by Ben Mazur | Aug 27, 2026 | Outdoor Recreation, Planning - Transportation
[Originally published in the Bedford Gazette, August 27, 2026)Planning for potential rail trail expansion in Saxton Borough and neighboring Liberty Township is advancing, project officials noted during a recent committee meeting held in the OIP Restaurant in Saxton....
by Ben Mazur | Aug 20, 2026 | General, Planning - Transportation
Originally Published in the Altoona Mirror, August 20, 2026 Before it became the newest section of the Logan Valley Trail, the space connecting Becker Road and Lower Riggles Gap Road was a hazardous waste site. Funded by a $1.3 million Abandoned Mine Lands grant,...
by Ben Mazur | Jun 27, 2025 | General, Planning - Transportation
Southern Alleghenies Planning & Development Commission Secures Over $3.7 Million in ARC Funding to Drive Regional Economic Growth Altoona, PA — The Southern Alleghenies Planning & Development Commission (SAP&DC) is proud to announce the award of two major...
by Ben Mazur | Jan 6, 2025 | General, Planning - Transportation
[The following story was published by WTAJ-TV on January 3, 2025] JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WTAJ) — The John Murtha Johnstown-Cambria County Airport applied for a state grant to help fund a $30 million project. The grant worth $5.7 million will go towards constructing a new...
by Ben Mazur | Mar 10, 2023 | Planning - Transportation
Info on 2023 Mini-Grant Program: Southern Alleghenies Planning & Development Commission (SAP&DC) is launching their 9th Round of the Mini-Grant Program. This program, which started in 2013, is funded through the Department of Conservation and Natural...
by Ben Mazur | Jan 24, 2023 | Planning - Transportation
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 Southern Alleghenies RPO...
