Regional Active Transportation Plan for Southwestern Pennsylvania
The Regional Active Transportation Plan for Southwestern Pennsylvania, is intended to provide not only a cohesive vision for primarily non-motorized travel across the region, but also technical guidance to local governments seeking to achieve their respective local active transportation goals.
Through outreach conducted as part of the long range planning process, strategies emphasizing a strong focus on safe and reliable multimodal transportation, adequate maintenance of transportation infrastructure, and developing sustainable active communities were consistently shown as important themes. Based on this feedback, SPC set out to develop a new and important component to the region’s long range plan.
Through outreach conducted as part of the long range planning process, strategies emphasizing a strong focus on safe and reliable multimodal transportation, adequate maintenance of transportation infrastructure, and developing sustainable active communities were consistently shown as important themes. Based on this feedback, SPC set out to develop a new and important component to the region’s long range plan.
Active transportation profiles
In order to get a comprehensive understanding of the region's active transportation network, SPC staff solicited input from county planners from each member county and the City of Pittsburgh to learn more about existing conditions and local trends in walking and biking, and what policies and programs are in place to support growth in bicycle and pedestrian travel. Results of this process helped inform development of the regional active transportation plan. A summary of findings are presented in snapshot reports or "active transportation profiles" for each county and the City.
