Cambria County Planning Commission

03/04/2026

The CCPC, in partnership with PSATS, is holding a flagger certification class on April 7th. Please see the details below for details.

02/23/2026

Cambria Planning Winter 2026 Newsletter

Visit the post for more.

02/11/2026

West Hills Region Community Survey Now Open! 📣

Municipalities in the West Hills Region are inviting residents, families, and community members to share their thoughts through a community-wide survey. The survey is part of a regional planning effort focused on planning for the future of the West Hills Region.

Whether you live, work, shop in the West Hills, your perspective matters. Feedback from this survey will help guide future planning decisions across multiple municipalities. The survey will be open from February 11 - April 10, 2026.

📝 Take the survey here:

Take this survey powered by surveymonkey.com. Create your own surveys for free.

10/24/2025

Thank you to everybody who came out for our community meeting for the West Hills Region Comprehensive Plan! The Team is still analyzing the feedback collected but we had some incredible discussions with West Hills residents and your comments will be used in the plan to help shape the goals and objectives.

We also got some great press coverage! Linked below is an article by the Tribune Democrat and a WJAC Report. Thank you for the coverage.

https://wjactv.com/news/local/growing-together-officials-seek-public-input-for-new-west-hills-multi-municipal-project'

https://cambriaplanning.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/what-the-public-wants_-west-hills-residents-weigh-in-on-regional-plan-_-news-_-tribdem.com_.pdf

For more information about the plan, visit the project website at https://cambriaplanning.org/westhills/

Wednesday evening, local school leaders, planning experts, elected officials, business owners, and more gathered in the West Hills region of Johnstown to introd

10/10/2025

West Hills: Growing Together

We’re updating the West Hills Region (Brownstown, Southmont and Westmont Boroughs, Upper and Lower Yoder Townships) comprehensive plan, and we want to hear from you!

📅 Wednesday, October 22, 2025
📍 Westmont Elementary School, STEAM Room, 827 Diamond Blvd., Johnstown, Pa 15905
🕒 5:00-7:00 PM

It’s time to voice YOUR vision for the West Hills Region. Share your ideas, voice your priorities, and be part of the plan that will guide our communities through the next decades. Let’s grow together!

For questions, please contact: Shanna Murphy Sosko, AICP, [email protected] or (814) 471-1804

09/16/2025

Introducing the Cambria County Planning Commission's new newsletter! This newsletter will be published quarterly and will serve as a resource for municipalities and news on the CCPC's latest projects and initiatives. Subscribe on our website, www.cambriaplanning.org

http://cambriaplanning.org/2025/09/16/cambria-planning-fall-2025-newsletter/

Visit the post for more.

06/18/2024

Please help the Southern Alleghenies Planning & Development Commission prioritize economic development goals and objectives for Pennsylvania's Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Fulton, Huntingdon, and Somerset Counties for 2025-2029 by answering the following four questions. Your answers will drive the development of Advancing the Alleghenies: the Southern Alleghenies Region Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS), which will guide regional economic development resources.

The survey can be accessed at the link below.

04/23/2024

04/15/2024

Please see the following regarding the public comment period for Cambria County's Long Range Transportation Plan

04/01/2024

Southmont Borough is preparing an Active Transportation Plan to make walking, running, biking, mobility device use and other forms of active transportation safer, easier and more accessible for everyone. We want to hear from you - Your ideas and comments will help to identify improvement priorities!

The Survey will only take a few minutes to complete. We would like responses by May 1.

Active Transportation refers to any non-motorized, self-propelled or human-powered mode of transportation, such as walking, bicycling, e-bikes, scooters, wheelchairs, mobility devices, etc.

You can access the Survey using the following link. Hard copies of the Survey are also available in the Borough Office.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Southmont-WalkWorks




Community Engagement opportunities are being planned so stay connected by checking the Active Transportation section on Southmont's website for additional information.

WALKWORKS GRANT | smtboro (southmontborough.com)

Take this survey powered by surveymonkey.com. Create your own surveys for free.

11/21/2023

🗣 WE NEED YOUR HELP!! 🗣

The Cambria County Planning Commission is presently working on updating our Long Range Transportation Plan, (LRTP). The LRTP guides transportation-related decisions for decades to come.

If you can spare a few minutes, we would really appreciate you responding to our public outreach survey. Having awareness of what the County's residents transportation needs are will help us write the most effective plan possible. The survey is not just limited to Cambria County residents but to all residents of the region who utilize Cambria County's transportation network (not just roads and bridges but also trails, public transit, rail and air).

The survey can be accessed at this link: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://metroquestsurvey.com/kn3l3y__;!!EDra9iyYq4fR8Gey!hsjs1_S-1G6xmpdgeL-8IaHFuBEzXxaw5Z8s2BMmpgiUxmHn8ou4wF18RUAH2vHZlHVyhJW0zLnVihep08tOGw$ It is mobile friendly, as well and can also be accessed by scanning the QR code.

We would really appreciate if you would share this post with your family and friends so we can get the best response to help us produce a plan that truly reflects the needs of the public.