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Southeastern PA Transit Providers:
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 Port
Authority of Allegheny County provides a network of public
transportation services to persons traveling within a 775 square-mile
area, including the City of Pittsburgh and all of Allegheny County. Port
Authority has a fleet of 1,000 buses, 83 light rail vehicles (LRVs) and
75 mini-buses. With the Monongahela and Duquesne Inclines and
sponsorship of ACCESS, the nation’s largest paratransit program of its
kind for senior citizens and persons with disabilities, Port Authority
is one of the nation’s largest and most diversified public transit
agencies.
PAAC Services:
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Light Rail Transit System: In 1984, Port Authority began
operating a 25-mile light rail system, called the T, which provides
service to Downtown Pittsburgh and several communities south of the
city. Four light rail transit lines to the South Hills -- Allentown,
South Hills Village, Overbrook and Library -- currently provide
thousands of people with convenient and efficient transit service to
Downtown Pittsburgh and other destinations in southern Allegheny
County each day.
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Martin Luther King, Jr. East Busway:
The
Martin Luther King, Jr. East Busway (East Busway) has been providing
bus rapid transit service to Downtown Pittsburgh, the eastern
communities of Pittsburgh and the eastern suburbs of Allegheny
County since February 1983. In addition to its 34 routes providing
express and local bus service, nine busway stations are within
walking distance of homes and businesses in some of Allegheny
County's most heavily populated communities.
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South Busway:
As the
oldest operating busway facility in the United States, the South
Busway opened in 1977 and continues to provide frequent bus rapid
transit service between Downtown Pittsburgh, Station Square and many
neighborhoods south of the City of Pittsburgh. The South Busway
bypasses traffic congestion on the Liberty Bridge and Tunnel by way
of a joint-use bus/light rail transit tunnel (Mt. Washington Transit
Tunnel) and provides a viable transit option that avoids the daily
traffic bottleneck on Route 51.
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West Busway:
The West
Busway is a very popular transit option for thousands of people who
live, work and travel between western Allegheny County
neighborhoods, Downtown Pittsburgh and Oakland. The busway’s
immediate success is due, in large part, to the significant bus
rapid transit benefits this facility provides and the many park and
ride lots located at busway stations and in suburban areas serviced
by buses that use the busway. The West Busway also serves as a
reliable rapid transit alternative to bypassing traffic congestion
on the Parkway West (I-279).
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ACCESS:
ACCESS is
door-to-door, advance reservation, shared ride transportation
provided throughout Port Authority's service area and serves
primarily senior citizens and persons with disabilities.
(information above is provided by the PAAC
website)
Connections:
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Currently, there are no direct connections between CAT and
PAAC.
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Fullington Trailways Route
7155 and Greyhound Route
190
connect from Harrisburg to Pittsburgh via State College.
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New York to St. Louis Greyhound Route
202 makes stops in
both Harrisburg and Pittsburgh.
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Amtrak
Pennsylvanian line connects between the two cities.
Schedules & Maps:
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