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SmartMoves Connections Final Project Report June 2021 | Pittsburgh, PA This document is available in alternate formats upon request. SPC will provide translation and interpretation services upon request at no charge. Please call SPC at (412) 391-5590 for more information. SmartMoves Connections IV Final Project Report The Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission (SPC) hereby gives public notice that it is the policy of the Commission to assure full compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987, Executive Order 12898 on Environmental Justice, and related statutes and regulations in all programs and activities. 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SmartMoves Connections Final Project Report V Project Vision Statement It is the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission’s vision for the SmartMoves Connections Project: • To identify through an empirical methodology the best locations for future investments in Multimodal Hubs connected by Multimodal Corridors; • To identify the best coordination strategies for operating these assets; • To ensure that the next generation of planning for multimodal investment is based on the needs of transit riders and communities. SmartMoves Connections VI Final Project Report Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission 2021 Officers Chairman: Rich Fitzgerald Vice Chairman: Leslie A. Osche Secretary-Treasurer: Pat Fabian Executive Director: Vincent Valdes Allegheny County Armstrong County Beaver County Butler County Rich Fitzgerald Darin Alviano Tony Amadio Kevin Boozel Lynn Heckman Pat Fabian Daniel Camp Kim Geyer Clifford Levine Donald K. Myers Kelly Gray Mark Gordon Robert J. Macey Jason L. Renshaw Charles Jones Richard Hadley Kelli Wingard Jack Manning Leslie A. Osche Fayette County Greene County Indiana County Lawrence County Scott Dunn Mike Belding Robin Gorman Morgan Boyd Joe Grata Rich Cleveland Sherene Hess Loretta Spielvogel Fred Junko Jeff Marshall Mark Hilliard James Gagliano Dave Lohr Betsy McClure Mike Keith Amy McKinney Vincent A. Vicites Blair Zimmerman Byron G. Stauffer, Jr. Daniel J. Vogler Washington County Westmoreland County City of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Larry Maggi Tom Ceraso Scott Bricker (2 Votes) Scott Putnam Gina Cerilli Rev. Ricky Burgess Nick Sherman Douglas Chew William Peduto Brian Allen Diana Irey Vaughan Sean Kertes Mavis Rainey William Kovach Christopher Wheat Robert Regola Aurora Sharrard Kevin McCullough Cheryl Moon-Sirianni Larry Shifflet Governor’s Office Pennsylvania Department Port Authority of Transit Operators of Community & Economic Allegheny County Committee Jessica Walls-Lavelle Development (1 Vote) Sheila Gombita Johnna Pro Katharine Kelleman Ed Typanski Federal Highway Federal Transit U.S. Environmental Federal Aviation Administration* Administration* Protection Agency* Administration* Alicia Nolan Theresa Garcia-Crews Laura Mohollen U. S. Economic Development Administration* *Nonvoting Members The preparation of this publication was financed in part through grants from the United States Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration and Federal Transit Administration; the U.S. Department of Commerce; the Appalachian Regional Commission; the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; the Department of Transportation of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; and, the counties of Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Greene, Indiana, Lawrence, Washington, Westmoreland, and the City of Pittsburgh. The views and opinions of the authors or agency expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of these agencies. SmartMoves Connections Final Project Report VII Project Team SPC Staff David Totten - Project Manager Kristin Baum Lean Chaney Ronda Craig Anthony Hickton Stephanie Kambic Tom Klevan Josh Spano Kathy Stefani Andy Waple Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission Two Chatham Center, Suite 500 Steering Committee 112 Washington Place Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Andy Batson, PennDOT Bureau of Public Transportation www.spcregion.org Dara Braitman, Pittsburgh Dept. of Mobility & Infrastructure Daniel Carpenter, Westmoreland County Planning Sheila Gombita, Freedom Transit Ernie Hogan, Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group Josh Krug, Indiana County Planning & Development Joel MacKay, Butler County Planning Ann Ogoreuc, Allegheny County Economic Development Chris