The public comment period for Pittsburgh Regional Transit's proposed "Funding Crisis-Related FY 2026 Fare Increases and Service Reductions" is currently open through 5:00 p.m. EST on Wednesday, June 18, 2025.

Written comments can be submitted online via the PRT website here: www.rideprt.org/2025-funding-crisis/make-your-voice-heard. Written comments can also be sent in by mail or hand delivered to:

Pittsburgh Regional Transit, Attn: Funding Crisis
Heinz 57 Center, 345 Sixth Avenue, Third Floor, Pittsburgh PA 15222

Verbal comments can be submitted by calling (412) 566-5525 and leaving a message on a recorded line. Comments can also be shared at any of the three scheduled public hearings focusing their proposed fare increases and service reductions:

HEARING #1 — In-person only:
Date: Tuesday, April 29, 2025 from 9am-1pm and 3pm-7pm
Location: David L. Lawrence Convention Center (Pittsburgh Ballroom, 3rd Floor), 1000 Fort Duquesne Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 15222

HEARING #2 — In-person only:
Date: Tuesday, May 6, 2025 from 9am-1pm and 3pm-7pm
Location: The Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall and Museum (1st Floor Auditorium), 4141 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213

HEARING #3 — In-person only:
Date: Thursday, June 12, 2025 from 9am-1pm and 3pm-7pm
Location: David L. Lawrence Convention Center (Room 302-204), 1000 Fort Duquesne Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 15222

Please register for a time to provide verbal public comment online by visiting this link: https://linktr.ee/PRTpublichearings or via phone by calling (412) 566-5187. To obtain transit scheduling information to attend a public hearing, please visit the PRT website at www.rideprtorg or call PRT Customer Service at 412-442-2000.

Proposed Major Service Reductions to be implemented with February 2026 service changes:

Route Eliminations (these 41 routes would no longer exist):

• Light-Rail Routes: Silver Line
• Bus Routes: 2, 4, 7, 14, 18, 19L, 20, 26, 36, 38, 39, 40, 41, 43, 51L, 52L, 53L, 58, 65, 71, G3, G31, O1, O5, O12, P7, P10, P12, P13, P16, P17, P67, P69, P71, P76, Y1, Y45, Y47, Y49

Major Frequency Reductions in Number of Trips (these 33 routes would see a reduction of 30% or more weekly service hours due to fewer daily trips):

• Bus Routes: 1, 6, 8, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 24, 27, 28X, 31, 44, 54, 56, 64, 69, 74, 75, 77, 79, 81, 82, 87, 88, 91, G2, P68, P78, Y46

Major Coverage Reductions in Length of Route (these 4 routes would see a reduction of 30% or more weekly service hours due to a shortened route):

• Light-Rail Routes: Red Line shortened – Overbrook Junction to Allegheny Station
• Bus Routes:
  • 28X shortened – PIT Airport to Carnegie Station
  • 44 shortened – Kohne & Fisher in St. Clair to South Hills Junction
  • 69 shortened – Wilmerding to Wilkinsburg Station

Proposed Minor Service Reductions to be implemented with February 2026 service changes:

Note: No formal public comment period, hearing and/or PRT Board action is required for this set of proposed "minor services changes", but PRT has included them in their latest flyer "for transparency and completeness."

Routes with Minor Service Reductions: 20

• Incline Routes: Monongahela Incline
• Bus Routes: 48, 51, 55, 57, 59, 83, 86, 89, 93, 61A, 61B, 61C, 61D, 71A, 71B, 71C, P1, P3

Routes with No Changes: 2

• Bus Routes: 60, 67

Service Increases to Supplement Reduction on Other Routes: 2

• Light-Rail Routes: Blue Line, expanding span of service on weekends to replace lost Silver Line coverage on the Overbrook Line
• Bus Routes: 53, addition of weekday service to replace lost 53L

Other Service Reductions:

• No special services to serve major sports and cultural events
• No special services to support the April 2026 NFL Draft being hosted in Pittsburgh
• No services to begin after 11pm any day of the week on any route

Pittsburgh Regional Transit is also proposing raising the cost of transit fares:

• Base 3-hour fare would be increased 
• Base 3-hour fare would increase by 9% from $2.75 to $3.00
• Day pass would increase by 7% from $7.00 to $7.50
• 7-day pass would increase by 8% from $25.00 to $27.00
• 31-day pass would increase by 9% from $97.50 to $106.50
• Annual pass would increase by 8% from $1,072.50 to $1,171.50

ACCESS Paratransit Service Reductions and Fare Increases:

Pittsburgh Regional Transit will enforce the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) service area for eligible individuals. Proposed reductions in fixed route bus service takes some areas out of the ADA service area that is eligible for ACCESS and puts them into an area where service for people with disabilities could have trip denials and where reservations would not be guaranteed. This would result in a reduction in the ADA service area of 62%, 16% of which is due to the change in fixed route services. Service would not be available after 11:00 p.m. all days of the week. The PRT proposal also raises the costs of taking ACCESS, often referred to as fares.

Source: Pittsburgh Regional Transit