Pittsburgh Mobility and Infrastructure

08/21/2026

Happy Friday! We love road work! We almost love it more than when the road works!

Here's some favorites from this week:
-Termon Ave's traffic calming is getting touched up after being one of the first corridor-sized traffic calming projects in the City!
-Market Street's traffic signal unit got righted to its correct orientation after being knocked sideways.
-Bricked crosswalks in the North Shore were repainted for visibility.
-And finally, our line painting team aided Public Works and Public Safety by lining and signing the parking lot at the newly remodeled Engine/Truck 8 Station and Zone 5 Police Station on N Euclid Ave in East Liberty.

Have a great weekend Pittsburgh!

08/20/2026

TONIGHT!

SMITHFIELD STORIES: Discovering the Hidden Language of the City

Talk, Walk, & Workshop w/ Artist Reinaldo Correa Diaz!

THURSDAY, AUGUST 20th, 2026

6PM - 8PM

@ Origin Story Coffee

309 Smithfield Street

Light Bites and Drinks provided

Space and Event is ADA accessible; reach out with any accommodation requests.

All Ages & Abilities Welcomed!



Want to learn about AND contribute to a new public art project coming to Downtown's Smithfield Street? The Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership invites you to bring your ideas!



Come meet artist Reinaldo Correa Diaz as he shares his conceptual designs & inspirations for a series of six new illuminated sculptures planned in coordination with the Smithfield Street Reconstruction Project. A brief presentation will be immediately followed by a walk and interactive workshop along Smithfield Street where participants become collaborators in the creative process. The walk and hands-on workshop will uncover the architectural motifs, patterns, and stories that define Smithfield Street and explore how those discoveries can be translated into the illuminated screen panels of the artwork.



This evening will be a fun, casual, and interactive event for Downtown residents/employees/visitors, fellow artists, and anyone who is interested (or just nebby)! The event will feature opportunities to chat with Reinaldo and PDP project representatives, and to inform and inspire the sculptures' design.



Due to the interactive nature of the evening, we encourage attendees to stay for the full 2 hours. We welcome anyone interested to register to attend! Thanks to Origin Story Coffee on Smithfield Street for hosting!

08/18/2026

The Mayor's Office is re-launching the Civic Leadership Academy, a free 10-week course for local residents to learn more about City government directly from leaders of City departments, authorities and bureaus. See the attached flyer!

Residents can apply for the program, which runs on Wednesdays from 6:00 – 8:00 PM from September through December. Participants will engage in weekly presentations, discussions and site visits with city government leaders. See a full list of participating departments here.

Applications can be submitted from now until 11:59 PM on Friday, August 21, 2026. Participation is limited and applicants must be residents of the City of Pittsburgh OR operate a business, non-profit or do community impact work within city limits. APPLY HERE:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfjauR7xGAs8l0lZ-LYdVR9_qVuVicTwRt6FC4COGoWt5SfQQ/viewform.

Please reach out to [email protected] with any questions.

08/17/2026

08/14/2026

08/14/2026

Is it Friday already? It's been a BIG week in infrastructure!

This week, we launched automated enforcement programs, opened bridges, and hit tangible milestones on other projects too!

-Pic #1 The first of 34 floorbeams is installed on Charles Anderson Memorial Bridge as part of the rehabilitation project.
-Pic #2 Work continues on bump-out construction at Centre Avenue and Avalon Street.
-Pic #3 The pedestrian signal at Forbes and Magee was fixed and rehung after it was crashed into.
-Pic #4 Forbes Ave over Boundary, Our Bridge Maintenance Team repaired major spalls in the sidewalk just in time before school starts!

08/13/2026

SMITHFIELD STORIES: Discovering the Hidden Language of the City

Talk, Walk, & Workshop w/ Artist Reinaldo Correa Diaz!

THURSDAY, AUGUST 20th, 2026

6PM - 8PM

@ Origin Story Coffee

309 Smithfield Street

Light Bites and Drinks provided

Space and Event is ADA accessible; reach out with any accommodation requests.

All Ages & Abilities Welcomed!



Want to learn about AND contribute to a new public art project coming to Downtown's Smithfield Street? The Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership invites you to bring your ideas!



Come meet artist Reinaldo Correa Diaz as he shares his conceptual designs & inspirations for a series of six new illuminated sculptures planned in coordination with the Smithfield Street Reconstruction Project. A brief presentation will be immediately followed by a walk and interactive workshop along Smithfield Street where participants become collaborators in the creative process. The walk and hands-on workshop will uncover the architectural motifs, patterns, and stories that define Smithfield Street and explore how those discoveries can be translated into the illuminated screen panels of the artwork.



This evening will be a fun, casual, and interactive event for Downtown residents/employees/visitors, fellow artists, and anyone who is interested (or just nebby)! The event will feature opportunities to chat with Reinaldo and PDP project representatives, and to inform and inspire the sculptures' design.



Due to the interactive nature of the evening, we encourage attendees to stay for the full 2 hours. We welcome anyone interested to register to attend! Thanks to Origin Story Coffee on Smithfield Street for hosting!

08/07/2026

A little rain won't keep us down! Checkout this week's highlight reel:

-Our recently-formed Bridge Maintenance Team performed some work on the expansion joints of the Larimer Ave Bridge
-The Centre & Dithridge Signalized Intersection Project hit some major milestones this week. Signals are in place and are ready for the transition period.
-Our Lighting Team replaced the old high pressure sodium fixtures on North Braddock at Finance Street under the Busway. The new LED fixtures provide higher quality light with better color rendering at night.

08/06/2026

Progress isn't measured by leaps and bounds, especially in construction, progress is measured in daily milestones and yards of concrete poured. Our Project Manager prepared a presentation on the Penn Avenue Phase II Reconstruction Project for DOMI employees to hear what it takes to manage a project of that scale.

Throughout construction we're publishing bi-weekly updates to project followers and stakeholders. To receive updates visit the project page on EngagePGH and "follow" the project, you'll receive email updates every other week.

07/22/2026

Have you seen the Allegheny County Safety Action Plan yet? Learn how Allegheny County, Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission, City of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Regional Transit, and PennDOT plan to eliminate traffic fatalities in our County: https://bit.ly/acsafetyplan