The $1.9 million contract between Pitt and Port Authority Transit, which provides free bus… The $1.9 million contract between Pitt and Port Authority Transit, which provides free bus rides for University affiliates, expires July 31. And though both Pitt and PAT say they are optimistic that the contract will be renewed, negotiations have yet to result in an agreement between the two.

The deal allows Pitt affiliates to ride PAT buses, the Duquesne and Monongahela inclines and Pittsburgh