Pa. Awards Funds for Walking, Bicycling Trails

I have to say, I was pretty excited when I read this headline.  Then I saw this:

“PennDOT will spend $14.8 million on 14 projects in the Greater Pittsburgh region, including nearly $4 million awarded to Point Park University for enhancements to the Wood Street corridor and intersections at the Boulevard of the Allies and Third Avenue. Allegheny County will receive $500,000 to develop a safe network of trails for pedestrians and bicyclists in North Park and $300,000 to study ways of making walking and bicycling “an integral part of getting around Allegheny County.”

The $300,000 devoted to this study seems like a joke after hearing that they’ll spend $500,000 on North Park alone.