Bakery Square expansion vote pushed back

Google’s Pittsburgh office in Bakery Square. (Photo by Justin Hayhurst/100 Days in Appalachia) Despite neighborhood support for Walnut Capital’s plans for more retail and housing in the East End complex, the City Planning Commission has concerns about sidewalks and parking. “PublicSource is an independent nonprofit newsroom serving the Pittsburgh region. Sign up for our free newsletters.” by Eric Jankiewicz and Laura Turbay, PublicSource July 23, 2024 A key vote on a local developer’s plans to create retail and housing space is once again being delayed, this time until Sept. 3, due to concerns over parking and sidewalk space. Plans to expand Bakery Square by 14 acres with retail and apartment complexes along Penn Avenue in East Liberty and Larimer date back two years, but Shadyside-based developer Walnut Capital will have to wait a little longer after Pittsburgh’s City Planning Commission voted Tuesday to delay their final vote on the project to allow for more time in the planning process. The developer’s representatives briefed the commissioners earlier this month and the project was scheduled for a vote on Tuesday.& At the beginning of the meeting, planner Katie Rakus said that the developer had addressed commissioners’ concerns about sidewalk creation, elimination of...