About the US Route 30 Design Charrette
The Smart Growth Partnership of Westmoreland County 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 Date | Document Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Section 1: Charrette Information | ||
| 10/22/2007 | Demonstration Site Location Map (324 KB) | |
| 10/22/2007 | Demonstration Site Profile (10 MB) | |
| 10/22/2007 | Charrette Team Profile (256 KB) | |
| 10/22/2007 | Charrette Description (43 KB) | |
| 10/22/2007 | Charrette Program (236 KB) | |
| 10/22/2007 | Gift Winners (49 KB) | |
| Section 2: Workshop #1 | ||
| 10/23/2007 | Westmoreland Corridor: 250 Years of Landscape Change and Development (14.6 MB) | |
| 10/23/2007 | Charrette Workshop #1 Public Input (44 KB) | |
| 10/23/2007 | Workshop #1 Presentation (10 MB) | |
| 10/23/2007 | Workshop #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) | |
| 10/25/2007 | Workshop #2 Presentation (9.90 MB) | |
| 11/05/2007 | Workshop #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 | ||
| 10/26/2007 | Final Charrette Workshop Presentation (4.40 MB) | |
| 10/26/2007 | Final Charrette Plan (6.46 MB) | |
| 11/05/2007 | Final Charrette Workshop Public Input (40 KB) | |
