These wooden steps are in good condition, having recently been rebuilt. Like many steps here in Pittsburgh, these steps do not just serve as a shorter route between two points, they are also a legal city street which provides the only access to some residences.
According to a local resident that I spoke with, these steps were deteriorating badly, and she and her neighbors purchased their own lumber and started repairing them, before finally enough calls were made to the city and these steps received the service that they needed.
The resident that spoke with was pleased with the quality of the repair work that was done, noting the bevel detail in front of her house. She and her neighbors then took extra roofing shingles and attached them to the steps to provide a non-slip surface to climb.
Because of how essential these steps are to these residents it is my recommendation that they be replaced concrete steps, or if possible, a wood composite material that will not deteriorate as quickly as these wooden steps will.