Heinz College's Smart Growth Club, in conjunction with Carnegie Mellon University’s Traffic21 research initiative, recently hosted a panel of distinguished Western Pennsylvanian citizens to discuss the future of the area’s transportation system. To a packed auditorium with standing room only, panelists Patrick Roberts, Transportation Planner for the City of Pittsburgh, Bill Peduto, Pittsburgh City Councilman for District 8, Stephen Bland, CEO of Allegheny County Port Authority, Court Gould, Director of Sustainable Pittsburgh, and Breen Masciotra, Director of Uptown Partners, moderated by Director of the Power of 32 Regional Visioning Project and former PA State Senator Alan Kukovich, discussed how transportation can be an integral part of the region’s future growth.
The panel explored how transportation could positively benefit the many stakeholders in the region as well as what such a transportation system might look like. With buses remaining the dominant transportation force and trains riding on historic or existing rails, the panelists discussed their visions for the region’s transportation future. The Q and A session with the panel focused on the region’s stakeholders and what a revitalized transportation system meant for middle class workers, the city’s big businesses, and regional economic growth. In closing the discussion, both the panelists and the hosts reaffirmed their commitment at continuing to seek diverse partnerships to shape the region’s transportation future.
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