> New path under the 40th St Bridge – There is now a “tunnel” that cyclists and pedestrians can use to get under the 40th St Bridge without navigating a dangerous intersection or crossing train tracks.
2020 – 2021 Bike Lanes
The Gap to the Point project is an ambitious series of protected bike lanes connecting the Great Allegheny Passage (Eliza Furnace Trail) to Point State Park via an on-street route, while providing safe bicycle connections to the largest job center in Western Pennsylvania. A major innovation of this project are the raised bike lanes that integrate with major bus stops.
Take Bigelow! Although only a block in length, this section of Bigelow is an important connection in Oakland’s bike network and helps connect Pitt’s campus for bikes and peds, while beautifying the area.
Brighton Rd is Pittsburgh’s latest protected bike lane, extending northward and becoming standard bike lanes. Brighton Rd is one of the longest continuous bike lanes in the City of Pittsburgh.
2017 Bike Lanes
In an attempt to bring calm to a wide and confusing street, the Negley Ave bike lanes provide a needed north-south connection between Highland Park, East Liberty and Shadyside, with some improvements to confusing intersections.
In one of the more high temperature bike lane struggles in the City, PennDOT (the owners of the street) agreed to include bike lanes on Forbes Ave connecting our two major universities and leaving everyone wonder why it took so long for this in the student-dense neighborhood. The project also features Pittsburgh’s first “bicycle signals” and bicycle radar detection.
While still not complete, the Allegheny Commons protected bike lanes added bicycle accommodations to an over-built, “urban renewal” era ring road in the Northside. Look for even more improvements (including Pittsburgh’s first protected intersections) on this ever-improving project.
2007 – 2014 Bike Lanes
The 2007 bike lanes on Liberty Ave in Bloomfield and Lawrenceville were our first successful push to carve out space on Pittsburgh’s streets for people riding bikes. At the time, the only other on-street bike lanes in the City were on Beechwood Blvd and the Highland Park and Riverview Park loops, painted roughly three decades prior.
The East Liberty Blvd bike lanes are the City’s first Complete Streets project led by our efforts and introduced the phrase “road diet” into Pittsburgh’s lexicon. Going from four car lanes to two, it added two bike lanes and two lanes of parking, while making the street safer for pedestrians to cross.
The West Ohio St bike lanes are a no brainer project that brought greater access to the park and to the historic Gus and Yiayia’s food cart.
The Penn Ave bike lanes, connecting Downtown’s Cultural District and the Strip District, are the City’s first “protected bike lanes,” ie bike lanes delineated with a physical barrier. While removing the outbound lane of traffic was controversial at the time, the bike lanes have proven to increase safety for all users of the roadway (especially pedestrians), decreased congestion at several intersections (namely the 16th St bridge), and have at times carried a full quarter of all of the morning commuters on Penn Ave.
Installed around the same time as the Penn Ave bike lanes, this is Pittsburgh’s first “Parking Protected” bike lane, providing safe access to Phipps Conservatory and Schenley Park, from Oakland.
And we’ve done so much more…
There is no doubt we’ve left a mark on this City. To see the complete list of things we’ve worked on, see our Wins Page & History Page.
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