“This would create absolute chaos. As a pittsburgh native I’ve gone to the strip virtually every weekend to shop, eat or work. Cutting Penn ave to a single lane would be idiotic. There is already significant traffic and limited parking. I’ve seen EMS, police and fire vehicles stuck, unable to get through to get where they need to go and with the increase in delivery services trucks delivering goods and local food delivery employees need to be able to work without shutting down the street. This money can be better used in other areas. Traffic can be controlled with stop signs, traffic lights and speed bumps. I have plenty of relatives and friends who live in the strip as well and this would cause a major headache for all of them. Side note stop burns and scalo from commercializing the neighborhood.”
