The 2040 Regional Plan's Regional Vision Scenario emphasizes the importance of transportation and land use planning activities that place a high priority on maintaining and enhancing a safe, efficient and sustainable system of public transportation connections between people and essential resources to which they need access. In 2012, SPC continued to advance its strong commitment to public transportation options, regional transit coordination, alternatives to fixed-route transit delivery systems, and linking land use and transit planning initiatives.
Regional Transit Project Planning and Implementation
Through its Transit Operators Committee (TOC), SPC advanced cooperative regional initiatives and provided technical assistance to the region’s sponsors of public transit projects and services in 2012. Projects advanced in 2012 included:
Rail Station Pedestrian Access Improvements – Port Authority of Allegheny County - $350,000
Bus Rapid Transit Downtown Plan for Pittsburgh/Oakland/East End – Alternatives Analysis – Port Authority of Allegheny County - $300,000
Information Technology/Scheduling Software Implementation – Indiana County Transit Authority - $100,000
Regional Mobility and Land Use Planning
SPC provided technical assistance to transit project sponsors, communities and regional stakeholders to advance linkages between land use and transit project planning with an emphasis on transit oriented development (TOD) throughout the region. Projects advanced in 2012 include:
Initiated Mon Valley Places project – implementation of the FIT concepts in the Lower Monongahela Valley in Allegheny County; public workshops were held in Clairton, Turtle Creek, Homestead, Rankin and McKeesport; the project will include creation of “TOD station area prototypes” to guide future investment ideas and FIT workshops in two target communities
Completed FIT Zoning document: a guide for municipalities looking to use zoning to encourage TOD; includes model overlay TOD zoning regulations
Provided technical support to the Rt. 51 corridor TOD planning for several Allegheny County municipalities, including the City of Pittsburgh
Provided technical assistance to the City of Pittsburgh for the development of MOVEPGH – City’s first comprehensive transportation plan
Accessible Transportation and Workforce Development Cooperative Planning
Airport Corridor Transportation Association -RideACTA Shuttle - $497,528 - demand response ‘last mile’ shuttle service, connecting low-income jobseekers with employment opportunities in the Robinson/North Fayette business district
Allegheny Intermediate Unit #3 - Travel Instruction Program - $64,120 - independent travel skills training
Beaver County Transit Authority - Extended Span of Service Routes 1 and 2 -$152,320 – provides transit access to entry-level job opportunities during non-traditional working hours
Butler County - Accessible Vans Project - $130,000 - wheelchair accessible vehicles/demand response service for individuals with disabilities and seniors in Butler County
Family Services of Western Pennsylvania - Ways to Work Program - $125,092 - low-interest bank loans to working parents to purchase or repair an automobile
Heritage Community Initiatives – WorkLink Van Service - $847,268 – ensures low-income individuals residing in geographically-isolated communities of the Mon Valley access to jobs and job-related activities
Mid-County Transit Authority
Accessible Vehicles Project - $170,000 - purchase of two small transit vehicles equipped with mobility aids that exceed the ADA-specified configurations
Accessible Doors Project - $9,200 - install accessible doors for entrance to transit facilities
ACCESS Connections - $2,206,736 - low-cost transportation options for people with disabilities capable of using fixed route system with no access to stations
ACCESS Works - $1,313,20 - low-cost transportation for people with disabilities to attend sheltered workshops and participate in job skills training opportunities
Route 28X Reverse Commute Service - $1,000,000 - fixed route service linking workers from Oakland and Downtown with employment sites located in the airport corridor/Pittsburgh International Airport
Three Rivers Workforce Investment Board - Regional Workforce Mobility Management and Planning - $50,000 - GIS analyses of disconnected employment sites and available labor market information tailored for use in job access planning
Travelers Aid
Employment Transportation Assistance Program - $79,812 - addresses the cost of transportation as a barrier to low-income populations who are involved in employment-related activities and not eligible for any existing transportation program by providing transit vouchers
Behavioral Health Transportation Program - $40,994 - addresses the cost of transportation as a barrier to low-income individuals who are involved in therapeutic-related activities for mental health and substance abuse issues and not eligible for any existing transportation program by providing transit vouchers
Washington County Transportation Authority - Regional Welfare to Work Transportation - $97,996 - assists low-income individuals from Washington, Westmoreland, and Greene Counties in becoming self-sufficient by providing a demand-response shared ride service aimed at getting them to and from jobs
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