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Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances Title 5, Traffic; Article VII, Parking, Chapter 550: Mobility Enhancement District to remove the pilot sunset date.
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The Council of the City of Pittsburgh hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1.
§ 550.01 Intent.
The intent of this Chapter is to create a Mobility Enhancement District which will generate parking revenue so as to be reinvested in the area in the form of mobility infrastructure, transportation and public realm programs, public works resources, promoting multi-modal transportation, affordable mobility, accessibility, and complete streets. The source of revenue will be dynamic hours and dynamic pricing parking collection within the Mobility Enhancement District.
§ 550.02 Definitions.
(a) MOBILITY ENHANCEMENTS
shall mean investments in City owned and/or operated public works resources or public works resources contracted by the City of Pittsburgh, capital improvements on City-owned or City maintained infrastructure, or state-owned facilities with proper permissions from PennDOT, and community-led initiatives that address mobility and accessibility. These investments must be in the form of mobility infrastructure, transportation and public realm programs, promoting multi-modal transportation, affordable mobility, accessibility, or complete streets enhancements. Mobility planning efforts may also qualify as Mobility Enhancements.
(b) DYNAMIC PARKING PROGRAM
shall mean the processes and programs related to parking with Dynamic Hours as defined in Title 5: Traffic, Article VII: Parking, Chapters 543 and 545.05(d) of this code, and Dynamic Pricing as defined in Title 5: Traffic, Article VII: Parking, Chapters 543 and 545.05 (c) of this Code.
(c) MOBILITY ENHANCEMENT DISTRICT
shall mean all Parking Meter Zones, RPP Areas, and Hybrid RPP Areas within the Upper Lawrenceville, Central Lawrenceville, and Lower Lawrenceville neighborhoods, as well as parts of the Bloomfield neighborhood. The attached map will define the area that is approved by this legislation to have Dynamic Pricing instituted during all parking hours dedicated to funding Mobility Enhancements within the neighborhoods.
(d) PARKING ZONE
shall mean the same as Parking Zones detailed in Title 5: Traffic, Article VII: Parking, Chapters 543 and 545 of this Code.
(e) RESIDENTIAL PERMIT PARKING
shall mean the same as residential permit parking as detailed in Title 5: Traffic, Article VII: Parking, Chapters 543 and 549 of this code.
§ 550.03 Effect of Mobility Enhancement District; Dedication of Funds.
The Mobility Enhancement District:
(a) Shall become effective six (6) months after the adoption of this ordinance by City Council.
(b) Shall have hours of collection extended past 6:00 p.m. in the form of Dynamic Hours as defined in Title 5: Traffic, Article VII: Parking, Chapter 543 and 545(d) of this Code;
(c) Shall have Dynamic Pricing instituted during all parking hours; and
(d) Revenue net of expenses incurred from parking collection collected through the Dynamic Parking program shall be deposited to the "Mobility Enhancement District Trust Fund" and dedicated to funding Mobility Enhancements within the Mobility Enhancement District.
§ 550.04 Pilot Program.
(a) <https://ecode360.com/45464259>The Mobility Enhancement District shall exist as a pilot program until March 1, 2026.
(b) <https://ecode360.com/45464260>After the expiration of the pilot program, Council, with the assistance of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure, will make amendments as necessary to this Chapter and it will become permanent.