SPC Launches Redesigned Website
Easier navigation for a more user friendly experience!
The Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission is proud to launch our completely redesigned website,
www.spcregion.org! We have redesigned it with our core audience in mind, streamlining menus and content, simplifying navigation and building a responsive layout for all platforms. The new site provides a much more user friendly experience while browsing information on our programs and services, resources and tools, news and events and much more.
We encourage everyone to visit and explore the site, noting new features such as the ‘What’s Happening at SPC’ section, which will be updated frequently and features both news stories about our region as well as current happenings here at SPC. We are also continuing development on a robust and user friendly, custom built Data Library that will be integrated directly into the site in the coming months.
The improved search bar functionality will help you quickly find what you are looking for if needed during your initial visit. Please update your bookmarks accordingly as previous URL paths and naming conventions are no longer active.
We hope you find the new website with a fresh, clean look and easy to access information.
If you have any questions or feedback you would like to share with us, please do so by filling out the form on our Contact us page.
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We look forward to staying connected as our region continues to grow!
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Final Report for Multimodal Corridor Study Released
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SPC initiated this planning study to explore existing multimodal transportation needs, future trends, and potential improvement strategies along the
State Route (SR) 885 and Second Avenue corridor in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County.
Specifically, the study corridor spans Second Avenue from the 10th Street Bridge in the Bluff neighborhood, south through South Oakland, Greenfield, and Hazelwood, to a southern terminus at its intersection with SR 837 in Hays.
The overall study corridor spans approximately five miles and includes connections to Oakland via SR 885/Bates Street between Second Avenue and the Boulevard of the Allies.
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SPC’s PTAC Program
The Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission (SPC) serves as a Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC), and in this video, Steve Meredith, SPC’s Program Manager for Government Contract Procurement, provides an overview of SPC’s Proofreading Services.
Business owners seeking to grow their businesses with the assistance of government contracts are encouraged to reach out to Steve directly at 412-391-5590 ext. 325, or via email at smeredith@spcregion.org.
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Local Trail Honored by State as 2020 Trail of the Year
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The
PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources recently announced that the Ghost Town Trail has been named Pennsylvania’s 2020 Trail of the Year. The trail, which totals 46 miles in Indiana and Cambria Counties, is cooperatively managed by the Cambria County Conservation & Recreation Authority and Indiana County Parks & Trails. Originally constructed in 1994 as a 12-mile segment, the Ghost Town was the first trail in the state constructed with transportation enhancement funding. The pioneering rail-trail effort was led by the Cambria and Indiana Trail Council, under the leadership of Laurie Lafontaine. The Council continues to support trail development and expansion efforts throughout the region and is committed to creating a connected network of regional and multi-state trails that will help advance
SPC's long range vision of a world-class, safe and well maintained, integrated transportation system.
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SPC Water Resource Center
The Water Resource Center held two Municipal Separate Storm Sewer (MS4) Program workshops for municipal employees in January on the 14th and 15th, taught by Johnna Zona of HRG, Inc. The workshops covered the process of completing stream bank restoration projects for municipal Pollutant Reduction Plans (PRPs), as part of the MS4 program. Topics discussed included wetland delineations, environmental assessments, permitting process, design and construction, general ideas of costs, and monitoring and maintenance of the completed project. The presentation, handouts, and sign-in sheets can be found on
spcwater.org.
Upcoming Workshops:
The development of a Smart Green Corridor (SGC) is invaluable to the ideology of decision-making at the municipal and regional scale. The process of developing an SGC serves to identify particular "hot spots" or challenge areas and provide a visual representation of where the biggest environmental, financial, and social return on investments are. An implemented SGC is a linkage system tying together human, built, and natural capital to foster a dynamic closed-loop approach to bolstering the local economy, protecting the environment, and providing positive social impacts through implemented elements that are complementary to each other. An inherent and potential benefit of an implemented SGC is a reduction in overall MS4 program tasks and activities.
Presented by: Mike LaSala, LandStudies
March 18, 2020
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Peters Township Municipal Building
Community Room
200 Municipal Dr
McMurray, PA 15367
Need a crash course to better understand MS4 permits? The MS4 Refresher Workshop is geared towards new employees, current employees with more MS4 responsibilities, or individuals looking for more knowledge related to MS4 permit requirements.The workshop will provide high-level explanations of Stormwater Management Programs (SWMPs), Minimum Control Measures (MCMs), TMDL Plans and Pollutant Reduction Plans (PRPs), permit implementation, and how these items are supposed to interact with each other to facilitate a compliant MS4 program.
Presented by: Mike LaSala, LandStudies
March 19, 2020
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
North Fayette Municipal Building
Upper Banquet Room
580 Donaldson Road
Oakdale, PA 15071
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CMAQ and Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside Projects
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CMAQ Program
The federal Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program (CMAQ) provides funds for transportation projects and programs that will contribute to attainment or maintenance of the national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for ozone, carbon monoxide (CO), and particulate matter (PM). CMAQ funds are programmed through the region’s Transportation Improvement Program (TIP).
New Projects Added
- Healthy Ride Electrified (City of Pittsburgh)
- City of Pittsburgh Mobility Hubs/Transit Facilities
- Downtown to Oakland BRT (Intersection Upgrades and Lanes)
- SR-28 Service Patrols
- SR-18 Signal Upgrades (City of Washington)
- US-119 Signals (Youngwood Borough)
- Allegheny River Green Blvd. (Lawrenceville to Highland Park)
- I-79/SR-910 Interchange Improvements (Franklin Park Borough/Marshall Twp.)
- SR-30 Signal Upgrades (Hempfield Township)
- SR 3003 (Washington Pike) Improvements (South Fayette Twp.)
- Liberty Bridge 5 Lane Conversion
- Penn Avenue Signal Upgrades (City of Pittsburgh: Strip District)
- I-376 East Active Traffic Management
- Mid Mon-Valley Transit Authority Bud Replacements
- Regional TDM Program Funding
Transportation Alternatives Program
The Transportation Alternatives Program provides funds for smaller-scale transportation projects and programs that promote non-motorized travel and community improvements such as environmental mitigation (stormwater), historic preservation, vegetation management and habitat connectivity.
New Projects Added
- South 21st Street Complete Green Street Project (City of Pittsburgh)
- South Hills Junction Pedestrian Improvements (Port Authority)
- Three Rivers Heritage Trail (Borough of Brackenridge)
- Route 18 Betterment (City of Washington)
- Hoodlebug Trail – Mile Hill Section Improvements (Indiana County)
- Allegheny Station Bicycle Lockers (Port Authority)
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Upcoming Meetings:
All meetings will be held in Suite 400, Two Chatham Center, 112 Washington Place, Pittsburgh, unless otherwise noted.
- Corporation Board/Commission Executive Committee - January 27th @ 3:00 p.m.
- Full Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission - January 27th @4:30 p.m.
- Corporation Members - January 27th @ 5:30 p.m.
- Freight Forum - February 4th @10:00 a.m.
- ATWIC - February 5th @ 10:00 a.m.
- CommuteInfo Partners - February 13th @10:00 a.m.
- Transit Operators (TOC) - February 19th @10:00 a.m.
- Transportation Technical (TTC) - February 20th @ 10:00 a.m.
- Transportation Operations & Safety - February 27th @10:00 a.m.
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