Department of Mobility and Infrastructure

Department of Mobility and Infrastructure

Mission

The mission of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure is to provide the physical mobility necessary to enable the social and economic mobility of the people of Pittsburgh through the management, design, improvement and operation of the public rights of way.

Departmental/Bureau Overview

The Department of Mobility and Infrastructure is responsible for all aspects of transportation and city-provided mobility services, including:

• Planning transportation and mobility systems, corridors, and network operations
• Managing the flow of infrastructure funding
• Developing policies to guide the use of public right-of-ways and management of transportation systems
• Managing the public right-of-way to ensure continued safe, efficient and productive use that respects and implements city policies and public priorities
• Designing, operating and maintaining the transportation system for safe and efficient mobility of all modes to sustain and grow a vital, thriving, and equitable Pittsburgh
• Designing and implementing street and other infrastructure improvements in collaboration with community and public stakeholders
• Measuring and monitoring mobility performance with the goal of continuous learning and improvement The Department of Mobility and Infrastructure (DOMI) is comprised of three bureaus: Planning, Policy and Permitting - The Planning, Policy and Permitting Bureau is led by the Assistant Director and establishes the comprehensive vision, guiding policies and permitted uses of the urban mobility network and public rights of way. It is comprised of three divisions:
• Planning - Oversees development of system plans and multimodal networks and collaborates on implementation; develops conceptual design of transportation facilities; gathers and analyzes data on the condition and use of the mobility system; coordinates with county and regional organizations and entities to plan transportation infrastructure improvements and mobility systems; and serves as the initial point of contact for public stakeholders and partners for general mobility concerns or initiatives. Additionally, the planning division tracks development of the regional Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), development of the department’s submission to the city’s Capital Improvement Plan, and pursuit of grants and other resources to support implementation of the transportation program.
• Policy - Develops, communicates and maintains policies for the use, management, design and oversight of public mobility services, transportation facilities and public rights of way; manages demand on the mobility system; and develops and maintains guidelines, standards, and processes for the use of public rights of way and the operation of the system and mobility services.
• Permitting, Inspections and ROW Coordination - Issues permits for use of or activities in the public rights of way in compliance with regulations and established policies; coordinates current and future activities with public and private utilities occupying the public rights of way; and enforces right of way use to ensure all activities in the public right of way are in compliance with established rules and regulations and the Pittsburgh Code via the inspection process. The Permit Division coordinates the activities of utilities in the public right of way to minimize disruption and optimize opportunities for cooperative improvements. Traffic Operations - The Traffic Operations Bureau is led by the Municipal Traffic Engineer and oversees the operation of the overall transportation and mobility network. The Bureau includes four divisions:
• Traffic Design Division - The Design Division develops design standards and guidelines for transportation facilities including travel way dimensions, assemblage, operation, markings, signage, and 239

other components. The Division is central in the determining design of facilities for vehicles, bicycles and pedestrians. It provides programmatic guidance for complete street, safe routes to school and traffic calming improvements.

• Signal Design Division – The Signal Division is responsible for designing the programming and operational plans for more than 600 signalized intersections throughout the city and designing plans for other devices such as school zone signs, rapid flash beacons, variable signs, and other elements. The Design Division assists the Planning Bureau in reviewing land development projects and specifically evaluating transportation impacts and necessary mitigations.
• Signs and Markings Division - The Signs and Markings Division fabricates, installs, repairs and/or replaces pavement markings, and signage. It is responsible for striping more than 2,000 miles of long markings, 10,000 marked crosswalks, and 850 traffic control and curbside regulatory signs. The Signs and Markings Division is typically responsible for the implementation of designs generated by the Design Division.
• Traffic Control Division - The Traffic Control Division performs necessary and routine maintenance on more than 10,000 traffic signal heads and other electronic traffic control devices across the City to keep them in operation. Project Design and Delivery - The Project Design and Delivery Bureau is led by the Chief Engineer. The Bureau is responsible for all of the major capital improvement projects for transportation or mobility infrastructure. This includes not only street and bridge work, but also providing engineering services to address major slope failure and flood control needs in the city. The Bureau is comprised of five divisions:
• Bridges and Structures Division - The Bridges and Structures Division manages structural assets in the right-of-way including bridges, steps, and retaining walls. This work includes repair design, capital planning, and implementation of capital rehabilitation and replacement projects from design through construction. The division performs or contracts for condition inspection of structures in the public right of way to ensure the safety of the traveling public.
• Streets Division - The Streets Division manages city streets, sidewalks, and trails that comprise the city’s transportation network. Streets Division engineers manage preliminary and final engineering for complex public infrastructure projects and construction services provided by City contractors. The Division supports the Permit Division through review of restoration or alteration of the public right of way carried out by private developments. Project Managers develop and maintain standards and specifications for construction in the public right of way.
• Paving Division - The Paving Division oversees City resurfacing projects on public streets, trail facilities and other public paved surfaces and the improvement of sidewalk ramps affected by this work. The Division is responsible for resurfacing dozens of miles of streets every year in the city.
• Construction Division - The Construction Division of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure addresses immediate needs for typically smaller scale improvements of infrastructure in the public rights of way. The Division oversees work to repair, replace or rehabilitate curbs, sidewalks, curb ramps, steps, walls, slopes and other similar projects. Division managers respond to emergency events that disrupt the safe operation of the mobility system such as landslides, sink holes, and bridge strikes.
• Bridge Maintenance Division - The Bridge Maintenance Division performs routine maintenance and small repairs using in-house staff for the city’s inventory of 145 bridges. The division also oversees and inspects bridge repair work performed by city contractors.

