“Traffic is already Miserable in the strip, why would Gainey want to make it worse? This is even dumber than bike lanes”

“Retired and enjoy shopping and visiting the strip every weekend”

“Please don’t make it difficult to navigate the strip!”

“Leave what is beautiful alone!!”

“There can be a better solution.”

“This is a horrible move, if enacted, for the Strips retail shops and eateries that are the lifeblood of Penn Ave.”

“I live on Mt. Washington and shop in the Strip weekly. Please leave it alone. The one way streets have already messed up downtown.”

“This is part of our history….please stop deconstructing it!”

“I have been going to the strip for both shopping and night life for decades now. This would have a devastating impact on just the flow of traffic and business. There are a lot to tourists and out of towners that already cause issues, it would cause gridlock, not to mention all the deliveries. Making Penn Ave is such a hairbrained idea and the person suggesting it should have a job with no impact on others lives, like watering plants at Phipps.”

“The city urban planners pretend to be progressive by pushing road restrictions and "bike lanes." If one stands there watching the usage, it would found to be near zero. Bikes use the remaining traffic lanes while bike lanes remain unused.
Bike use and faux safety are excuses given and another is public transportation, but that has gotten worse over the three decades I've used it. It is very often dirty, filled with intoxicated (legally or otherwise) riders, and not equipped for those with packages or groceries. Timing/frequency of routes has also become an issue.
Closing more lanes to traffic is not harmful, only change for the sake of change, solves nothing, and only enables city planners to continue alleging to do something for the city other than waste out money. Stop plans to close the Strip District lanes and send the message back to City Hall that the real change needed is requiring leaders to have a clue before announcing or trying implement poorly thought through projects.”

“The Strip is a staple of Pittsburgh and we come into the city almost every weekend specifically to visit the strip. I never see very many cyclists, however I do see tons of vehicle traffic as the strip is a gathering place for shoppers from all over the greater Pittsburgh area. The renovations to Smallman St. – while nice – have already significantly decreased the parking for visitors and the road is constantly backed up. Choking traffic on Penn and blocking additional street parking will be devastating for the businesses who rely on people being able to come into the Strip from other neighborhoods to visit the shops. If there needs to be proof of how this situation would look just take a drive to the downtown section of Penn where it has been restricted to a single lane in the prime visitation area by theatres and restaurants. Virtually impossible to get from one stop light to another and even travel through that section of road.”

“I used to live in The Strip before all the changes. With the amount of businesses in that area, this would cripple their businesses and discourage people from coming to The Strip.”

“I lived in the Strip District for almost 10 years from 2007 – 2016, such an amazing community! In addition to living here, I have also worked here. I believe the proposed changes to convert Penn Avenue into a single lane road would have an extremely detrimental impact on the area. I strongly urge the controlling parties to vote against this action. Thank you.”

“It's time the City of Pittsburgh stop messing with things that don't need changed”

“Pittsburgh may not be where I live, but it will always be home. I go at least once a year and make my family schedule time
In the strip. Don’t ruin one of the things that makes Pittsburgh, well, Pittsburgh.”

“This would be devastating to Penn Avenue and our business district.”

“We love coming to Pittsburgh for The Strip”

“Do what is best for the businesses of the Strip District. It is an iconic neighborhood that I have been going to my entire life.”

“This lane reduction project will ruin the Strip, one of the best places in the Burgh!”

“The city's mobility priorities are deleterious to private property owners.

I have found that the Pittsburgh's DOMI is more concerned with obtaining grants than a viable city and DOMI's staff uses the department to build their resumes at all costs.”

“One of the things that I and all of my visitors from other parts of the nation love about Pittsburgh is that we have unique local businesses in our shopping areas, whether Strip District, or along Penn and Liberty. In so many areas of the US and Canada, local shops have been replaced by the same big chain stores with no character or local flavor.

The Strip is a great destination for both residents of Pittsburgh and other parts of Allegheny County, and for tourists and visitors. It would be a shame to make access more difficult by eliminating lanes and would not make things safer as the frustration level in drivers go up, so do the risk of accidents.”

“The Strip is Pittsburgh, the people small businesses, Wholesale, etc is again part of Pittsburgh.”

“Less traffic means fewer visitors. We also feel there other options that are available that are less restrictive that will accomplish the same results of traffic calming and safety. These include stop signs at key cross streets and speed humps to slow traffic the name a few.”

“The best place to be! Why destroy it when you can enhance it. Strong Suggestion: Close down Penn Ave one weekend a month and invite more street vendors to come in to promote more visitors and bring more revenue to the area.”