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We build the capacity for positive change in boroughs, townships, and small cities across southwestern Pennsylvania.

We build the capacity for positive change in boroughs, townships, and small cities across southwestern Pennsylvania.

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Design Charrette

About the US Route 30 Design Charrette

Charrette
Charrette is the French word for “cart” but is also used as a name for a meeting in which all stakeholders in a project attempt to resolve conflicts and map solutions.

Strong Growth Alliance hosted a week-long US Route 30 Design Charrette October 22-26, 2007. This event was held at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg campus.

The purpose of the charrette was to develop a site-specific demonstration plan along the Route 30 corridor. Presentations and charrette documents are included in the table below. All documents are in PDF format. Documents are listed in reverse chronological order under each section in the table below.

The site chosen to create the prototypical plan is in Unity Township, southeast of the US Route 30 and State Route 981 intersection near Kennametal and the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport. The site location map and the site profile provide detailed information about the site. Though the site is in one community, the completed prototype demonstration plan will develop transferable solutions for the entire Route 30 Corridor.

The model for the charrette has been provided by the National Charrette Institute. Learn more about charrettes.

Charrette Schedule

  • Monday October 22, 2007 – Public Meeting #1
    7:00 – 9:30 p.m. – Get the best ideas of how to develop the site
  • Tuesday October 23, 2007 – Design Team Work Day
    No public meeting scheduled
  • Wednesday October 24, 2007 – Public Meeting #2
    7:00 – 9:00 p.m. – Review alternative development scenarios for the site
  • Thursday October 25, 2007 – Design Team Work Day
    No public meeting scheduled
  • Friday October 26, 2007 Public Meeting #3
    2:00 – 4:00 pm – Present the final plan and solicit feedback

Design Charette Documents

Document DateDocument Title
Section 1: Charrette Information
10/22/2007Demonstration Site Location Map (324 KB)
10/22/2007Demonstration Site Profile (10 MB)
10/22/2007Charrette Team Profile (256 KB)
10/22/2007Charrette Description (43 KB)
10/22/2007Charrette Program (236 KB)
10/22/2007Gift Winners (49 KB)
Section 2: Workshop #1
10/23/2007Westmoreland Corridor: 250 Years of Landscape Change
and Development
 (14.6 MB)
10/23/2007Charrette Workshop #1 Public Input (44 KB)
10/23/2007Workshop #1 Presentation (10 MB)
10/23/2007Workshop #1 Exercise Team Notes (86 KB)
Section 3: Workshop #2
10/25/2007“Streets” Concept (4.95 MB)
10/25/2007“Squares” Concept (5.10 MB)
10/25/2007“Greenways” Concept (4.36 MB)
10/25/2007Workshop #2 Presentation (9.90 MB)
11/05/2007Workshop #2 Public Input (110 KB)
Note: Each concept is shown in three phases. Phase 1 is short term (5 years), Phase 2 is medium term
(10 years), and Phase 3 is long term (20 years).
Section 4: Final Workshop
10/26/2007Final Charrette Workshop Presentation (4.40 MB)
10/26/2007Final Charrette Plan (6.46 MB)
11/05/2007Final Charrette Workshop Public Input (40 KB)

Route 30 Master Plan Menu

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218 Donohoe Road
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