Neighborhood Initiatives Fund Intersection Redevelopment Planning Project Award

On November 13, 2019, MWCDC received a Neighborhood Initiatives Fund (NIF) award of $20,000 from the City of Pittsburgh Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) to proceed with a proposal to perform a redevelopment planning project for the intersection of Virginia Avenue, Southern Avenue and Wyoming Street in the Mount Washington neighborhood. This intersection has many issues regarding vehicle and pedestrian safety, accessibility, and wayfinding signage. While the intersection is well known within the community, it was identified as a “problem” intersection in the “Mount Washington Comprehensive Business District Improvement Plan” (2008), commissioned by MWCDC..