Pittsburgh's rivers and steep hills have posed headaches for traffic planners for years. Now a new city effort will request funds from the Center for Disease Control to create sustainable solutions, reports the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
"We're trying to put (city transportation planning) ahead of the
curve, trying to put ourselves in a better position when that next
round of transportation funding comes out," said Planning Director Noor
Ismail.
The city effort is called Move PGH, and the first step is a meeting
in the mayor's office today for prospective members of a 13-member task
force and a 29-member management committee, including city directors
and officials from other transportation agencies. (Mayor) Ravenstahl plans
to ask them to help set the stage for the selection of a consultant,
who will guide the $1.1 million process of analyzing and planning the
city's transportation system.
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