The three Bureaus of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure are collectively responsible for:

• 1,060 linear miles of streets (890 asphalt, 90 concrete, 80 brick/block stone)
• 2,423 lane miles of streets (2,034 asphalt, 206 concrete, 183 brick/block stone)
• Tens of thousands of crosswalks and pavement markings
• 144 bridges (96 vehicle, 48 pedestrian)
• 833 retaining walls
• 1216 sets of steps (464 structural, 753 on-grade)
• 44,000 street lighting fixtures
• 660 signalized intersections
• 850,000 street signs
• 33 miles of guide rail 2025 Accomplishments The Planning, Policy, and Permitting Bureau, led by the Department’s Assistant Director,
• Secured vendor for the city’s first ever Automated Red Light Enforcement (ARLE) program with six intersections planned to go-live in 2026.
• Complied the first ever Vision Zero Memo documenting interagency success.
• Hosted first ever Vision Zero Conference
• Kicked-off the West End Mobility Study with the intent to implement projects of appropriate scale in 2026
• Developed a new process for Utility Capital Projects to enable earlier coordination resulting in better coordination of planned utility work with city projects and projects by others.
• Successfully partnered with utilities to install traffic calming projects through their surface restoration
• Installed the first three bus shelters with sidewalk extensions as part of the Transit Stop Improvement Program
• Completed the parking study and legislative process for two RPP zone changes –these are the first changes to RPP Areas since DOMI took over the RPP Program in 2022
• Implementation of the first ever Mobility Enhancement District in Lawrenceville
• Supported the growth of our city and regional trail system through multiple grant submissions with partners including Riverlife and Friends of the Riverfront, and completion of the Three Rivers Heritage Trail Maintenance and Management Plan. The Project Design and Delivery Bureau, led by the City’s Chief Engineer
• Building from the foundation of our Bridge Asset Management Program, we started a Wall Asset Management Program which has included digitizing thousands of records and performing first-time inspections of nearly 60% of our 900+ retaining walls
• As this work continues, we are also laying the groundwork for comprehensive Steps and Landslide Asset Management Programs for better tracking of 900+ steps and dozens of historical and active landslides
• On track to fully staff our Bridge Maintenance Division allowing us to complete crucial routine and emergency maintenance including washing of 64 bridges and maintenance on 27 bridges so far this year
• Finished construction on the Davis Avenue Bridge, reconnecting Brighton Heights to Riverview Park. Construction of the Charles Anderson Bridge is on-going
• Rebuilt a failing section of the Boggston Avenue retaining wall. Reconstruction of the Ruthven Street and Serpentine Drive retaining walls is underway
• Rebuilt the McCandless Street steps. Reconstruction of the Downing Street steps and Frazier Street steps is underway
• Completed construction on the Mt Washington Landslide Pre-Disaster Mitigation project, a $13.3 million PEMA- funded program to proactively address three landslides in Mt Washington
• Completed construction on Landslide S6 in Riverview Park with two new projects starting construction to address Landslides S1 and S3
• Completed design of the Penn Avenue Phase 2 and Smithfield Street Phase 1 reconstruction projects, both of which will move into construction in 2026.
• Worked with Pittsburgh Regional Transit to open the downtown loop of the Bus Rapid Transit project, and advanced the Uptown/Oakland section into construction 241

• Completed construction on two grant-funded sidewalk projects and installed a variety of additional city- funded sidewalk projects
• Advanced dozens of TIP bridge and street projects with several major projects entering Final Design in the near future
• Paved over 45 miles of city streets The Traffic Bureau, led by the City’s Municipal Traffic Engineer,
• Design & installation of 13 traffic calming projects, 12 intersection and traffic safety projects, 3 traffic safety corridors, launching Pittsburgh’s LED Modernization Project which includes the conversion of ~37,000 outdated high-pressured sodium light streetlights to modern LED fixtures
• Began construction on the North Ave Signals and Safety Project
• Completed construction of 4 capital traffic signal replacement projects.