• it's official.

    Blueprint Bethel Park is in effect!

    Bethel Park Council adopted the Comprehensive Plan following a public hearing on July 27. Now the work of implementation begins. Municipal staff and elected and appointed officials will rely on the plan's priorities and approaches to make the community's vision a reality. Thank you to the many residents and stakeholders who helped to shape the plan. Anyone interested in getting involved in action steps should consult the Planning/Zoning and Engineering Department at planning@bethelpark.net or (412) 831-6800 x. 130 or 131.

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    Check out the plan.

    Top priorities, driven by public input, include:

    • Expanding and connecting the sidewalk network
    • Supporting small business
    • Improving the efficiency, effectiveness of public services
    • Mitigating flood risk
    • Ensuring that local regulations enable a downtown retrofit
    • Formalizing municipal redevelopment efforts
    • Eliminating blight throughout the community
    • Addressing regulatory barriers to desired redevelopment 
  • DISCUSSION FORUM

    The plan ultimately belongs to the community. Make sure your voice is heard.

  • Content Clearinghouse

    Check back to review plan documents as they are developed!

    April 22, 2019
    The Steering Committee is currently putting finishing touches on the draft plan document. We anticipate that Planning and Zoning Commission will consider the draft in May. After any resulting revisions, the draft will be ready for public display for at least 45 days. Follow the project's social...
    Thanks to all for your input! Residents and stakeholders gathered at the Community Center at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 14, to review progress to date on the Comprehensive Plan and provide feedback that will help steer the plan's priorities. The PDF document linked here contains the presentation...
    January 22, 2019
    The report linked here includes highlights of demographic, economic and housing market trends impacting Bethel Park. While the municipality's population is generally stable, it reflects regional trends, such as declining household size and a growing share of seniors. Click here to download the...
  • The implementable comprehensive plan

    This site follows the development of Bethel Park's Comprehensive Plan, an official document that will establish a vision, priorities and an action plan for the municipality during the next 10 years. The plan will inform land use, development and budget decisions and capital improvements priorities, and it will form the basis for updates to the zoning ordinance and other local regulations. The planning process is organized into three major phases as described below.

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    Community Snapshot

    Collecting context, laying the groundwork

    Background research will include GIS mapping of baseline conditions and changing trends, assessment of existing plans, data analysis and stakeholder interviews and focus groups.

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    Visioning and Needs Assessment

    Building consensus

    Once the context starts taking shape, the second phase will involve working with the public and stakeholders to identify desired future conditions and key issues, collect data and comments to validate findings and select priorities.

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    Implementation Plan

    Hitting the ground running

    This phase will deliver practical instructions for projects and initiatives to achieve the preferred community vision, including benchmarks and opinions of probable cost, funding sources, timelines, conceptual plans and partnerships.

  • why undertake a plan?

    An update to the Comprehensive Plan, last adopted in 2009, will allow Bethel Park to continue proactively charting a course for future stability and prosperity, providing a fact base to inform the location, timing and type of future development. Additionally, it will give local leaders a clear sense of direction based on robust community outreach. The PA Municipalities Planning Code requires that municipal comprehensive plans be reviewed at least every 10 years.

     

    The plan will result in practical strategies to address issues that the process determines will be critical to Bethel Park during the next 10 years, which may include traffic safety and efficiency, multi-modal transportation, cultivating a vibrant, walkable downtown or town center district, sustainable provision of high-quality public services and facilities, stormwater management strategies -- and/or whatever issues residents and business owners identify as being most important.

  • WHO IS INVOLVED?

    Council has appointed a Steering Committee to develop the plan with assistance from Mackin Engineering Company, a multi-disciplinary firm that was selected during a competitive bidding process. The Steering Committee's monthly meetings are open to the public. Upcoming dates appear on the calendar below. All residents and other stakeholders are strongly encouraged to participate in public outreach events, plan surveys, online discussions and other means of contributing and responding to plan ideas.

     

    Steering Committee members:

    Municipal Manager

    Leonard Corazzi, Bethel Park School District

    Angela Fischer, Ameri-Source

    Lorrie Gibbons, Municipal Council

    Peter Grandillo, Planning and Zoning Commission

    Shane Kunkle, Berkshire Hathaway

    Ashley Moore, Municipal Planner

    Cyndia Rios-Myers, Planning and Zoning Commission

    Marc Schein, Developer

    Linsday Smith, Planning and Zoning Commission

    TJ Willetts, Zoning Hearing Board

  • PROJECT SURVEYS

    Check here for online surveys that will collect information on a variety of topics, both broad and specific.

    Survey results will be posted here when surveys close.

    We have received many thoughtful comments on the vision survey. The PDF linked here presents summary data as well as all comments submitted prior to the survey closing on April 22.

    The PDF linked here presents the summary data and all comments received for the Community Assets Survey, which explored themes from the Preliminary Survey Results.

    The PDF linked here contains results of the project's first survey, which included broad questions intended to guide research efforts and help to identify local priorities.

  • Events Calendar

    Check here for details on Comprehensive Plan events.

  • Follow the plan

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  • Contact Us

    Questions or comments about the plan?