New Planning Commission presentation up. Only two items this week, so a light agenda. Confusingly they're listed in opposite orders on the agenda and the presentation. I'll use the presentation order here.
1. A planned new "green plaza" for the Hazelwood Green development. This plaza is situated directly south of the Mill 19 project already under construction, and is planned to be ringed by active street frontages such as retail when the core of the development is built out. The design is interesting, with a "lower green" with a series of steps, a central plaza, and a water feature involving multiple layers cascading downward to the south. I'm a little worried about the scale, but it's hard to tell these things from such rough conceptual drawings. Looks like the hope is to begin construction in March.
2. The Department of City Planning is submitting a new Institutional Master Plan best practices guide for medium and large academic institutions. I'm not sure what exactly spurred this - perhaps it's that Pitt has begun work on its own IMP and has requested clarification.
Also, further down, there appears to be a slightly modified final version of the I-579 cap park. This seems to have been last reviewed by the Planning Commission almost a year ago. Good to see it moving forward even if it took awhile.