Thursday, August 9, 2012
A tentative contract agreement that could prevent Port Authority service cuts has been reached.
The Port Authority, the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 85 and Allegheny County have reached a tentative contract agreement. If approved, the agreement is the first step in preventing the 35 percent service cuts, resulting in layoffs and closing of the Collier Garage and various park and ride lots around the area. The cuts were scheduled to take effect in September. That agreement will be considered by the Local 85 membership on Aug. 19 and the Port Authority Board, which will meet in the days following the union vote. Details will be made public at that time. Continue to follow Patch as details become available.
Thursday, July 5, 2012
Sewickley area bus routes are slated to be eliminated under a current cost-cutting plan.
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Thursday, July 5, 2012
A deal is in the works to avoid drastic cuts to Port Authority service this fall, according to a report by KDKA. According to the report, negotiations between state, county and union officials are underway to avoid a one-third cut in service—including service in the Sewickley Valley—on Sept. 2. Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald told KDKA that if the union, management, and county can come up with about $30 million, Gov. Tom Corbett will match that amount and restore service. If an agreement isn't reached, the Port Authority most likely will move forward with the elimination of various bus routes.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Public transit riders testify today before the Allegheny County Port Authority Board of Directors on planned wide-scale service reductions.
Eric Lindey said looming cuts to Allegheny County public transportation will devastate more than 3,000 clients of Milestone Centers Inc., a Wilkinsburg-based nonprofit that provides services for people with mental disabilities. The impact may be greatest on those who live in the county's suburban communities, said Lindey, director of the center's intellectual and developmental disability services. "It's services, medical appointments, the grocery store," he said. "They depend on ACCESS [Paratransit) to get around, and this will only disenfranchise them more than they already are. Towns in eastern Allegheny will be decimated by this." Hundreds of county residents—many of them people with disabilities or commuters—testified today against …
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Buses to run on amended schedules and access to parking garages will be changed during annual festivities and parade.
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Saturday, December 31, 2011
Revelers headed to Downtown Pittsburgh tonight for New Year's Eve should note that the Port Authority of Allegheny County will enact detours on about 20 bus routes and numerous streets will be closed due to First Night activities. First Night-related detours are scheduled to begin at approximately 10 a.m. today and will be in effect through the end of service tonight. Riders should allow for extra time when traveling on New Year’s Eve and through the holiday weekend, when Port Authority bus, light-rail "T" and incline service will follow these schedules: For more information, call Port Authority customer service at 412-442-2000 or the TTY number, 412-231-7007. The customer service line is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday …
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Friday, December 16, 2011
Port Authority is proposing a service cut of up to 35 percent in March.
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Friday, December 16, 2011
As part of Occupy Pittsburgh's call for a week of action, demonstrators will gather at the People's Park at 3 p.m. today before spreading out downtown to various bus stops during rush hour. Fliers will be handed out at the stops to inform riders about looming cuts to service, who riders can contact to voice their concerns, and how to request a moratorium on all cuts to transit service. Port Authority of Allegheny County is proposing a service cut of up to 35 percent, effective in March. The same reduction was proposed last March, but after a public outcry and demonstrations the cuts were reduced to 15 percent. When combined with the 2011 cuts, the new reduction would slash service hours in Allegheny County in half from 2010. Facts and …
Friday, September 23, 2011
Most of the temporary route changes Sunday will be on streets Downtown, Uptown, in Oakland and Squirrel Hill.
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Friday, September 23, 2011
The Port Authority will detour buses and change stops along more than 30 routes between 4:45 a.m. and noon Sunday during the 34th annual Richard S. Caliguiri Great Race in Pittsburgh. Most of the temporary route changes will be on streets Downtown, Uptown, in Oakland and Squirrel Hill, according to the Port Authority. The race, which is closed to registration with a field of 14,500 entrants, will begin at 8 a.m. in Oakland for the 5K run/walk and 9:30 a.m. in Frick Park for the 10K run. Both races end Downtown in Point State Park. Two additional bus routes will operate during the races to provide service between Downtown and Oakland and Downtown and Squirrel Hill. For more information on the race, go to its website. For more information …
Friday, July 29, 2011
Carnegie Mellon University introduces Tiramisu, a real-time bus and light rail car tracker app, in partnership with the Port Authority.
Pittsburgh transit riders standing at a bus stop want to know the answer to one pressing question: “Where’s my bus?” Thanks to Tiramisu, a new iPhone application developed at Carnegie Mellon University, riders with the popular Apple product will have a new tool to help them find out quickly. Tiramisu, an Italian word meaning, “pick me up,” is an app that relies primarily on crowdsourcing information from transit riders to determine the location and occupancy level of Port Authority of Allegheny County buses and light rail cars in real time. Mobile apps are easy to install computer programs designed to work within the phone's operating system, expanding its function. “When a rider first activates the app, Tiramisu displays the nearest …
Monday, May 23, 2011
Port Authority routes to West communities have been detoured since Friday due to a landslide.
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Monday, May 23, 2011
Inbound traffic on the Port Authority's West Busway will be back to normal in time for this morning's inbound rush hour, authority spokesman Jim Ritchie said. A landslide Friday between the Sheraden and Ingram stations impaired travel on the busway and grew worse Friday night, Ritchie said in a statement. Crews worked through the weekend to clear debris and reopen one lane of the busway, he said. This will allow for inbound buses to resume travel this morning through the area affected by the slide, Ritchie said. Among the routes resuming normal inbound travel this morning are the G2, G3, G31 and 28X, along with the Beaver County Transit Authority's Route 4. Riders this morning should use stations. The outbound lane is expected to remain …
Saturday, March 26, 2011
The offer would have saved $18.6 million for the transit agency.
A representative from local Amalgamated Transit Union 85 confirmed that the Allegheny County Port Authority Board of Directors rejected a last-ditch contract proposal offered by the union Friday. The proposal was meant to stave off a 15 percent service reduction cut and 180 employee layoffs for the Port Authority. The cuts are scheduled to begin Sunday. The board adjourned a contentious meeting Friday to allow union members to vote on the concession proposals. The board will reconvene the meeting at 3 p.m. today. Marty Marks, spokesman for the AFL-CIO, said that union will not vote on alternative proposals offered by Onorato's office. "The offer was disingenuous and unacceptable," Marks said. "There was $18 million on the table and they …
Friday, March 25, 2011
The drivers union submitted the proposal to the board this morning.
The Port Authority of Allegheny County board at midday adjourned a rowdy, crowded meeting in order to permit its drivers union to vote on a last-minute concession proposal aimed at staving off route cuts and layoffs. The drivers union submitted the proposal to the board this morning in an effort to postpone the cuts scheduled to take effect Sunday. The board plans to reconvene at 3 p.m. tomorrow. See Patch for updates.
Ed M
10:56 pm on Friday, August 10, 2012
The trolley's use to go all over the city! West End, Oakland but PAT eliminated those routes decades ago, They kept the trolley routes where the population boom was - the South Hills. Remember, NYC and Boston have had a subway system in place for decades. Comparing Pittsburgh's T to NYC & Boston is apples to oranges. Did you ever drive a subway car??? If you answer is no, then you have no idea … more ›