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Energy (C-PACE) program, which helps commercial, industrial and agricultural property owners obtain long- term financing to pay for energy
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efficiency, renewable energy, and water conservation projects. These upgrades result in consumption and cost savings for the property owner while reducing the property’s carbon footprint, which—in turn— reduces the county’s carbon footprint. We support eco-friendly projects like multimodal transportation systems. In June, we submitted a $3 million grant application to the Pennsylvania DCED Multimodal Transportation Fund for construction and related costs for the Hot Metal Bridge rehabilitation project at the Carrie Furnace site in Rankin, Swissvale, and across the Monongahela River in Munhall. The Bridge will be transformed into a pedestrian and bicycle bridge which will provide a critical link for neighboring municipalities and the larger Great Allegheny Passage network. Full design and engineering for this project is underway. We also submitted a $250,000 grant application to the Appalachian Regional Commission Area Development program for the same project. Projects that advance trail and active transportation has been prioritized through the Trail Development Fund program, which is run in coordination with the Redevelopment Authority of Allegheny County (RAAC). Open to nonprofits, municipalities, for-profit businesses, and councils of government, multiple projects that create new trail opportunities, expand and enhance existing trail facilities and facilitate local connections to existing trail and multimodal transportation systems have been funded.
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FAYETTE
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Allegheny County Allegheny County Economic Development Chatham One, Suite 900
112 Washington Place Pittsburgh, PA 15219 412-350-1000 (T) 412-642-2217 (F) Lance Chimka, Director
Director.ed@alleghenycounty.us www.alleghenycounty.us/econdev
Allegheny County has long been a force in industry and energy. Today, we are primed to lead the global charge into a future of clean and renewable energy.
At Allegheny County Economic Development (ACED), we provide innovative approaches like the Commercial Property Assessed Clean
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www.developingpittsburgh.com
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