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DORMONT 2024 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN

Project location

Dormont PA

Project phase

Community review


BACKGROUND

Dormont's first comprehensive plan was completed in 1968. The most recent update
was in 2013. The previous version, along with other plans and reports, can be
found in the "Information & Plans" section of this website.


THE OPPORTUNITY

The 2024 Comprehensive Plan will be a community-driven plan that will guide
Dormont's growth for the next 10 years. Topic Areas will likely include Housing,
Transportation, Parks & Open Space, Business Activation, Governance, and more.


COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

We need your feedback to ensure the Comprehensive Plan addresses community needs
and values. Please subscribe to updates on this website in order to stay
informed about the latest public meetings, surveys, and other ways to express
your thoughts.


TOPIC AREAS


PARKS & OPEN SPACE

Dormont's public spaces are integral to the borough's quality of life. These
spaces represent more than just recreation areas; they are an essential
community service, where residents gather to make connections, to share ideas,
and to build meaningful relationships with their neighbors. There is limited
public open space in the borough (less than 7% of land area) almost all of which
is concentrated in 24-acre Dormont Park and the 5.5-acre Beggs Snyder Park.


TRANSPORTATION

Access to the T is a major asset to Dormont, allowing its residents to reach
downtown Pittsburgh in roughly 20 minutes. As such, public transportation use is
a popular mode of commuting to work for Dormont residents, as is walking. While
work is underway to upgrade Dormont Junction station, there has been a
significant drop in rail ridership since 2012. This is likely due to spillover
effects from the pandemic, which has increase work-from-home situations.


HOUSING

Dormont is a residential community consisting mostly ofsingle-family detached
homes. There is a relative diversity of housing options, including a significant
proportion of apartment buildings. Roughly half of all housing is
owner-occupied. With 96% of houses built before 1980, many homes have a historic
character. This contributes to the borough's aesthetic appeal but also affects
energy use and the overall costs of homeownership.


BUSINESS DISTRICTS

Dormont's 2021-2026 Strategic Plan called for enhancing the vibrancy, aesthetic
appeal, and safe walkability of the entire Dormont Business District for
residents, visitors, and business owners. This could involve a community
branding initiative as well as improving the pedestrian experience of West
Liberty Avenue, Dormont's primary commercial corridor. Other business areas,
such as Broadway Avenue, could also use improvements.


ACCESSIBILITY

To ensure that all residents, regardless of age or ability, can safely take
advantage of all the borough has to offer, Dormont has completed a Pedestrian
Mobility Audit of the borough. Based on the findings of the Pedestrian Mobility
Audit, the borough will create a Pedestrian Mobility Plan to establish a
schedule of changes and adaptations that should be made to make the borough safe
and accessible to all pedestrians. Next steps could also include a Language
Access Plan.


SUSTAINABILITY & RESILIENCY

In 2013, the most prominent environmental concern was flooding; this is likely
to be a concern today. Older infrastructure, combined with steep slopes and
heavier rain events, is forcing many cities to reconsider how they manage
stormwater. Dormont must also think about sustainability more holistically: in
the lens of economic stability, housing choice, and quality of life for current
and future residents.

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