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A Resolution of the County of Allegheny, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, adopting the Transportation Element of Allegheny Places, Allegheny County’s Comprehensive Plan.
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Whereas, the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, 53 P.S. §10101 et seq. (hereafter the MPC), requires that counties shall prepare and adopt a comprehensive plan for future land use and growth management; and
Whereas, Allegheny County adopted Allegheny Places, the County’s first comprehensive plan in 2008; and
Whereas, the MPC allows counties to adopt and amend the comprehensive plan as a whole or in part; and
Whereas, certain information in the transportation element of Allegheny Places is in need of updating, including:
a) Replacement of Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission’s (SPC) Transportation Demand Model Cycle 7 data with Cycle 9 data;
b) Replacement of information from SPC’s 2030 Long Range Transportation and Development Plan with information from its current 2040 Long Range Transportation and Development Plan;
c) Inclusion of information on recently completed transportation planning efforts such as Active Allegheny and the West Busway Transit-Oriented Development Assessment and Plan;
d) Documentation of the opening of the North Shore Connector, recent transit ridership trends, and early planning activities for a bus rapid transit service between downtown Pittsburgh and Oakland; and
e) Documentation of other overall transportation statistics, program adjustments, analysis, and recommended implementation actions; and
Whereas, Allegheny County Economic Development (ACED), as the designated planning agency for Allegheny County under the MPC, has prepared an update to Chapter 4I (transportation element), Chapter 5 (implementation chapter), and Map 4I.2 Proposed Transportation Projects of Allegheny Places; and
Whereas, ACED held a public meeting in order to provide information regarding the content of the proposed transportation element update; and
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