Allen Biehler

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Allen Biehler
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Allen D. Biehler

NationalityAmerican
EducationBachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, 1967
Certificate in Highway Transportation, Yale University, 1968
Occupation(s)Engineer and civil servant
Known forSecretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, 2003-2011

Allen D. Biehler was Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, a position he held between 2003 and 2011. [1] Barry Schoch was designated as his successor by Governor Tom Corbett.

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Family and education

Born in Rochester, New York, [2] Biehler and his wife, Diane, were longtime residents of Crafton, Pennsylvania prior to his appointment as Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation in 2003.

He received his B.S. in Civil Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh and his Certificate in Highway Transportation at Yale University. [3]

Career

From 1996 to 1997, Biehler served as interim CEO of the Port Authority of Allegheny County. [4] [5]

After his tenure as Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Biehler was appointed as a Distinguished Service Professor of Transportation Systems and Policy at the Heinz College at Carnegie Mellon University and as Executive Director of CMU's University Transportation Center. [6]

He is also an Adjunct Professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at Carnegie Mellon University.

Legacy

As Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department Transportation for eight years, Biehler was an advocate for highway funding, which led to him becoming head of an organization that was in charge of highway systems, and enabled him to administer "one of the nation’s largest grant programs for mass transit, rail freight, and aviation."

He also developed and named a program named "Smart Transportation", which:

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References

  1. "Allen D. Biehler - Secretary of Transportation". Governor's Cabinet Officials. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
  2. Grata, Joe. "Rendell cabinet pick passes road test." Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh Post Gazette, pp. B5, B8 (subscription required).
  3. 1 2 3 "Allen D. Biehler Distinguished Service Professor of Transportation Systems and Policy". Heinz College. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  4. Grata, Joe. "Millar to take transit lobby job at month's end." Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, October 7, 1996, p. B2.
  5. O'Toole, James. "Ex-Port Authority exec to head PennDOT." Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, January 8, 2003, p. 4 (subscription required).
  6. Schmitz, John. "City expands high-tech traffic signals: Officials, CMU students team up to uce red-light wait times." Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 2, 2014, p. 11 (subscription required).
Preceded by Port Authority of Allegheny County CEO
1996 1997
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