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PITTSBURGH BEECHVIEW
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BROOKLINE
NEIGHBORHOODS
OAKLAND
SOUTHSIDE DOWNTOWN NORTHSIDE MT. WASHINGTON WEST END SOUTH HILLS
CASTLE SHANNON
REGION
OAKLAND
SOUTHSIDE DOWNTOWN NORTHSIDE MT. WASHINGTON WEST END
SOUTH HILLS
CASTLE SHANNON
FOCUS
LIBERTY BRIDGE FORT PITT BRIDGE WEST END BRIDGE
FORT PITT TUNNEL
WABASH TUNNEL
WEST LIBERTY TUNNEL
RT 51/SAW MILL RUN BVLD
RT 88 BANKSVILLE RD
WEST LIBERTY AVE
1 MILE
I-376
VEHICULAR R ROUTES
DUCK HOLLOW
STEEL VALLEY PANTHER HOLLOW
ELIZA FURNACE
STRIP DISTRICT NORTH SHORE SOUTHSIDE
BALDWIN BOROUGH
CHATEAU
1 MILE
STATION SQ.
MAJOR BIKE ROUTES HTTP://WWW.PROBIKESLLC.COM/TRAILS.HTML
WHAT ABOUT THE SOUTH HILL* BIKE ROUTES?
? * SOUTH HILLS REFERS TO THE COLLECTIVE NEIGHBORHOODS OF KNOXVILLE, MT. OLIVER, ALLENTOWN, BANKSVILLE, BEECHVIEW, BROOKLINE, CARRICK, OVERBROOK. IN ADDITION, BETHEL PARK, MT. LEBANON MUNICIPALITIES, CASTLE SHANNON, DORMONT, AND GREEN TREE BOROUGHS.
ALL SOUTH HILL BIKE TRAILS ARE CAUTIONARY ROUTES
HTTP://BIKE-PGH.ORG/
DUCK HOLLOW
STEEL VALLEY PANTHER HOLLOW
ELIZA FURNACE
STRIP DISTRICT NORTH SHORE SOUTHSIDE
BALDWIN BOROUGH
CHATEAU
1 MILE
TA N SQ. STATION
SOUTH HILLS BIKE N NETWORK
WHEELING & LAKE ERIE RAILROAD
NORFOLK & WESTERN RAILROAD
1 MILE
EXISTING N NETWORK
ACTIVE LINE INACTIVE LINE
RAILWAY A USAGE
SOUTHSIDE FLATS
C.B.D. SOUTH SHORE NORTH SHORE
DUQUESNE HEIGHTS
MT. WASHINGTON
WEST END
BELTZHOOVER BON AIR
RIDGEMONT CARRICK BANKSVILLE
OVERBROOK DORMONT
CASTLE SHANNON
OUTREACH
WEST END CROSSING
SOUTHSIDE FLATS
C.B.D. SOUTH SHORE NORTH SHORE
DUQUESNE HEIGHTS
MT. WASHINGTON
WEST END
BELTZHOOVER BON AIR
RIDGEMONT CARRICK BANKSVILLE
OVERBROOK DORMONT
CASTLE SHANNON
WEST END CROSSING
CASTLE SHANNON JCT.
