Presenter
Presented by Mr. Koch
Title
Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code, Title IV, Public Places and Property; Article 1, Public Rights-of-Way; by adding a new Chapter 424, PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.
Body
WHEREAS, the City of Pittsburgh will improve services and road surfaces citywide by using a fair and open process to determine a three-year street paving schedule; and
WHEREAS, the City of Pittsburgh invested hundreds of thousands of dollars in the 1990's for the Pavement Management System software package and street survey work; and
WHEREAS, prior to 1999, the residents of Pittsburgh benefited from streets being ranked by composition and traffic load when the schedule was determined; and
WHEREAS, developing a three-year plan allows the city to make systematic upgrades to roads, while ensuring that all streets are routinely repaired; and
WHEREAS, allowing constituents to track the “Pittsburgh Paving Program” three-year street paving plan will increase resident satisfaction and government accountability.
Be it resolved that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The Pittsburgh Code, Title IV, Public Places and Property; Article 1, Public Rights-of-Way; is hereby amended by adding a new Chapter 424, PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM as follows:
Title IV, Article 1, Chapter 424 PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
A. Intent
It is the intent of Council to:
1) Utilize the existing assessment of all city streets.
a. Solicit additional input from the Mayor, members of City Council, City personnel from other departments, and from citizens through the 3-1-1 Response Line.
b. Update the existing street assessment as needed.
2) Require the assessment to include recording the roadway composition and traffic patterns of each street.
3) Track the assessment through the City's Pavement Management System.
4) Reinstate the Pavement Management System technology and have it managed by ...
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