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The project aims to achieve several key goals, which should be incorporated into the development approach suggested by respondents. Proposed development approaches should allow PRT and the Borough to:

• maintain ownership control of the site via a long-term ground lease or similar agreement form;
• maximize the site’s social and economic value;
• establish a proactive, harmonious long-term partnership between PRT, the Borough, and the development partner;
• focus on mixed-use, transit-oriented, and multifamily housing, a portion of which should be affordable, ensuring accessible living options for all residents;
• support the participation of disadvantaged business/diverse business enterprises;
• respondents are encouraged to incorporate elements of environmental sustainability in their proposed development approaches.

This project addresses the following values from PRT’s long-range transportation plan, NEXTransit, adopted in 2021.

• Accessible: infrastructure is fully available in every way to those with specific needs, such as physical or mental disabilities, those traveling with infants or small children, and those traveling with groceries or other goods.
• Affordable: this project makes it easier for those of all means, including the underemployed and unemployed populations, to utilize transit without needing to sacrifice other life sustaining activity, such as buying food, medicine or heating, to do so.
• Equitable: the project not only ensures the fair provision of services to those with limited means or higher risk, but affirmatively acts to better the services offered to these groups in an effort to combat historical and environmental imbalances in the community.
• Sustainable: the project enhances the health of communities and the natural environment through its design and operations with regard to energy use, water use, raw material use, land use, and waste production.

The planning and design phases of the project were funded by PRT's Capital Budget. In April 2023, PRT received a $500,000 grant for construction of the station from U.S. Congressman DeLuzio.

Borough of Dormont, Allegheny County Economic Development