‘The New Normal:’ South Side, Strip District Seeing Less Foot Traffic Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – As many of us continue to grip with this new normal of stay at home and not going out to prevent the spread of Covid 19, normal scenes of crowded streets and stores are now replaced with empty sidewalks.
Normally there are the sounds of music and people shopping several of the local businesses on Penn Avenue in the Strip District.
On Saturday morning it was much quieter and only the sound of tires going through puddles broke the dull roar.
This new normal is far from th