By Brandon Addeo
WESA
The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded Pittsburgh’s Urban Redevelopment Authority a $1.2 million grant for transit-related development in Uptown.
Development carved through Uptown, Oakland, Downtown and the East End, known to senior city planner Justin Miller as the “EcoInnovation District,” is designed to make more effective use of the city’s resources as a key component to its Bus Rapid Transit corridor.
Stemming from Portland, Ore., EcoInnovation is a protocol of city planning that encourages land use for small business and entrepreneurs to promote innovation and economic growth, Miller said.
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