Pittsburgh mobility and roadway-safety survey closes Aug. 7 as city weighs future infrastructure priorities

Pittsburgh residents and commuters have until Aug. 7, 2026, to complete the city’s State of Mobility & Safety Perception Survey, an input process the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure says will help inform future transportation policy, planning and investment decisions.

The city launched the survey on May 1. It asks participants about how they travel, their perceptions of roadway safety and the transportation improvements they would like to see.

The deadline marks the end of a survey period that has run from May 1 through Aug. 7. The city is seeking responses from both people who live in Pittsburgh and commuters who travel through the city.

What the city says the survey will inform

According to the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure, the survey is intended to provide information for future decisions on policy, planning and investments. The city has not published final survey findings or identified specific projects that will be selected based on the responses.

That distinction is important: the survey is a public-input effort, not a final project list or a funding commitment. The available city materials do not state how many responses had been received as of Aug. 3, and they do not provide a methodology showing that responses represent all Pittsburgh residents.

Residents and commuters are being asked to weigh in on several parts of the transportation system at once: travel methods, roadway-safety perceptions and desired improvements. The city’s stated use of the results includes both policy and planning, as well as future investment decisions.

Safety work remains an active city priority

The survey is taking place while Pittsburgh continues public engagement around traffic-calming and Vision Zero work. The city’s Engage PGH platform, updated July 23, lists the S 18th Street Corridor Safety Improvement Project as an active quick-build traffic-calming project.

That project is described on the platform as part of the city’s 2025 suite of Vision Zero implementation projects. The engagement materials establish that roadway-safety work remains active, but they do not say that survey results will determine the future of the S 18th Street project or any other particular project.

For now, the next confirmed step is the survey’s Aug. 7 closing date. The city has not announced when it will release results or what specific transportation decisions may follow.