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...
April 29th, 2022
Through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently awarded transportation projects in Pennsylvania more than $617.5 million through multiple FTA grants including ...
April 29th, 2022
For context, check out this article adapted for Mobility Weekly reviewing the over 46 million people in the United States underserved by traditional forms of public transit today – the 1 in 7 adults in the U.S. with disabilities...
April 29th, 2022
The Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission has stopped actively developing one of two potential routes linking Pittsburgh, Columbus, and Chicago until the hyperloop technology receives federal government approval. For six years...
April 29th, 2022
A study from Carnegie Mellon University zeroes in on how micromibility – namely e-bikes – can affect congestion, finding that if even 10% of short car trips during peak afternoon travel were replaced with micromobility, more than 4,800 car...
April 29th, 2022
Check out Urbanism Next's hour-long discussion on Mobility Hubs 2.0 here, where they've brought together experts from Pittsburgh and Columbus to discuss the lessons learned, understand what has worked, what hasn't, and the next steps...
