“Leave the best feature in the city of Pittsburgh ALONE! Spend your efforts on helping the homeless population or solving blight and filling downtown buildings with businesses.”

“Changes are sometimes destructive and the strip is a part of disappearing landscape taken over by developers. The factories, warehouses and streets are a defining part of Pittsburgh. If it ain't broke don’t fix it!”

“These changes will have a negative impact on my as well as other business in The Strip. The current traffic flow is part of what makes The Strip The Strip. For another business, I shopped The Strip in the 1950s and 60s probably before any current politicians and planners were born and it has been then what it is now ,. don't change it.”

“I do not approve the city’s current plan.
Any restriction on traffic coming into the Strip hurts our businesses and the traffic it generates. This has been documented by projects to survey companies after events such as open streets where access was limited by street closures. There are other options other than taking Penn to one lane such as stop signs and speed humps to slow traffic.”

“It has already been a bad decision to close Leftys, a staple on Penn Ave. The Strip needs to remain as is. That is what draws visitors to the city”

“We visit the strip district a couple times a month. The area and traffic does get busy and congested and even imagine it being any worse. Keep everything the way it is, single lane on Penn isn’t going to solve anything but make it worse.”

“We have enough bike lanes in the city that's cause nothing but traffic problems that are barely used anyway we don't need no more!”

“The strip already isn’t the strip anymore now that everything else has been run out to make way for Starbucks and breweries where everyone sits around playing board games in an undecorated environment, but this is going to bleed into ruining other neighborhoods when you make Penn Avenue one lane and cause extreme traffic, congestion.”

“This plan is terrible and must be prevented from being implemented.”

“I visit The Strip weekly for groceries, date nights, and more. Do NOT make any changes!”

“We own the above property and have for thirty years. To suggest Penn Ave should be one lane is not only ridiculous, it’s dangerous. Leave Penn Ave alone!”

“The proposed road diets on both Penn and Liberty would massively increase congestion. If you plan to do traffic calming road diets, fine. But call it what it is: Congestion enhancement.”

“Lifelong Pittsburgher who wants to preserve our historic community”

“As someone who used to work at Wholey’s, I’ve seen a just how congested Penn Avenue can be without all the additional traffic from Liberty Avenue and Smallman Street. If the city goes ahead with restricting Penn to one lane, you might as well just remove the road completely since you wouldn’t be able to get anywhere afterwards because of the standstill traffic you’ll have. Do not restrict Penn Avenue, and quit screwing around with the already terrible road layouts of Pittsburgh.”

“When I come visit my dad I look forward to going to the Strip District. It is a great place”

“I used to live in the strip, now i visit about 6 times a year. KEEP THE STRIP AS IS”

“Businesses need consumers in their stores. This plan would drive money away from them during construction and even afterwards, as parking becomes more scarce and shops become less accessible to many unable to walk distances, or unwilling to carry many and possibly heavy purchases several blocks back to a parking area. This serves only the young bikers with less disposable income.”

“With all of the bike lanes being installed in Pittsburgh, I hardly see any cyclists using them. Enough is enough.”

“This would hinder me plans to visit this summer and for all home games! I might just travel to the away games this year to avoid the chaos”

“The Strip is our local grocery store and weekend destination. We’ve already lost so many local stores replaced with chains (Chipotle, Starbucks, Poser Books, Shake Shack, and more). I mean how many more mini-golf bars does the strip need?

They forced out Lefty’s for no good reason. Don’t kill the strip. It’s one of the last remaining true Pittsburgh areas left in the city.”

“Please do not tamper with the Strip. It needs continued support from the City to maintain and grow the businesses and shops that are here. Please.”

“I used to visit The Strip daily. It is now seriously overdeveloped to the point of frustration. I limit my trips, If Penn Ave is reduced to one lane, I am sure that I will not be shopping there. I can’t even imagine the accidents that will happen. It will truly be an economic loss as I know many people who avoid the chaos already.”

“This will drive people away if plan is implemented.”

“It’s absolutely insane what the mayor is doing to this wonderful community. The current administration has ruined downtown and they will ruin the strip district. What makes this place so charming is the historical culture and the small family owned business that have been the backbone of this community. There has never been an accident in the 8 years I’ve lived here on Penn Ave. The plans to change to one line is an evil plan to drive out small business. Eventually, the strip will become like southside – yet another area that has been ruined. Fix downtown and make this area a place people want to live again.”

“This would be something that would be detrimental to the pittsburgh economy and infrastructure. Something I believe would cause more accidents and damage to the town. There is no reason this actually would help Pittsburgh and the Strip in any way. We have had this for so long no reason to change this and negatively effect the Strip District.”