About the Project

Westfield Station, located on the Red Line in the Beechview neighborhood in the City of Pittsburgh, currently serves a limited population due to inaccessibility. PRT, alongside local partners, will be redesigning the station to improve accessibility at the station itself as well as connections to surrounding assets.

The final product of this plan will be the 10% conceptual design for a new Westfield Station that improves access and raises the profile of this community asset.

Project Goals

The project team is exploring opportunities to enhance mobility, improve public spaces, and strengthen connections to the surrounding neighborhood.

Key goals of the conceptual design include:

  • Bringing the station into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
  • Improving access to the light rail station for all users
  • Creating safe and convenient walking and bicycling connections
  • Enhancing public spaces and neighborhood character
  • Promoting sustainability, accessibility, and equity

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.
  • 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.

These projects are funded by the Federal Transit Authority's All Stations Accessibility Program (ASAP). This program was established to make legacy transit stations accessible for the first time. PRT received a total of $36.4 million to support accessibility improvements to a number of Red Line Stations

City of Pittsburgh Department of Mobility and Infrastructure, City of Pittsburgh City Planning, Allegheny County Economic Development, Mobilify, Pittsburghers for Public Transit

Timeline

  • Timeline item 1 - complete

    April 2026

    Preliminary Feasibility Study

    The project team conducted a site survey and analyzed the existing conditions to determine if Westfield Station can be modified to meet ADA requirements while still meeting all other federal and state requirements.

  • Timeline item 2 - complete

    June 2026

    Present Initial Findings

    PRT determined that it is feasible to upgrade Westfield Station to be ADA-compliant.

  • Timeline item 3 - active

    July 2026

    Develop Initial Station Design Concepts

    The Project Team is developing initial concepts to improve Westfield Station. Community engagement begins.

  • Timeline item 4 - incomplete

    August 2026

    Community Engagement - Round 1

    PRT will hold a public meeting and pop-up events in the neighborhood to present the draft findings and recommendations to the community for review and input.

  • Timeline item 5 - incomplete

    October 2026

    Draft 10% conceptual design will be completed and the second round of public engagement will be held

  • Timeline item 6 - incomplete

    November 2026

    The station area plan will be complete

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