Pennsylvania Public Transportation is Dying, and It Will Affect You.

Pennsylvania Public Transportation is Dying, and It Will Affect You.

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Pitt chapter. “There’s nothing left to cut from the budget but service.” Public transportation companies all across the state are experiencing new budget deficits that are crippling their ability to provide service. Just when public transportation in Pittsburgh seemed to be on the up, with new massive projects like the Bus Rapid Transit and Bus Line Redesign up to plate, a devast…

Transit riders across Pennsylvania are organizing to win the service we deserve

You’ve probably heard the news already: Without new state transit funding, Pittsburgh Regional Transit will be forced to cut bus and trolley service by up to 40% next year. ACCESS paratransit service will be reduced by a staggering 62% percent. These cuts will carve out whole Pittsburgh neighborhoods and over a dozen county municipalities from connection to any public transit at all. Transit service will stop after 11 p.m., and no additional ser…