The Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission (SPC) is asking for public comment on their draft of the Long Range Plan titled Project Region: 2035 Transportation Development Plan. Why is this important!? Because SPC determines what state and federal transportation dollars are spent on in our region. We want to make sure they know how important it is to allocate plenty of those dollars to bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure!

You can read a copy of the DRAFT 2035 PLAN by clicking here

Please email SPC at comments@spcregion.org and tell them that you want bicycling and walking to be referenced throughout the entire plan. Here is an example email that you can cut and paste or add to any way you see fit:

“SPC’s Long Range Plan (LRP) is insufficient because it doesn’t incorporate on-street bicycling and walking facilities and infrastructure throughout the plan, nor does it address the historic lack of funding for bicycling and walking in the region compared to other modes. Bicycling and walking are viable modes of transportation and must be treated with the same amount of respect and given as much consideration as motorized transportation. Attention in the Draft LRP is paid to bike trails, which are wonderful amenities, but do not provide year long commuting alternatives as they are closed at dusk, are not lit, and are seldom maintained in the fall and winter months. Sufficient funds must be devoted to facilitate inter and intra-neighborhood travel by bicycle and by foot.”

Sincerely,

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