Pittsburgh officials are working to reduce the number of driveways required for new townhouses in the city.
Creating off-street parking requires a curb cut and makes walking on sidewalk potentially dangerous, Councilwoman Deb Gross said Tuesday during a council committee meeting.
Under a proposed change in the local zoning law recommended for approval Tuesday, new townhouses that provide off-street parking would be required to do so using backyards or access through side streets.
There’s “overwhelming support” for the change, Councilwoman Deb Gross said Tuesday during a council committee meeting.
Gross’ district includes Lawrenceville, one of the neighborhoods that would be effected by it.
Last year, the city eliminated a requirement that new rowhouses provide off-street parking. The proposed change would require new townhomes that provide off-street parking to do so through their side or backyards.
The idea attempt to further cut down on curb cuts that break up sidewalks and promote pedestrian safety for those using them, Gross said.
“They (pedestrians) should not be competing with cars,” she said.
Adding off-street parking also increases the cost of housing, Gross said.
“For lots of reasons, I think it’s a long overdue change,” she said.
The measure has the support of several Lawrenceville civic groups. No one who spoke at a public hearing on the change last week was against it.
Lawrenceville United Executive Director Dave Breingan called it a “step in the right direction.”
It would improve safety and promote walking in the neighborhood, Breingan said.
It would have an impact throughout the city, Andrea Lavin Kossis, the city’s riverfront development coordinator, and it would help preserve the character of older neighborhoods that were built before people predominantly used cars.
Reducing curb cuts in front of townhomes would also allow for planting of more street trees and “respect the character” of these neighborhoods, Kossis said.
Council will consider adopting the change when it meets Tuesday and it has the support of Mayor Bill Peduto.
“Mayor Peduto supports this change, since it promotes safety and decreases the costs of home construction,” Peduto spokesman Tim McNulty said.
Tom Davidson is a Tribune-Review staff writer. You can contact Tom at 724-226-4715, tdavidson@triblive.com or via Twitter .
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