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Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Five: Traffic, Article VII: Parking, Chapter 541 General Parking Regulations, by revising Section 541.04B entitled Smart Loading Zones, to extend the Smart Loading Zone pilot program from one year to three years.
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WHEREAS, The Department of Mobility and Infrastructure (DOMI) has been awarded a 3-year $3.8 million grant from the Department of Energy to advance zero emissions delivery, study curb use in business districts and implement technologies and policies that accelerate electric vehicle adoption;
WHEREAS, this grant project is led by Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator and has been supported by Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh Parking Authority, Automatous, and multiple registered community organizations;
WHEREAS, DOMI has an existing one-year pilot of Smart Loading Zones with Automatous;
WHEREAS, this pilot has been successful in the launch of 20 Smart Loading Zones with automated payments;
WHEREAS, preliminary findings from this pilot show decreased average park times and decreased incidents of double parks, which results in improved optimization of curb usage;
WHEREAS, further extension of this pilot is necessary for the City to realize the full potential of the DoE grant and gain more robust knowledge of the impacts of Smart Loading Zones;
The Council of the City of Pittsburgh hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The Pittsburgh City Code, Title Five: Traffic, Article VII: Parking, Chapter 541 General Parking Regulations, Section 541.04 Passenger and Loading Zones is hereby amended by revising 541.04B as follows:
? 541.04B - SMART LOADING ZONES.
(A) A smart loading zone pilot program is hereby created and shall have a duration of one (1) three (3) years from the effective date of the implementing legislation.
(B) A smart loading zone is defined as a designated space along the curb dedicated to loading and unloading passengers, food, or goods, regulated, in part, by sensor, camera, and ...
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