Dormont will get a study of its parking problems and recommended solutions for free, rather than having to pay consultants tens of thousands of dollars, thanks to a Carnegie Mellon University graduate program.

Borough Manager Jeff Naftal is scheduled to meet on Friday with a small group of CMU graduate students in the Sustainable Community Development course to discuss the students’ 10-week project: a study of Dormont’s parking woes, and ways to improve parking that could help the long-term viability of the business districts and residential neighborhoods.