Sandvig, Mobilify Kathryn Schlesinger, Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership Lew Villotti, Beaver County Corporation Laura Chu Wiens, Pittsburghers for Public Transit David Wohlwill, Port Authority of Allgehny County Transit Operators Airport Corridor Transportation Association Beaver County Transit Authority Butler Transit Authority Fayette Area Coordinated Transportation Greene County Human Services Indiana County Transit Authority Heritage Community Transportation Mid Mon Valley Transit Authority Port Authority of Allegheny County Town and Country Transit Washington County Transportation Authority Westmoreland County Transit Authority SmartMoves Connections VIII Final Project Report Project Consultants Delta Development Group 2000 Technology Parkway Lynn Colosi Mechanicsburg, PA 17050 Lynda Conway www.deltaone.com Christine Mondor evolve environment::architecture Elijah Hughes 6020 Broad Street Nico Azel Pittsburgh, PA 15206 Ashley Cox www.evolveea.com David Ge CivicMapper Emily Mercurio, PhD, PG 6101 Penn Avenue Christian Gass Pittsburgh, PA 15206 Tal Cohen www.civicmapper.com TranSystems 400 W. Nationwide Blvd, Suite 225 Aaron Grilliot, PE, PTOE Columbus, OH 42315 Nick Mandler, PE www.transystems.com SmartMoves Connections Final Project Report IX Contents Chapter 1: Executive Summary 1 A REGIONAL VISION FOR MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION MULTI-AGENCY AND INTER-DISCIPLINARY COLLABORATION A DATA-DRIVEN APPROACH A FRAMEWORK FOR THE REGION Chapter 2: Introduction to the Project 7 PROJECT BACKGROUND PROJECT APPROACH PLANNING COORDINATION HOW TO USE THIS PLAN Chapter 3: Learning from Others 19 SYNOPSES OF REGIONAL PLANS AND DATA STUDY OF BEST PRACTICES PROJECT PLANNING INPUT SmartMoves Connections X Final Project Report Chapter 4: Multimodal Hubs 91 OVERVIEW AND EXAMPLES WHERE SHOULD HUBS BE LOCATED? WHAT FACILITIES SHOULD HUBS HAVE? MULTIMODAL HUB OPPORTUNITIES Chapter 5: Multimodal Corridors 131 OVERVIEW WHICH CORRIDORS SHOULD BE IMPROVED? WHAT IMPROVEMENTS SHOULD BE MADE? MULTIMODAL CORRIDOR OPPORTUNITIES Chapter 6: Visualization and Validation 159 TECHNICAL VALIDATION CORRIDOR SIMULATION Appendices 165 A.1 ONLINE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT TOOL 165 A.2 SURVEY RESULTS 195 SmartMoves Connections Final Project Report XI SmartMoves Connections XII Final Project Report 1 Executive Summary A REGIONAL VISION FOR MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION MULTI-AGENCY AND INTER-DISCIPLINARY COLLABORATION A DATA-DRIVEN APPROACH A FRAMEWORK FOR THE REGION SmartMoves Connections Final Project Report 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY SmartMoves Connections is a 1 regional vision for multimodal transportation For more than 100 years, To understand these new rules and prepare the region’s transportation system for demographic, economic, southwestern Pennsylvania’s environmental, and technological transformations, The transportation network was based Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission (SPC) undertook on a pattern of hubs and spokes. SmartMoves for a Changing Region. The overarching objective of this long range plan is to create “a world- The hubs were typically county class, safe and well maintained, integrated transportation seats or major activity center system that provides mobility for all, enables resilient communities, and supports a globally competitive locations, and the spokes were economy.” From the long range plan transpired a specific interurban rail and trolley lines effort, SmartMoves Connections, to produce a regional that connected the hubs. But concept for public transportation, and regional connections and coordination among transit agencies. over the years, population and real estate trends throughout the region changed and technologies advanced causing the transportation network to follow Strategy highlight from the SmartMoves for a Changing Region Long Range Plan1 different rules. What was determined from SmartMoves Connections is that it is important to recognize the old hub and spoke system because it still forms the backbone of the regional transportation network, but more so to identify new and changing travel patterns that can inspire projects that modernize regional mobility. The backbone of the network is based on Downtown Pittsburgh as the main economic activity center but the current and changing network recognizes other critical clusters throughout the region that exhibit increased traffic and economic activity and therefore, increased demand. SmartMoves