SOUTHSIDE FLATS
C.B.D. SOUTH SHORE NORTH SHORE
DUQUESNE HEIGHTS
MT. WASHINGTON
WEST END
BELTZHOOVER BON AIR
RIDGEMONT CARRICK BANKSVILLE
OVERBROOK DORMONT
CASTLE SHANNON
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STITCHING
PHASE ONE - 1.8 MILES FUTURE EXTENSION - 4.25 MILES
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SAW MILL GREENWAY
PHASE ONE SITE I-376
INTERSECTION
TO
WEST
LIBERTY
INTERSECTION
BROOKLINE
BEECHVIEW
1100FT 1050FT
780FT
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SITE ELEVATION
BROOKLINE
FT FT
PHASE ONE - 1.8 MILES FUTURE EXTENSION - 4.25 MILES
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SITE ELEVATION
GEOGRAPHY PROPOSED
TRAIL
CONDITIONS
1
2
3 4 5
6
7
8
9
SECTIONS
1
2
3 4 5
6
7
8
9
TOPOGRAPHICAL RELATIONSHIPS
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
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RESIDENTS
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INVEST
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ENTITIES INVOLVED
INVOLVE INVEST MAINTAIN
PRETTY UP BEECHVIEW
FRIENDS OF THE SELDOM SEEN
COMMUNITY OF BEECHVIEW SOUTH PITTSBURGH DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
ALLEGHENY CLEANWAYS
PITTSBURGH & SOUTH HILLS COMMUNITY
TREE PITTSBURGH
BIKE PITTSBURGH
COMMUNITY OF BROOKLINE
ENERGIZE BROOKLINE
ENTITIES INVOLVED
INVOLVE INVEST MAINTAIN
HEINZ ENDOWMENT FUND
CITY OF PITTSBURGH
PITTSBURGH PARKS CONSERVANCY
CITY OF PITTSBURG PLANNING
AUTHORITY STAKEHOLDERS
FUNDING
PITTSBURGH WATER & SEWER AUTHORITY
$ WHEELING & LAKE ERIE RAILROAD
PRIVATE OWNERS
LAND OWNERS
INVOLVED ARCHITECT + PLANNER
CITY OF PITTSBURGH
ENTITIES INVOLVED
INVOLVE INVEST MAINTAIN
PITTSBURGH PARKS CONSERVANCY
PRETTY UP BEECHVIEW
COMMUNITY + VOLUNTEER GROUPS
FRIENDS OF THE SELDOM SEEN
ENERGIZE BROOKLINE
ENTITIES INVOLVED
1
IDENTIFY EXISTING TRAILS
2
PUBLIC AWARENESS / FUND RAISING
3
TRAIL ACCESSIBILITY
4
ACQUIRE / NEGOTIATE LAND OWNERSHIP
5
CONSTRUCT PROPOSED TRAILS
6
CONSTRUCT PROPOSED BUILDINGS
7
CONSTRUCT PROPOSED GROUND U-CHANNEL MODULES
8
CONSTRUCT PROPOSED CATWALK U-CHANNEL MODULES
PHASE I
PHASE II
PHASE III
PHASE IV
0-5
5-10
10-15
15-20
PHASING STRATEGY
OCCUPANTS
TRAIL CONNECTING
NODES
OF
THE
SAW
HUBS MILL
GREENWAY
DAWN AVE
WOODRUFF ST
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TRAIL HUBS
WOODRUFF HUB SAW
MILL
RUN
BOULEVARD
INTERSECTION
HUB
UPPER LEVEL ENTRY LOWER LEVEL ENTRY WOODRUFF ST
WOODRUFF HUB
DAWN T LINE HUB WEST
LIBERTY
AVENUE
INTERSECTION
HUB
SOUTH BUSWAY T LINE RAIL WEST LIBERY AVE
DAWN T LINE HUB
DAWN AVE HUB
MATERIALS VIABLE
RECLAIMED
ON-SITE
RESOURCES
MATERIALS
BUILDING
U-CHANNEL STRUCTURE
GABION BENCH
PATH / TRAIL
SOIL / MULCH
Design Element
Environmental Impact
Components
+ USED TIMBER PALETTE
RECYCLED MULCH
ORGANIC WASTE
RECYCLED SOIL
+ NATURAL SHALE FORMS
+ RECYCLED AGGREGATE
+ RECYCLED TIMBER
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RECYCLED RAILROAD TRACKS
+ RECYCLED RAILROAD TRACKS
RECYCLED STEEL
WIRE MESH
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+ RECYCLED CONCRETE
TRAIL BINDER
CRUSHED SHALE
RECYCLED TIMBER
RECYCLED STEEL
SITE MATERIAL REUSE
SAVED VIRGIN MATERIALS
SITE MATERIAL REUSE
SAVED VIRGIN MATERIALS
SITE MATERIAL REUSE
SITE MATERIAL REUSE
SAVED VIRGIN MATERIALS
SAVED VIRGIN MATERIALS
MATERIALS
Gabion Filling
Recycled Wood
Wire Mesh
RECYCLED AGGREGATE
