County Develops a blueprint for safer, “complete streets”
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With hills and narrow streets at nearly every turn, Allegheny County is neither a breeze for bicyclists nor a paradise for pedestrians.
But motorless travel will get a bit easier today with the county’s release of a comprehensive inventory of biking and walking routes and a guide for improvements down the road.
Active Allegheny “is a blueprint for improved access and choices to connect people to communities, work sites, schools, attractions and residences,” County Executive Dan Onorato said.
One section tells municipalities how to create “complete streets” that accommodate vehicle drivers, bicyclists, pedestrians and transit riders.
Staff from a consulting firm and the county spent eight months and a $300,000 state grant walking and biking their way around the county and gathering data and input from scores of groups and citizens, including avid bicyclists.
The plan identifies biking and walking corridors and routes, including arteries for commuting to Downtown Pittsburgh from the east, north, south and west suburbs and connections to parks and other transportation modes. It maps the routes and provides information about motor vehicle traffic counts, pavement widths and difficulty ratings.
Read the rest of this article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
You can download the Active Allegheny Plan HERE.
Many of you also took part in the Active Allegheny Survey. You can view survey results HERE.
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