September 5th, 2023
Transit Advisory: Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT) will host a meeting at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 12, to explain and answer any questions about the upcoming service adjustments, particularly the changes to the 61- & 71-series...
May 18th, 2023
May is National Bike Month, promoted by the League of American Bicyclists and celebrated in communities from coast to coast.
Established in 1956, National Bike Month is a chance to showcase the many benefits of bicycling and encourage more...
May 17th, 2023
The Pennsylvania Departments of Transportation (PennDOT) and Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR), along with York County Officials, held an event today to encourage safe behaviors for bicyclists and drivers as part of National...
February 1st, 2023
The City of Pittsburgh has announced that – in anticipation of necessary repairs – the Charles Anderson Bridge will close today to vehicular traffic, effective immediately. The bridge will remain open to pedestrians and...
January 17th, 2023
Public Comment Period & Hearing: Bus Rapid Transit-related Major Service Changes – Ends February 1st
Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT) has provided notice of a public hearing and comment period for the Downtown-Uptown-Oakland Bus Rapid Transit Project and five related major service changes proposed for implementation as early as June 2023...
September 20th, 2022
The updated Multimodal Resources Map from Oakland TMA is an informative trip planning resource designed to help commuters "Know Before You Go" when traveling to/from Oakland in Pittsburgh. Use the map to identify the location and get...
August 16th, 2022
University students are returning to campuses in and around Oakland through August – with the bulk of move-in activity occurring this weekend and next week. Here's a look at traffic/parking restrictions and road closures expected to impact...
July 6th, 2022
The ramp that carries traffic from eastbound (outbound) I-376 Parkway East to Oakland/Forbes Avenue (Exit 72A) will close to traffic from 9:00 p.m. Friday night continuously through 6:00 a.m. Monday morning while crews conduct...
June 24th, 2022
The draft 2023 STIP reflects the first four years of the 12-Year Program (TYP). It lists prioritized projects identified for federal, state, local, and private funding in each federal fiscal year between 2023 and 2027. Federal funding in...
June 6th, 2022
The 15-day closure of Exit 73A (South 885/Glenwood) from I-376 Parkway East (inbound) and a single-lane restriction on I-376 Parkway East approaching the work site (from Mile Marker 73.5 to Mile Marker 72.5) begins at 9:00 p.m. Friday...
June 6th, 2022
To accommodate crane placement and work zone safety during PennDOT's bridge deck lane widening project on I-376 Parkway East (inbound), access to Bates Street will be closed from both the Boulevard of the Allies and Second Avenue for a 5-...
May 13th, 2022
Public Comment Period for Draft 2023-2026 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) ends June 7, 2022
Upon consideration of public comments received, the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission will consider approval of the draft documents at their meeting on June 27, 2022. To share a comment with SPC after the public comment period has ended...
April 29th, 2022
According to a new report from Bloomberg Philanthropies that looked at 17 sites, vehicle crashes involving pedestrians and cyclists fell by 50% and total crashes by 17% on streets with artistic design features.
The report included at...
April 29th, 2022
Short for Scalable Urban Traffic Control, the first-of-its-kind artificially intelligent Surtrac system (or "adaptive traffic control") makes decisions based on what it spies through the city's traffic cameras to gather information on...
April 29th, 2022
“Every day, transit connects millions of Americans to jobs, schools, groceries, hospitals, resources, and countless other opportunities – all while helping to reduce pollution, congestion, and traffic,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary...
April 29th, 2022
For the Port Authority, the annual task of delivering a balanced budget before the Board has grown in difficulty since the onset of the pandemic – with systemwide ridership figures still hovering at just half of what they were before March...
