The Chartiers Avenue Streetscape Project (Phase 1) is anticipated to consist of streetscape and multimodal transportation improvements to SR 51/Chartiers Avenue from McDonald’s Way to the bridge over Chartiers Creek. Potential improvements being considered include pedestrian and bicycle facilities, intersection […]
JOIN US: In-Person or Online McKees Rocks, PA – McKees Rocks Community Development Corporation (MRCDC) and PennDOT invite the public to attend a meeting on June 26, 2024, from 6 – 7:30 p.m. regarding the lower Chartiers Avenue roadway improvement […]
Help us win the ‘long game’ of community and economic development
Dear Friend, McKees Rocks Community Development Corporation’s focus on community and economic development spans well beyond brick-and-mortar projects. Read or subscribe to our monthly e-newsletters, and you’ll see just how much more. Off the top of our heads, here’s a […]
Work begins on 9 more McKees Rocks houses as LEVEL’s Rehab for Resale Project launches
On October 31, 2024, our partners at LEVEL: Equity Building hosted a groundbreaking event on Woodward Avenue to officially mark the construction phase of the “Rehab for Resale Project” in McKees Rocks. Working in partnership with McKees Rocks leaders and […]
Level celebrates groundbreaking for next 9 Rehab 4 Resale homes in McKees Rocks
LEVEL invites the public to explore community-based housing solutions addressing the crisis in underserved areas. Collaborating with McKees Rocks leaders, they are breaking ground on the next 9 units of affordable homes. Join them on October 31 to learn about homeownership opportunities.
Pittsburgh Regional Transit has been designing a new bus line network based on what they’ve heard from current ridership. According to PRT, the proposed draft of a new network improves service, expands connections and prioritizes investments in disadvantaged communities. Draft Network 1.0 […]
MRCDC Communications and Marketing Director Sonja Reis was honored by the Press Club of Western Pennsylvania for her contributions to Western Pennsylvania journalism through the former Gazette 2.0 print publication. She is now partnering with others to bring digital news […]
Equitable Community Building: One house at a time Our partners at LEVEL: Equity Buildings, a nonprofit working simultaneously to develop both homeowners and complimentary housing stock, will hold a groundbreaking for its second McKees Rocks renovation project later this month. […]
PROM TIME – In July, MRCDC Executive Director Taris Vrcek stopped by to visit Owner Nitika Proctor and the youth at TT’s ToyBox Daycare on Chartiers Avenue. Vrcek was on a special mission to present a sponsorship check to Proctor for the […]
Congratulations to Blanca "Helen" Martinez on the grand opening of her Salvadoran restaurant Pupusas Y Antojitos Helen. The restaurant's August arrival in town was a collaboration between McKees Rocks Community Development Corporation (MRCDC) and Pittsburgh Hispanic Community Development (PHCD). The two groups worked together to find Martinez the perfect space in McKees Rocks and continue to collaborate on future projects.
Streetscape & Roadway Updates: Safer 4-way signal intersection planned for Lower Chartiers
Engineering firm Michael Baker International (MBI) has recommended a four-way signaled intersection be built as part of safety updates planned at the junction of Chartiers Avenue and Furnace Street Ext., at the Shoppes at Chartiers Crossing.
