The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County applied for $98 million in capital investment grants on Sept. 7 to reroute several buses and create bus-only lanes throughout Oakland.

Port Authority reroutes in East End

By Jon Moss, For the Pitt News • October 8, 2018

Port Authority’s plans to create a faster, more consistent and more reliable bus service between the East End and Downtown Pittsburgh came to a screeching halt in May 2017 after it received public backlash...

Pittsburghers for Public Transit Director Laura Wiens spoke to about a dozen students Thursday afternoon about the group’s efforts toward more equitable public transport in Pittsburgh.

Public Transit in motion at Community Cafe

By Emily Wolfe, For The Pitt News • September 20, 2018
Pittsburghers for Public Transit members spoke to students at the Honor's College weekly event, Community Cafe.
TPN File Photo

City should keep improving bus routes to Downtown for all

By Brian Gentry, Senior Columnist • July 18, 2018
It is vital that the city delivers on its promise to provide quick access to Downtown for the communities that need it most.
The Port Authority of Allegheny County proposed a new system in which armed guards would be stationed on the route of Pittsburgh Light Rail trains from the North Side through Downtown and into the South Hills. (Photo via Flickr)

Editorial: Port Authority police on trains would be a wreck

By The Pitt News Editorial Staff • November 27, 2017

Even though many Pitt students don’t even know it exists, Pittsburgh’s humble commuter light rail might soon look a lot more like the transit systems of New York, Los Angeles and Miami — but only...

Justin Miller, an employee of the Pittsburgh Department of City Planning, speaks to Oakland residents Monday about preferred BRT routes. (Photo by Anna Bongardino | Visual Editor)

Editorial: The Port Authority is ignoring important BRT stakeholders

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • June 20, 2017

The Port Authority has promised people that live on the lines of the proposed Bus Rapid Transit project faster commutes, new electric buses and safe bike lanes. But the proposal isn’t perfect, and the...

Amy Silbermann, an employee of Port Authority, shows Pittsburgh residents a map the planned Oakland BRT route. (Photo by Anna Bongardino | Visual Editor)

Oakland locals weigh in on bus rapid transit

By Henry Glitz | News Editor • June 20, 2017

Community members and local activists gathered Monday night to talk about new bus stops, or as city employee Justin Miller called them — “upgraded transit experiences.” The replicas of the Bus...

Port Authority will begin reducing underused bus stops to improve efficiency. (Lake Fong/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette/MCT)

Port Authority to eliminate bus stops

By Alexa Bakalarski / News Editor • June 28, 2016

Port Authority of Allegheny County is hoping to speed up services by eliminating bus stops. Pittsburgh’s transit agency is conducting a stop-by-stop analysis of its 7,020 stops, taking into account...

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