by Dan Yablonsky | Feb 8, 2011 | Uncategorized
Re-posted from Pitt’s University Times: The Port Authority of Allegheny County will cut its service by 15 percent, including some service to Oakland, beginning March 27.The plan, approved last week by the Port Authority board, will eliminate 29 routes and cause...
by Dan Yablonsky | Jan 27, 2011 | Uncategorized
PLEASE JOIN US AS WE FIGHT THE UNNECESSARY 15% SERVICE REDUCTION APPROVED BY THE PORT AUTHORITY.THESE CUTS WILL SHED 140 GOOD UNION JOBS, LEAVE 13,000 ALLEGHENY COUNTY CITIZENS WITHOUT SERVICE, AND PUT MORE STRAIN ON AN ALREADY STRUGGLING...
by Dan Yablonsky | Jan 19, 2011 | Uncategorized
Posted on January 12, 2011 on publictransit4pittsburgh A cut is still a cut. No matter how big or small it is, a cut still bleeds. Right now, the public transit system in Pittsburgh is a bleeding wound. Despite the efforts by outgoing Governor Rendell to supply a...
by Dan Yablonsky | Jan 12, 2011 | Uncategorized
From the Post Gazette today:Port Authority approves 15% transit cutBy Jon Schmitz, Pittsburgh Post-GazettePDFSee the Port Authority’s service changes that take effect March 27.The Port Authority board of directors today approved a 15 percent transit service...
by Dan Yablonsky | Dec 30, 2010 | Uncategorized
Thursday, December 23, 2010By Jon Schmitz, Pittsburgh Post-GazetteThe union representing Port Authority drivers and mechanics is opposed to a plan to make smaller transit service cuts and spread $45 million in emergency state funding over 18 months instead of...
by Dan Yablonsky | Dec 30, 2010 | Uncategorized
DECEMBER 23, 2010The Flat LineBY LAUREN DALEYThe Port Authority of Allegheny County may have received a bailout to stave off huge service reductions, but the transit agency still faces a bumpy road ahead.Faced with a $47.1 million budget shortfall, the Port Authority...
