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BikePGH: Councilwoman Warwick Introduces Vision Zero Resolution to Eliminate Traffic Fatalities and Serious Injuries
Since our 2014 Member’s Meeting, Bike Pittsburgh has been pushing Pittsburgh’s mayors to adopt a policy toward zero traffic deaths. While other policy goals of ours such as a Complete Streets policy and a new bike plan were achieved in
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Butler Radio (WBUT-FM): Commissioners Say County Is Strong At Annual Meeting
Butler County Commissioners hosted the yearly State of The County event at the Atrium yesterday and they say the county in strong condition. They cite business development, which includes anticipated new manufacturing jobs and plans to expand broadband access across
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Pittsburgh Business Times: New wave of infrastructure funding is flowing in to bring upgrades around Pittsburgh
As the executive director of the Wilkinsburg Community Development Corp., Tracey Evans has cultivated a keen eye for deferred maintenance. In her long-distressed community, Evans notes concrete falling off a railroad trestle that was originally built in 1916 as just
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Pittsburgh Union-Progress: Special federal grants will fund new transit projects, Pittsburgh road projects, more bike rentals, trail improvements
The Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission announced $21.3 million in discretionary grants Wednesday that will help fund Pittsburgh Regional Transit’s first micro transit project, improve road safety along three Pittsburgh roadways, nearly double the size of Bike Pittsburgh’s rental program and expand
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The Herald Standard: Greene awarded $946,000 to support sidewalk, pedestrian safety improvements
Greene County was awarded $946,083 in grant funding from Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission for sidewalk and pedestrian safety improvements as part of phase 2 of the Waynesburg Commons Multimodal Improvement Project. The roughly $1.5 million project, which aims to make the
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Observer-Reporter: Greene awarded $946,000 to support sidewalk, pedestrian safety improvements
Greene County was awarded $946,083 in grant funding from Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission for sidewalk and pedestrian safety improvements as part of phase 2 of the Waynesburg Commons Multimodal Improvement Project. The roughly $1.5 million project, which aims to make the
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PGH Business Times: Region reacts to potential Dallas-Pittsburgh-New York Amtrak service
A potential Amtrak line that would connect Pittsburgh with St. Louis, Oklahoma City and Dallas/Fort Worth for the first time in more than a generation generated positive interest in the past few days since it was unveiled. The Federal Railroad
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The Herald Standard: Vicites, McClure elected to SPC board
County commissioners from Fayette and Greene counties were elected to the board of the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission. Fayette County Commissioner Vince Vicites will serve as the board’s vice chairman, while Greene County COmmissioner Betsy McClure will serve as the secretary-treasurer.