Welcome To Planning & Development!

Download the recently adopted 2035 Transportation & Development Plan For Southwestern Pennsylvania!

In addition to writing a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for southwestern Pennsylvania, our Planning and Development department offers a wide range of programs and services designed to help small and medium-sized businesses and local governments.

More About Planning & Development . . .

SPC members promote regionally integrated, cooperative planning and development activities for communities throughout Southwestern Pennsylvania in their Local Development District role. SPC combines management of community assistance, financial assistance, export and government procurement assistance, and special enterprise development activities with delivery of other state and federal programs to help our region become increasingly competitive in national and global markets.

SPC is designated by the U.S. Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) as the Local Development District and by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration (EDA) as the Economic Development District for Southwestern Pennsylvania. SPC members play a lead role in identifying priority needs of local communities by working with their citizens to foster economic development, to target and meet the most pressing needs, and to build community unity and leadership.

LINKS FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

Broadband Outreach Aggregation: Develops outreach programs concerning the benefits, use and procurement of broadband services.  [ more ]
E-Commonwealth: Educates communities in the importance of broadband access in economic vitality. [ more ]
Energy Savings Program: Seeks to enable local municipalities to more efficiently allocate their utility budget resources through an initial utility bill analysis. [ more ]
Local Technology Assistance Program: Shares transportation knowledge, improves road maintenance and safety skills, and puts research and new technology into practice at the local level. [ more ]
Municipal Technology Assistance Program): Provides computers and technology assistance to local governments. [ more ]