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Project Region

19 February 2010 - 12:37pm
Summary: 
Ten County Regional Transportation Plan

Project Region, the process to create a 30-year transportation plan for the 10-county region of southwestern Pennsylvania, is a document created by some 3,000 people. The APA award winner culminated its planning process with a web-based regional town meeting that allowed around 600 attendees at 11 different simultaneous meetings throughout the area to interact. Led by the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission, the cooperative effort resulted in "Our Region's Plan," — a vision that covers 7,112 square miles and is home to 2.6 million people.

City: 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Year: 
2008
Awards: 
American Planning Association National Planning Excellence Award for Public Outreach, 2008
Pages: 
354
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