Highway Removal and Community Reconnection

The City of Pittsburgh Office of Management & Budget, on behalf of the Department of Mobility & Infrastructure, is seeking proposals from a consultant or consultant team for the Manchester Reunited: Reconnecting Manchester to The River and The Region planning study. The study area for the feasibility study and alternatives analysis will consist of the approximately 3-mile expressway portion of PA-65 located within Pittsburgh, between I-279N and the McKees Rocks Bridge, and focus on ways to functionally reunite Manchester and Chateau to better serve the people that surround the corridor while ensuring the safety and connectivity of all PA-65 users.

The ideal Consultant will have expertise in urban highway engineering and planning and experience with a range of interventions, modifications, and alternatives focused on reversing historic harm to communities, creating more multi-modal infrastructure, and expanding access and opportunity. The selected Consultant is expected to understand the land use and community characteristics of the neighborhoods in the study area and to consider community goals in the development of alternatives and complementary policies. To achieve this, the Consultant will work with residents and decisionmakers in a community-led process, which will be coordinated and co-led by Manchester Citizens Corporation. The final plan product will identify the preferred alternative, provide conceptual design and relevant documents, provide land use and economic policy recommendations, and identify next steps and funding opportunities to implement the preferred alternative.

Full RFP available online:

https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/pittsburghpa/projects/117543/document