Pittsburgh City Council approves multiple grant, transportation and technology measures

Pittsburgh City Council on March 4 approved a set of resolutions authorizing state grant agreements, amendments to transportation reimbursement agreements, professional services contracts and membership dues aimed at funding infrastructure projects, youth programs and city technology upgrades.

The measures included amended Penn Avenue and Route 51 bridge agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, contracts for a Route 65 planning study and enterprise resource planning consulting work, and several grant and procurement items reported out of committee with affirmative recommendations. Council members voted on the items after committee reports; most passed with unanimous ayes, while one technology contract received one no vote and one abstention.

Why it matters: the approvals secure state and regional funding for roadway projects and provide city departments with consultants and software services that the administration says are necessary to advance capital improvements, plan a major corridor study and modernize certain city operations.

Council took final action on the following measures. Unless noted, council recorded unanimous roll-call approval.

Votes at a glance:

- Bill 15-61 — Resolution adopting and approving the 2023 capital budget amendments and the 2023 Community Development Program and 2023–2028 Capital Improvement Program, which reallocated $500,000 from facility…