Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Schedules Adjusted for About 20 Routes on Sunday, June 12

Schedules for approximately 20 bus and T routes will be revised starting Sunday, June 12, 2011. Port Authority of Allegheny County adjusts schedules four times per year to improve service.
  • 6 Spring Hill: School trips (marked with an “S” on the March 2011 schedule) are discontinued for the summer.
  • 8 Perrysville: School trips (marked with an “S” on the March 2011 schedule) are discontinued for the summer.
  • 13 Bellevue: The last seven weekday evening trips will operate 10 minutes later. The affected trips will now arrive Downtown at 6:25 p.m. and extend to 12:25 a.m.
  • 16 Brighton: School trips (marked with an “S” on the March 2011 schedule) are discontinued for the summer.
  • 44 Knoxville: School trips (marked with an “S” or “T” on the March 2011 schedule) are discontinued for the summer.
  • 48 Arlington: School trips (marked with an “S” on the March 2011 schedule) are discontinued for the summer.
  • 51 Carrick: School trips (marked with an “H,” “P” or “S” on the March 2011 schedule) are discontinued for the summer. More trips will end at Brentwood Loop, reducing service frequency to Caste Village and Brentwood Towne Square from every 20 minutes to every 30 minutes. Trip times adjusted.
  • 54 North Side-Oakland-South Side: The error made on the March 2011 schedule in which "D" trips were shown serving Bausman Street has been corrected. No schedule changes have been made.
  • 61A Wilkinsburg via Forbes Ave: Some weekday inbound trip times will be adjusted between Wilkinsburg and Forbes at Braddock.
  • 61C McKeesport-Homestead: Some outbound trips ending at McKeesport Transportation Center Bay #2 will now end at Lysle Boulevard at McKeesport Transportation Center instead, and vice-versa. The two stops are adjacent and essentially serve the same destination. Trip times will not change and the rest of the route is unaffected.
  • 74 Homewood-Squirrel Hill: School trips (marked with an “S” on the March 2011 schedule) are discontinued for the summer.
  • 78 Oakmont: One weekday evening outbound trip will be added; trip will leave Wilkinsburg Station at 7:46 p.m.
  • 82 Lincoln: School trips (marked with an “S” on the March 2011 schedule) are discontinued for the summer. Some evening trip times adjusted.
  • 87 Friendship: Some weekday trip times adjusted.
  • 91 Butler Street: Some trips will now end at Old Freeport and Freeport roads rather than ending at the VA Hospital. Weekday midday service will now operate every 18 minutes. Numerous trip times adjusted on weekdays and Saturdays.
  • G2 West Busway-All Stops: Trip times adjusted. Headways adjusted for consistency. On weekdays G2 will now operate every 10-20 minutes during early morning, every five minutes during peak periods, every 10 minutes between 8:30 a.m. and 9:00 a.m., every 20 minutes midday and every 30 minutes in the evening. 
  • G31 Bridgeville Flyer: Trip times adjusted.
  • O12 McKnight Flyer: Adding two morning inbound trips to help with overcrowding. The trips will arrive Downtown at 7:35 a.m. and 8:15 a.m.
  • P1 East Busway-All Stops: Weekday schedule revised with trips added during various periods to address overcrowding. Round trips leaving Downtown between 9:00 p.m. and 12:00 a.m. will operate 10 minutes later, and a round trip has been added to arrive/leave Downtown at 12:40 a.m. On Saturdays, a 12:35 a.m. round trip will be added. Some minor inbound trip time adjustments will be made on Saturdays in the early a.m. and late p.m., and throughout the day on Sundays.
  • P2 East Busway-Short: Additional trips added to address overcrowding. Trip time adjustments.
  • Y46 Elizabeth Flyer: New schedule corrects an error made on the March 2011 timetable. The last round trip on Saturday (arriving/leaving Downtown at 12:20 a.m.) was eliminated with the March service reductions but was mistakenly included in the 3/27/11 schedule. The June 12 schedule accurately reflects this elimination.   
  • Red Line: On Saturdays, all service after 9:00 p.m. will now operate every 30 minutes. Saturday service will also be extended, with the last train leaving Downtown at 12:40 a.m. Service frequency will change on Sundays. From start of service until 11:00 a.m., service will operate every 35 minutes; from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., every 20 minutes; from 5:00 p.m. to last trip, every 35 minutes.