Welcome to the Active Transportation Resource Center!
Are you interested in making your community a safer place to bike and walk, but are overwhelmed or unsure where to start? You've come to the right place! The Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission (SPC) web-based toolkit is a central clearinghouse for the latest information on active transportation. Resources include information on programs that support biking and walking, potential funding opportunities, design guidelines, and more! |
Regional Active Transportation Network Map |
NewsTraffic deaths for people walking, biking, and rolling continue to rise Smart Growth America recently released their 2020 Dangerous by Design report. According to the report, 2018 was the deadliest on record for people walking and riding bicycles in nearly three decades. In 2018, drivers in the United States struck and killed 6,283 people walking, and another 857 people were struck and killed while riding bicycles. Every two years, Smart Growth America releases Dangerous by Design, a national report that explores the pedestrian safety crisis. In this interim update, they reexamined the top 20 most dangerous states for people walking over the past decade based on their Pedestrian Danger Index, a metric that measures deadliness for people walking, controlling for the size of the population and the share of people who walk to work. |
Featured resourcesWinter maintenance resource guide
The Winter Maintenance resource guide, produced by Toole Design, addresses and provides answers to ten questions about winter maintenance of walkways and bikeways. Understanding bike symbols, signs and pavement markings SPC developed an educational resource to help improve understanding of bike symbols, signs and pavement markings whether you're driving, walking or riding a bike along one of the growing bike networks in the Southwestern Pennsylvania region. Get the guide here! |
Active Transportation Forum
Network with other change-makers!
Attend SPC's quarterly Active Transportation Forum to learn more about what's going on with projects and programs to improve conditions for biking and walking in our region. Network with peers, share strategies and provide input on regional planning efforts.
Want to attend?
Let us know! We'll add your name to our email distribution list and you will receive meeting notices and agendas for upcoming Active Transportation Forums.
Attend SPC's quarterly Active Transportation Forum to learn more about what's going on with projects and programs to improve conditions for biking and walking in our region. Network with peers, share strategies and provide input on regional planning efforts.
Want to attend?
Let us know! We'll add your name to our email distribution list and you will receive meeting notices and agendas for upcoming Active Transportation Forums.
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