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RECYCLED TIMBER
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RECYCLED RAILROAD TRACKS
SITE MATERIAL REUSE
Planter Box
Metal Support Frame
GABION BENCH
RECYCLED STEEL
+ RECYCLED RAILROAD TRACKS
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1 2 3
4 5 6
TRAIL
WIRE MESH
SITE MATERIAL REUSE SAVED VIRGIN MATERIALS
RECYCLED STEEL
+ RECYCLED RAILROAD TRACKS
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1 2 3
4 5 6
SKYWALK
WIRE MESH
SITE MATERIAL REUSE SAVED VIRGIN MATERIALS
SAVED VIRGIN MATERIALS
Steel Beam Connectors Steel Handrail
Metal Wire Mesh
RECYCLED STEEL
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RECYCLED RAILROAD TRACKS
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WIRE MESH
SITE MATERIAL REUSE
Steel Frame
Secondary Metal Support Steel I-Beam Supports
Existing Railway Tracks
DEMONTAGE
RECYCLED STEEL
+ RECYCLED RAILROAD TRACKS
+ WIRE MESH
SITE MATERIAL REUSE
5’
9’
3’ 1/2”
6’
RAILWAY U-CHANNEL
SAVED VIRGIN MATERIALS
SAVED VIRGIN MATERIALS WIRE MESH
SITE MATERIAL REUSE
Catwalk U-Channel Typologies
Steel I-Beam Support
RECYCLED STEEL
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RECYCLED RAILROAD TRACKS
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Steel Column
Concrete Footing
SKYWALK DEMONTAGE
SAVED VIRGIN MATERIALS
Steel Decking with Rim Band
RECYCLED STEEL
Wooden Structural Beams
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RECYCLED TIMBER
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Steel Columns
RECYCLED CONCRETE
Concrete Roof
Garage Door System
Wood Panel Exterior Facade Concrete Base
HUB DEMONTAGE
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SITE PLAN
TRAIL SAW
SYSTEMS
MILL
GREENWAY
BIOSWALE
RAINWATER HARVESTING
FILTER STRIP
RIPARIAN BUFFER
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SYSTEM TYPOLOGIES
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SYSTEMS MAP
CAPITAL CRESCENT TRAIL Location:Washington, DC and Maryland
MINUTEMAN TRAIL Location: Suburban Boston
CHICAGO LAKEFRONT TRAIL Location: Chicago
SAUGANASH TRAIL Location: Chicago
Length: 12 miles
Length: 10 miles
Length: 1.1 miles
Length: 18 miles
Type: Rails-to-trails
Type: Rails-to-trails
Type: Rails-to-trails
Type: Lakefront beach trail
Average two way volume per hour: 159 users
Average two way volume per hour: 442 users
Average two way volume per hour: Not available
Average two way volume per hour: 2,320 users
Path width: 10’ wide shared-use path with an intermittent running path on one side that ranges from 1’-3’ wide.
Path width: 12’ wide shared-use path with an intermittent running path on one side that ranges from 1’-3’ wide.
Path width: 12’ wide shared-use path with 1’-3’ wide running path on both sides.
Path width: 12’ - 17’ wide shared-use path with 4’ pedestrian path on both sides.
10’
1’-3’
12’
1’-3’
1’-3’
12’
1’-3’
4’
12’ - 17’
4’
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PATH PRECEDENTS
AASHTO RANGE 10’ -14’
2’
According to AASHTO guidelines, appropriate path width will range from 10’-14’, depending on context, volume, and mix of users. All vertical elements, such as sign posts, fences, and guard rails, must be set back from the shared-use bike path by a minimum of 2’.
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PATH DESIGN STANDARDS