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ALTOONA, Pa. – From hiking to biking, fishing to hunting, boating to snowmobiling, The Alleghenies has many recreational opportunities in our region’s state parks and forests during all seasons. Outdoor recreation-related businesses make significant direct contributions to our economy. Outdoor recreation also makes Pennsylvania communities attractive places to work, live and operate businesses.  Outdoor recreation is, in fact, essential to … Read More

ALTOONA, Pa. – Southern Alleghenies Rural Planning Organization (RPO), in cooperation with the Bedford, Fulton, Huntingdon, and Somerset County Planning Commissions, is accepting proposals from sponsors to list their projects in the 2022 Southern Alleghenies Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan’s Candidate Project Listing. Proposals for projects to be placed on the Candidate Project Listing will be accepted from March 1, 2022, … Read More

The Southern Alleghenies Planning and Development Commission (SAP&DC) awarded $115, 568 in grant funding to local communities throughout the six-county region. This funding was provided through the Southern Alleghenies Regional Greenways Mini-Grant Program, which aims to provide funding for projects that support implementation of the overall purpose and goals identified in the Southern Alleghenies Greenways and Open Space Network Plan … Read More

Contact: Zack Lee, Regional Planner, Southern Alleghenies Planning and Development Commission, 814-949-6532, zlee@sapdc.org ALTOONA, Pa. — The Southern Alleghenies Planning & Development Commission (SAP&DC) is currently updating its 2016 Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan for the Southern Alleghenies RPO Region (Bedford County, Fulton County, Huntingdon County, Somerset County). The Southern Alleghenies Rural Planning Organization (RPO) is charged with administering a multimodal … Read More

EBT Foundation, Inc. has been awarded $125,000 from the Appalachian Regional Commission’s (ARC) Area Development Program for the East Broad Top Railroad Master Plan. The ARC funds will be used to update and build upon the National Park Service’s East Broad Top Railroad Study of Alternatives (1990) and will support a master planning process for the rehabilitation and phased re-opening … Read More

West Providence Township has been awarded $2,051,960 from the Appalachian Regional Commission’s (ARC) Local Access Road Program to construct an extension of Industrial Boulevard within the Everett Area Business Park. The new, 0.19-mile of roadway will extend from Industrial Boulevard to Armory Street and will provide a secondary access point for traffic, as well as provide access to additional acreage … Read More

Southern Alleghenies Planning and Development Commission (SAP&DC) elected new officers to its Board of Directors during SAP&DC’s annual meeting on Wednesday, January 20, 2021. New appointments are: Honorable Gerald Walker – Somerset County Commissioner, President Honorable Scott Walls – Huntingdon County Commissioner, Vice-President Honorable Scott Hunt – Cambria County Commissioner, Secretary Tom Luciano – Sheetz, Inc., Director of Finance & … Read More

ALTOONA, Pa. – The Southern Alleghenies Planning and Development Commission (SAP&DC), with support from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR), announces the launch of Round 7 of the Southern Alleghenies Regional Greenways Mini-Grant Program, which aims to provide funding for projects that support the Southern Alleghenies Greenways and Open Space Network Plan and the Southern Alleghenies Bicycle … Read More

ALTOONA, Pa. – Pennsylvania will see a coordinated statewide effort to expand high-speed internet access thanks to a $600,000 grant made possible by strong legislative support in the Pennsylvania state House and Senate. The Keystone Communities grant was awarded to the seven Local Development Districts (LDDs) that serve 52 Pennsylvania counties. The grant complements a previous $600,000 Appalachian Regional Commission … Read More

Southern Alleghenies Planning & Development Commission (SAP&DC) has been awarded $50,000 from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) to complete an eight-county assessment of broadband infrastructure in the region. The counties of Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Fayette, Fulton, Huntingdon, Somerset, and Westmoreland have all partnered on this project and are providing $50,000 in matching funds for the study. Brandon Carson, Director of … Read More