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County transportation plan presenter shares 2022–2050 population projections with Sparta council
Summary
An Allegheny County CTP representative briefed the council on a regional transportation plan, describing a 2022 base year population and a 0.5% annual growth assumption projecting to 2050; the committee approved the base and future-year projections on May 14.
A representative of the Allegheny County Comprehensive Transportation Plan (CTP) updated the Sparta council on the CTP process and population projections that will inform future transportation planning.
The presenter said the CTP steering committee worked with NCDOT and used current and projected travel patterns, economic development potential and land-use trends to estimate future deficiencies in the transportation system. The committee approved a 2022 base population and a 0.5% reasonable annual growth rate to project to 2050; the presenter cited a base-year population figure and the methodologies used, noting Data Axle had replaced InfoUSA as a data source used in statewide estimates.
A council member asked for clarification about employment figures and what count of 'employed' people represented; the presenter responded that employment counts represent jobs in the county used in planning analyses. The council agreed to refer certain parcels to the planning committee for more detailed review in light of the study's projections.
The presentation was informational; the council did not adopt plan changes but received the study material for consideration in local planning.
