January 17th, 2023
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 in conjunction with the first phase of constructed.
Click here to view the proposed changes
From PRT: Pursuant to applicable Pittsburgh Regional Transit policy, major service changes affect more than 30% of a route’s daily trips, directional miles or service hours and can also include the addition of a service day to a route. Four of the routes with major service changes for this comment period have a proposed reduction in miles of service; one route has a proposed increase in miles of service; and that route also has proposed additional days of service.
Accordingly, Pittsburgh Regional Transit is conducting a public comment period for the purpose of receiving public comment regarding these proposed major service changes beginning at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, December 15, 2022, and ending at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 1, 2023.
Three public hearing sessions were held on Wednesday, January 18, 2023. Public comments are continuing to be accepted through February 1, 2023 via any of the following ways:
Written comments submitted online at rideprt.org/brtcomments
Written comments sent by U.S. Mail or hand delivery to: Pittsburgh Regional Transit, Attn: BRT Service Changes, Heinz 57 Center, 345 Sixth Avenue, Third Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Oral comments by calling 412-566-5335 and leaving a message on a record line
