The North Shore Connector will probably always be ‘free’
A discussion item for the Finance Committee of the Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT) board last week was an amendment to the funding agreement PRT has
A discussion item for the Finance Committee of the Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT) board last week was an amendment to the funding agreement PRT has
Summary: On March 25, 2012, the Port Authority’s North Shore Connector, the 1.2 mile-extension of the light-rail system under the Allegheny River from Downtown to
The Port Authority is all atwitter about the fact that lower materials costs have pushed the final price of the Connector project down by $14
After all the hype about how wonderful it would be to have light rail service to the North Shore to serve the bustling development and
With the opening of the North Shore Connector and the extension of light rail to the North Shore, the debate over whether it was wise
With agreement reached between the Port Authority (PAT) and the Steelers and Rivers Casino to provide free light rail service from the North Shore to
If an alternative to mass transit pops up in Allegheny County you can be sure that the Port Authority’s transit union will oppose it. After
In a recently released report by Senators Coburn and McCain titled “Summertime Blues”, the North Shore Connector-Pittsburgh’s $529 million “big dig”-was identified as the third
In Policy Brief Volume 10, Number 39 we discussed the Governor’s mention of the possibility of “flexing” highway money to help the Port Authority (PAT)
For sure, the heading is a bit tongue in cheek. In the latest press announcement, the Port Authority says through management efficiencies it has cut