“I've been coming here for years since I was a child with my parents and the more it changes the less I want to come. The fact that large franchises or national companies are here saddens me. This should be the cultural mixing bowl of the city and not just a touristy place”

“I've been coming here for years since I was a child with my parents and the more it changes the less I want to come. The fact that large franchises or national companies are here saddens me. This should be the cultural mixing bowl of the city and not just a touristy place”

“There has been enough development and changes to the strip district at this point I feel that there has been too much residential development which affects the flow into the business area and will also affect the ability for visitors to come to Pittsburgh and enjoy the strip district for what it is-I have shopped there for over 50 years, and I would like to see the essence of what it is remain intact. That is what attracts visitors from other cities to the uniqueness of Pittsburgh.”

“This strip as is draws people and visitors not just from surrounding suburbs and guest from other cities. It’s part of what makes Pittsburgh -Pittsburgh. We don’t need more high rises and over priced apartments. Stop messing with the city”

“If Pittsburgh is going to continue its descent into a bottomless burn pit for my taxpayer dollars, I'd appreciate it if they preserved the only portion of it worth visiting. Maybe spend the millions of dollars of grift money on shipping out the talentless karaoke buskers, and cleaning the streets so they don't smell of urine in the morning.”

“This is a Total Disgrace to our city, I have lived here all my life at 4905 Bayard street, 15213 to sq. Hill to Oakland, Southside, etc.
This is the single most destructive idea the city has ever had, Open Streets is one thing. THIS IS ANOTHER!
I believe wholeheartedly that this will destroy the strip for local business owners who come here regularly for paper products from Schorin, fish from the 2 mongers, trees from stans, which is nice gone. As soon as you turn it into a destination, with all the trappings of the jersey shore, IT WON'T BE!
NOBODY NEEDS ANOTHER STRIP MALL! which is what it will be! There has always been a delicate balance in the strip, Don't destroy it! I worked at Julian pastries years ago as well, Bicycle riders will always go wherever they want, you don't need to crush the local economy so that they have a lane instead of a parking spot to load their car!”

“We want to retire here- keep it somewhat resident friendly!”

“We are here 3 times a week for shopping etc… don't take away our space. PLEASE!”

“The strip is perfect as it is. Please don’t change a thing!”

“Keep the charm of the strip. I can’t imagine trying to park with one lane. You would hold up all the traffic and it would be such a bottleneck nightmare!”

“Keep the strip district as it is pretty please with a cherry on top”

“As a former employee of the City Planning Department, I am shocked and disappointed that the City is ignoring the protests of the business owners along Penn Avenue in the Strip. But then again the City ignored the Highland Park residents when we were against the installation of the roundabouts on North Euclid Avenue. They were a huge mistake as are the plans to make Penn Avenue one lane. Start listening to your constituents!”

“Don’t wreck what’s unique and working!”

“DOMI is nuts. They keep making bad decisions and spending money we don't have.”

“Don't ruin the Strip!”

“This plan for a reduction to one lane in the Strip is absurd. Have any of those proposing this plan been to the Strip on a Saturday? As a visitor, I would think twice about shopping in the Strip if the roads were to become even more congested and parking more difficult.”

“This strip district has been a staple of my family for generations to visit. This is history.”

“The traffic is congested enough without the planned changes. We live in the south hills and dread the trip into the strip on weekends already. Please reconsider the proposed changes.”

“This is one of the best I’ve ever been to in my life, I’ve worked for local 5 and Sargent Electric in 1998 and I’ve been to the store and been taking my daughter and visiting this area ever since!! I can’t imagine going anywhere else to get the service And love from such a business or businesses”

“Enough of the bike lanes our streets are not wide enough especially in the strip. This will give many pause to go to the strip to shop and enjoy entertainment.
As an example Liberty ave thru Bloomfield is a disaster traffic is slow and very aggravating. I avoid it at all costs.
This is such a bad idea”

“We visit and patronize businesses in the Strip District several times a week. The existing dedicated bike lanes in that neighborhood are rarely used, while car traffic continues to increase.”

“Unneeded and unsafe! Devastating to businesses in the Strip and discouraging to customers and visitors.”

“The Strip Distruct is an integral part of Pittsburgh. It has been a visitor mecca for all things Pittsburgh for. years. Pittsburgh needs to keep alive its heartbeat. Save the STRIP!!!

“We do not need more bike lanes in a city with too many bike lanes to begin with.”

“Business is hard enough in the city due to all the crime and homeless people. I enjoy the strip district and making it more difficult does not seem to add any benefit in opinion. Pp

“I have been going to the strip for years. It is a fundamental aspect of Pittsburgh. This plan will devastate the business down there and only lead to more national chains coming in. Local and family owned business are the cornerstone of Pittsburgh. I am strongly against the plans put in place to redevelop the strip.”

“The traditional strip IS the attraction. Please lid not disturb it!”

“I don’t live in the strip, but in the greater Pittsburgh area. I moved back after 20 years away and my favorite thing about being back in the burgh is going to the strip for a coffee at La Prima and doing my food shopping at the same stores I shopped at when I was a kid with my grandmother and parents (PA Mac, stamolis, wholeys, etc.). I hate to see all the independent stores being pushed about by national chains and losing its local flavor and grit. The strip has been the best neighborhood in Pittsburgh for my entire life, and I don’t want to lose it.”

“I live in the Pittsburgh area and am a cyclist. Penn Avenue is easy enough to cycle without a dedicated bike lane.”

“Yet another reason he lost the primary”