July 11, 2025 Pittsburgh Announces New Traffic Safety and Calming Measures Across City Pittsburgh’s Department of Mobility and Infrastructure has announced new traffic safety and calming measures at multiple locations around the city as part of the Safe Routes to School program. Learn More The city secured a federal grant to fund safety improvements for students who walk or bike to school. The initiative is a partnership with PennDOT. Construction work is expected to start on Monday, July 14 at three locations over a period of two weeks. Hours of construction will be 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Temporary no-parking signage will be posted throughout the corridor where work is taking place. Locations The three locations for the initiative include: Pittsburgh Arlington Elementary – intersection improvements near Rectenwald and McManus streets, including new ADA ramps, curb extensions, and upgraded LED lighting Propel Hazelwood Elementary – two speed humps on Glenwood Avenue and pedestrian refuge island on 2nd Avenue at Alameda Street Faison Elementary Homewood – chokers/curb extensions on Tioga Street to prevent wrong-way driving and pedestrian refuge island at N. Braddock Avenue and Susquehanna Street Impacts to traffic will be minimal, with the exception of Glenwood Avenue. During the speed hump construction, the road will be closed to through traffic, although flaggers will be stationed at each end to allow traffic access to and from their residences. Questions about the project should emailed to saferoutestoschool@pittsburghpa.gov. For more information on the city’s traffic calming program, visit the Safe Routes to School website.
May 22, 2019 City Receives Grant to Support Safe Travel for Schoolchildren On May 22, 2019, officials from Mayor William Peduto’s administration discussed a state grant of more than $450,000 to support safe routes to school for elementary and middle school students in Pittsburgh. About A bill was discussed at Pittsburgh City Council’s standing committees meeting accepting $464,000 from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s (PennDOT) Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside Program, which provides assistance to municipalities to support the creation of safe and appealing alternatives to single occupant vehicle travel. More than 30 million Americans nationwide transport their children to and from schools every day, which research shows increases hazardous road conditions and harms the environment. The Safe Routes to School program seeks to address that by supporting walking and biking to school, leading to eased traffic conditions and better health for schoolchildren. “The ability to walk or bike to school has long been one of the classic characteristics of Pittsburgh, but over recent decades it has become increasingly hazardous for children, who are our most valuable and vulnerable travelers,” said Department of Mobility and Infrastructure (DOMI) Director Karina Ricks. “This grant will allow us to dedicate resources to help us collaborate with school leaders and parents to identify areas where low-cost improvements can be rapidly implemented.” What’s Next? DOMI is proposing using the PennDOT grant to hire a Safe Routes to School coordinator who is part educator, part engineer and will work on programming for students to walk and bike more easily. The coordinator will work on traffic calming and other safety improvements on streets near schools best suited for walking and biking. Once approved, DOMI plans to have a person in the position by the beginning of the 2019-2020 school year. Learn More To learn more about PennDOT’s Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside program, visit their website. *Information provided by the City of Pittsburgh
