Oct. Board Meeting Canceled; Special Meeting Scheduled

Port Authority's Board of Directors meeting scheduled for Friday, October 28 has been canceled.

A special Board meeting will be scheduled for Tuesday, November 1 at 9:30 a.m. in the Neal H. Holmes Board Room, 5th Floor, 345 Sixth Avenue in Downtown Pittsburgh.

Schedules on Thirteen Routes Adjusted Nov. 20

Schedules for several bus and T routes will be revised on Sunday, November 20, 2011. Port Authority of Allegheny County routinely adjusts schedules four times per year to improve service.

The next regularly scheduled service adjustments will take place in March 2012.

To view 11/20/11 schedules, click on the route name.

• 12 McKnight: A new stop will be added at the lower entrance of the new Kane Center building. Schedule times will be adjusted to reflect the stop addition.

• 38 Green Tree: Three morning inbound-only trips arriving Downtown at 8:40 a.m., 9:10 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. will be added to address overcrowding. The trip arriving at 8:40 a.m. will begin at Chartiers Valley Shopping Center, the trip arriving at 9:10 a.m. will begin at Mt. Lebanon T Station and the trip arriving at 9:30 a.m. will begin at Greentree Road opposite Orchard Spring Road. 

• 51 Carrick: The schedule will be completely revised and trip times will be adjusted throughout the day on weekdays and on Saturday evenings. Weekday trips will be adjusted to provide better coordination with the 48 Arlington route. Additionally, two a.m. inbound trips and two p.m. outbound trips will be added to address overcrowding. Adjustments will also be made to school day-only trips. On Saturdays, the inbound trips arriving Downtown at 9:20 p.m. and 10:20 p.m. will begin at Brentwood Town Square instead of at Caste Village. The Saturday outbound trips leaving Downtown at 8:40 p.m. and 9:20 p.m. will end at Brentwood Town Square rather than Caste Village.

• 51L Carrick Limited: Afternoon trip times will be adjusted to provide better coordination with the 51 Carrick route and address overcrowding.

• 53L Homestead Park Limited: Due to the closure of the County Airport Park and Ride, 53L inbound short trips (those that start before 7 a.m.) will be extended to begin at the West Mifflin bus garage and will include a new stop at Lebanon Road past Noble Drive.

• 56 Lincoln Place: Due to the closure of the County Airport and Elks Lodge park and ride lots, the 56 will be rerouted to use Lebanon Church Road between Buttermilk Hollow Road and Pittsburgh-McKeesport Boulevard. Schedule times will be adjusted for all days to better coordinate with the 57 Hazelwood route and help address overcrowding.

• 57 Hazelwood: Schedule times will be adjusted for all days to better coordinate with the 56 Lincoln Place route and help address overcrowding.

• 67 Monroeville: The stop change at Monroeville Mall will become permanent with the 11/20/11 schedule. Schedule times are adjusted.

• 68 Braddock Hills: The stop change at Monroeville Mall will become permanent with the 11/20/11 schedule. Schedule times are adjusted.

• 82 Lincoln: To better accommodate student travel to school, one inbound trip will be added beginning at East Liberty Boulevard at Penn Avenue and arriving Downtown at 8 a.m.

• 91 Butler Street: The stop changes at the Veterans Administration (VA) Hospital in Fox Chapel will become permanent with the 11/20/11 schedule.

• P68 Braddock Hills Flyer: The stop change at Monroeville Mall will become permanent with the 11/20/11 schedule. Schedule times are adjusted.

• Red Line: The weekday outbound trip that leaves Downtown at 7:58 a.m. will be extended to South Hills Village. The weekday inbound trip that arrives Downtown at 9:20 a.m. will be extended to begin at South Hills Village at 8:40 a.m.

For more information, see route schedules or contact Customer Service at 412-442-2000 or for TTY, 412-231-7007.

Single Lane on Mt. Lebanon Boulevard Saturday

Auto traffic on a portion of Mt. Lebanon Boulevard will be restricted to a single lane Saturday so that Port Authority personnel can conduct repairs at the light rail crossing.

Single lane will be in place between Cook Drive and Castle Shannon Boulevard beginning Saturday at midnight and ending at approximately 6 p.m. that same day. Flaggers will direct motorists.

Impact to Port Authority T riders will be minimal, with minor boarding changes in effect at Poplar, Arlington and Castle Shannon stops. Read more.

Book Fair in Steel Plaza Station This Week

Grab a gift or some reading material for your commute at the Books Are Fun Fair in Steel Plaza T Station this Wednesday, Thursday and Friday (October 19-21)!

The book fair will be located on the station’s mezzanine level across from Crazy Mocha and will be open each day from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. The sale is open to the public -- you don't have to be a T rider or transit rider to stop by.

Cash, credit cards and personal checks will be accepted.

A portion of the vendor’s proceeds will benefit the United Way of Allegheny County.

45 Bus Routes Detour Saturday, Oct. 15 due to Occupy Pittsburgh

Updated: Detours have ended and buses are resuming regular route. Updated 1 pm.

Nearly 45 Port Authority bus routes will be detoured due to street closures in Downtown Pittsburgh and the Hill District for the Occupy Pittsburgh event on Saturday, October 15.

The first detours will begin in the Hill District at approximately 9:30 a.m., affecting the 81, 82 and 83 bus routes until about 11:15 a.m. due to a rally. More information.

Then from approximately 11:15 a.m. until about 3 p.m., nearly 45 bus routes will detour as the event becomes a march along numerous Downtown streets, including Centre Avenue, Sixth Avenue, Fourth Avenue, Grant Street and Liberty Avenue.


Many regular bus stops will be inaccessible to buses during this time, and the entrance to the East Busway will also be blocked. View full detour information, including temporary bus stop changes. 

Due to the unpredictable nature of the event, detours are subject to change without notice. Riders are urged to allow extra time to get to their destination due to road closures as well as traffic from numerous sporting events also taking place tomorrow.

For more assistance, dial Customer Service at 412-442-2000 or for TTY, 412-231-7007.

Temporary changes to Monroeville Plaza Park & Ride

Due to a sinkhole on the property, temporary changes will be made to the bus stop and main parking area at the Monroeville Plaza Park and Ride. This Park and Ride serves the P12 Holiday Park Flyer bus route.

While the sinkhole is being fixed, the bus stop will be relocated to the Roomful Express fire lane at main entrance, and the main parking area between the plaza's entrances will be closed.

Riders may park in the spaces in front of Roomful Express, in addition to the two other designated parking areas behind Roomful Express and behind Giant Eagle. Riders must not park in the closed lot or in front of Giant Eagle/CVS. Those who park outside the designated areas will have their cars towed at their own expense.

These changes take effect Wednesday, October 5 and will be in place until further notice.

View a PDF diagram showing parking areas.

View the detour notice for the bus stop change. 

For more information, dial Customer Service at 412-442-2000 or for TTY, 412-231-7007.