Tags: urban design + planning

Take Aways from Open Streets PGH 2025

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James Hollister weighs in on the importance of events like Open Streets PGH, and why a car-free afternoon can catalyze change in every community.

Missing Middle Models: A Milestone for the Mountain West

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Jackson Hole's housing crisis could get relief with the Northern South Park neighborhood development, aimed at middle income families with few affordable options in the Wyoming community.

The Shape of Power

evolveEA intern Schuyler McAuliffe discusses his masters thesis on community transitions to renewable energy, titled The Shape of Power.

Shanice Reflects on her Engaging Internship

This summer, we welcomed Shanice Lam to our team for an urban design internship. A recent graduate of Carnegie Mellon University’s Architecture program, Shanice came to Pittsburgh from Hong Kong with thorough green building knowledge and an interest in working with communities and educational institutions.

SmartMoves Connections

Building on SPC’s SmartMoves long range plan, evolveEA developed novel land use analysis tools to identify transit-supportive clusters throughout the region where new multimodal transit hubs could enable improved regional connectivity.

Greenways for Pittsburgh 2.0

In 2017, evolveEA led a refresh of the Greenways for Pittsburgh plan first developed in 1980. Through extensive research, community engagement, a review of existing greenway programs, and a series of workshops with various City Departments, the team developed a policy guide with recommendations to improve policies around the stewardship, design, development, and management of greenways in the City.