“Westmoreland resident. Been going downtown my whole life for shopping for anything ranging from holidays to just whims. The entire city is becoming impossible for my parents and I to visit. My mom has knee and mobility issues and cannot walk far. The Strip was the last truly accessible section of PGH for her, as everywhere else requires too far of walks for anyone with limited mobility. And to replace handicap parking with bike lanes is an insult upon injury, quite literally. We have already vastly reduced our Pittsburgh spending due to difficulties getting in and out of town and how far you have to walk nowadays, and killing the Strip will ruin the economic impact of thousands of families who will no longer shop in the Burgh.”
