Transportation

03/25 2013

City of Pittsburgh New Bike Share Program Public Meetings


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The City of Pittsburgh is introducing a bike share program in which users are given a key or code to access a bicycle at parked solar-powered docking stations at any time. The program will include 500 bikes for point-to-point trips across the city.
Passes for the system will range from annual, monthly, three-day and 24-hour. Users can take advantage of an app called Spotcycle to determine if a bike or empty dock is available at a station.
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The Pittsburgh Bike Share is expected to cost $3 million dollars and is a result of public-private partnership between the City of Pittsburgh, Bakery Square, BikePGH and Alta Planning and Design.  To date, according to Mayor Ravenstahl’s office, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has provided a $1.6 million dollar grant whicl project organizers are securing a $400,000 match from foundations and $1 million from corporate sponsors.
Two public information-sharing meetings are currently scheduled:
Tuesday, April 2, 2013 – 6 p.m.
Carnegie Mellon University
McKenna-Peter-Wright Rooms
2nd Floor, University Center
5302 Forbes Avenue
Wednesday, April 3, 2013 – 12 Noon
Point Park University
Lawrence Hall Ballroom
201 Wood Street
For more information, visit BikePGH http://bikepgh.org or Pittsburgh Bike Share www.pghbikeshare.org
03/13 2013

Port Authority announcing March 16, 2013 Transit Service Changes


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OTMAlogoBelow of the highlights of the March 16 transit service changes that pertain to Oakland.
52L HOMEVILLE LIMITED – Revised running times. Departure time changes. Trip time changes.
53L HOMESTEAD PARK FLYER – Revised running times. Departure time changes. Some off-peak trips will enter the Waterfront. New 830am weekday outbound trip.
61A EDGEWOOD/WILKINSBURG VIA FORBES AVENUE – Revised running times. Departure time changes.
61B BRADDOCK-SWISSVALE – Revised running times. Departure time changes.
61C McKEESPORT-HOMESTEAD – Revised running times. Departure time changes.
61D MURRAY – Revised running times. Departure time changes.
65 SQUIRREL HILL – Revised running times. Departure time changes. Trip time changes.
67 MONROEVILLE – Revised running times. Departure time changes. Trip time changes. Four new weekday morning inbound short trips between Wilkinsburg, Oakland and Downtown.  Three new weekday outbound short trips between Downtown, Oakland and Wilkinsburg.
Short trips operate between Downtown and Hay Street/Sawyer Way in Wilkinsburg.
Outbound short trips will be signed “67 WILKINS AVENUE-POINT BREEZE, flash “67 TO WILKINSBURG-SAWYER WAY” to avoid confusion with trips operate through to Monroeville
.Two new Saturday and Sunday morning inbound short trips will operate between Wilkinsburg, Oakland and Downtown.
69 TRAFFORD – Revised running times. Departure time changes. Trip time changes.
71A NEGLEY – Revised running times. Departure time changes.
71B HIGHLAND PARK – Revised running times. Departure time changes. Revised running times DO NOT reflect the additional travel time associated with the S Highland Avenue Bridge closure.  Expect some delay.
71C POINT BREEZE – Revised running times. Departure time changes.
71D HAMILTON – Revised running times. Departure time changes.
77 PENN HILLS (Baum Boulevard, North Oakland) – Revised running times. Departure time changes. Trip time changes.
For more information please contact Port Authority of Allegheny County customer service at 412-442-2000. TTY (hearing and speech-impaired) 412-231-7007 or visit www.PortAuthority.org