Chapter II: Part I: The Down Town District 5

The Main Arteries 5

Eastward Arteries and Their Improvement 6

A New Traffic Center 9

Sixth Avenue 9

Try Street Grade Crossing 10

Second Avenue Freight Yards 10

The Hump Cut 10

Grant Boulevard Extension 11

A Civic Center 11

Diamond Street Widening 17

Market Street Widening 17

The Market 18

The Water Front 19

The Improvement of The Point 29

PART II. MAIN THOROUGHFARES 31

Width of Thoroughfares 31

Special Types of Thoroughfares 34

Widening Old Streets 37

Unified Procedure for City, County and Borough 43

Specific Recommendations 44

Penn Avenue Artery 44

Forbes Street Artery 47

South Hills Artery 49

Outlying Thoroughfare Improvements (with special indices) 59

PART III. SURVEYS AND A CITY PLAN 93

Pittsburgh's Need for Surveys 93

Objects to be Secured 94

Technical Procedure 95

Maps 96

Management and Cost 98

Sample Maps 98

Data from New York 98

Data from Baltimore 100

PART IV. NOTES ON PARKS AND RECREATION FACILITIES 101

The Bellefield Improvement 101

Grant Boulevard 106

Steep Hillsides 109

General Discussion of Parks 113

Neighborhood Parks 113

Rural Parks 116

Special Park Opportunities 117