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Council advances Complete Streets ordinance after public comments citing safety and air-quality concerns
Summary
County council approved the Complete Streets ordinance to require a countywide plan for safer multimodal streets; multiple public speakers urged passage for safety, inclusion and environmental reasons.
Allegheny County Council approved an ordinance directing the county to develop a Complete Streets plan, moving the measure forward on second reading with a recorded vote of 12–0.
The ordinance (12952-24) requires the Department of Economic Development, in cooperation with the Department of Public Works, to produce a countywide Complete Streets plan no later than Dec. 31, 2025. Sponsors listed on the agenda included council members Grisbeck and Macy and a council member identified in the record as Zachary Chabkus.
The measure drew sustained public comment in support during the meeting’s public-comment period.…
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