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Editorial: 93 bus line needed on weekends for Pitt populace

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • February 23, 2020

Currently, there doesn’t seem to be a plan to add weekend bus service to the 93 bus schedule, but there should be.

Editorial: Penn Avenue bus sinkhole models need for deliberate infrastructure changes in Pittsburgh

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • October 28, 2019

Securing money to prevent infrastructure failures can prove difficult, but the City needs to make a more concentrated effort to mitigate the risk of a fiasco such as yesterday’s from happening again.

Port Authority to increase service on Oakland routes

By Brian Gentry, Assistant News Editor • March 6, 2019

Port Authority is taking care of some bus-ness in Oakland.

Opinion | Decent, good and chaotic: a glimpse into life on the Port Authority 71C

By Allison Dantinne, Staff Columnist • January 31, 2019

The public bus is an interesting gathering of Pittsburgh’s citizens, a demented family reunion featuring a wild cast of characters all wishing to achieve something and go somewhere.

Pitt Smart Living project hopes to ‘democratize,’ incentivize transportation

By John Hamilton | Editor-in-Chief • July 12, 2017

A Pitt research project is attempting to “democratize” and incentivize public transportation in Pittsburgh using public information screens and a mobile app. The Pitt Smart Living project is currently...

Bus ways and bike lanes: Navigating Pittsburgh without a car

By John Hamilton / Editor-in-Chief • May 29, 2017

Madeline Rigatti’s black boots press forcefully on the steel pedals of her orange Salsa Vaya, propelling the 25-year-old up a short, steep hill by her house. “I used to hate that hill,” Rigatti,...