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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
Whereas, County Council advertised its intention to hold a public hearing to inform and to obtain public comment on the proposed adoption of the updated transportation element by publication of notice once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation; and
Whereas, the County Council of Allegheny County is of the considered opinion that the transportation element of Allegheny Places should be adopted to reflect the most up-to-date information and data since the original adoption of Allegheny Places in 2008.
The Council of the County of Allegheny hereby resolves as follows:
Section 1. Incorporation of the Preamble.
The provisions set forth in the preamble to this Resolution are incorporated by reference in their entirety herein.
Section 2. Adoption of the Updated Transportation Element of Allegheny
Places.
Pursuant to the applicable sections of the MPC and for the purposes set forth in the preamble, the County Council hereby adopts, publishes, and promulgates the updated transportation element of Allegheny Places, attached hereto as Exhibit "A" as the Transportation Element of Allegheny Places.
Section 3. Severability. If any provision of this Resolution shall be determined to be unlawful, invalid, void or unenforceable, then that provision shall be considered severable from the remaining provisions of this Resolution which shall be in full force and effect.
SECTION 4. Repealer. Any Resolution or Ordinance or part thereof conflicting with the provisions of this Resolution is hereby repealed so far as the same affects this Resolution.