September 25th, 2020
The Pennsylvania Departments of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Transportation (PennDOT) and other partners in the Drive Electric PA Coalition will hold a free public informational webinar on the benefits and basics of driving electric...
September 25th, 2020
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) today announced that through the Pennsylvania Motorcycle Safety Program (PAMSP) it is partnering with multiple vendors to resume motorcycle safety training classes for Pennsylvania...
September 25th, 2020
This story contains excerpts from articles published by NACTO and Smart Cities Dive.
New ridership figures released by the National Association of City Transpaortation Officials (NACTO) in late August show that micromobility transportation...
September 25th, 2020
The City of Pittsburgh Department of Mobility and Infrastructure (DOMI) is pleased to kick-off the Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program with the resumption of the 2020-2021 school year. ...
September 25th, 2020
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Safety Council postponed the observance of Distracted Driving Awareness Month from April to October 2020.
On a typical day, more than 700 people are injured in distracted driving crashes. Talking...
September 14th, 2020
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) invites Pennsylvanians to participate in its new Safety Citizens program, which encourages community members to answer traffic safety questions in original and creative ways.
Bi-...
September 11th, 2020
This story was published by Transportation for America on September 8, 2020.
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As we slowly settle into a new normal, transit agencies across the country are making big changes to their operations to keep employees and riders safe. We...
August 18th, 2020
The Oakland Plan through City of Pittsburgh's Department of City Planning is underway. Public engagement is live online at https://engage.pittsburghpa.gov/oakland now. Join us in sharing input on how Oakland can be a better place to live,...
August 13th, 2020
Students across the City of Pittsburgh are being welcomed back to campus through the end of August – with most classes resuming Monday, August 24 or Monday, August 31. Here's a look at the schedules at Carlow University, Carnegie Mellon...
August 10th, 2020
The University of Pittsburgh has started to welcome students back onto the Oakland campus and into the Oakland neighborhood today, August 10, and will continue to stage student arrival through August 31, 2020.
In order to maximize...
July 21st, 2020
Carnegie Mellon’s Mobility21 University Transportation Center and the Human-Computer Interaction Institute are looking to collaborate with members and advocates of the disability community and representatives of...
July 9th, 2020
Long-term traffic impacts on Fifth Avenue & Halket Street in Oakland begin July 13 through June 2022
Long-term traffic impacts on Fifth Avenue & Halket Street in Oakland begin Monday, July 13, 2020, for Innovation Research Tower – shifting the contraflow bus lane and restricting inbound traffic on Fifth Ave. from three to two lanes...
June 30th, 2020
Beginning Tuesday evening, June 30, PWSA contractor crews will work Monday through Friday from 9:00 p.m. to approximately 5:00 a.m. weeknights until Thursday, July 30, on Bates Street in Oakland resulting in full closure between...
June 26th, 2020
Demolition continues at the site of Walnut Capital's Innovation Research Tower located at the corner of Fifth Avenue and Halket Street in Oakland.
For transit riders: Remember that the bus stop located at the corner of Fifth & Halket...
June 24th, 2020
Port Authority has launched new Room2Ride tool to help riders plan trips with safe social distancing
Port Authority has launched a new online tool to help riders plan trips with safe social distancing in mind. The tool, Room2Ride, shows riders how many other people they can expect on the bus when it reaches their...
June 15th, 2020
You are invited to join in one of four sessions to provide feedback on the 2070 Mobility Vision Plan taking place on Wednesday and Thursday this week, June 17 & 18, as Pittsburgh's Department of Mobility and Infrastructure...
