New Plan To Revitalize Pittsburgh Downtown Retail Corridor

The report recommends a mix of retail stores, office buildings, new apartments, a public market place and the conversion of Market Square into a "world-class urban space" containing farmers markets, street vendors, entertainment, art shows, concerts and festivals. But the plan does not address two difficult issues: how the project would be funded and whether the city should use eminent domain -- the issue that helped defeat an earlier renewal plan.