Each quarter the Port Authority adjusts its transit schedules and routes to account for rider’s requests, ridership shifts, construction, road closures and/or all of the other unexpected hiccups that might affect Pittsburgh roads.
In case you missed it, the most recent set of changes went into effect Sunday, June 16, 2019. The next set of changes due to be released in September. You can check Port Authority’s website to follow these quarterly service changes.
The Pittsburgh Bus Information Hotline is a volunteer-run twitter account that gives riders updates on Port Authority’s daily happenings. The Hotline has no official connection to the Port Authority (again, it is a volunteer-run twitter account) but the updates are helpful nonetheless. The Hotline is a big supporter of PPT, and an enormous advocate for public transit. We’re thankful for they’re support and happy to share this rundown of the Q2 service changes compiled by the Pittsburgh Bus Info Hotline.
Rundown of Q2 Service Changes, with takeaways from the PGH Bus Info Hotline
The Hotline’s overall takeaway from this quarter’s changes: The vast majority of these changes are positive, and will improve the transit experience for most riders.
List of Q2 service changes are as follows:
- 2-Mt. Royal– Several weekday outbound trips and a later inbound trip will serve Ross Park Mall and a routing adjustment has been made at the request of the owner of The Block at Northway.
- New Schedule here: https://www.portauthority.org/siteassets/quarterly-schedule-adjustments/june-2019/2.pdf
- The Hotline’s takeaways
- The 2 will run slightly later and the Ross Park Mall Stop has been relocated
- For 2, 12 and P13 will run closer to the mall (old 11A, 12A, 15A, R, 1F stop by old Sears)
- Plus Northway finally has direct service, which minimizes challenges to transit riders @ both malls
- 12-McKnight– Several weekday outbound trips and a later inbound trip will serve Ross Park Mall and a routing adjustment has been made at the request of the owner of The Block at Northway.
- 29-Robinson– Some mid-morning weekday trips have been scheduled to arrive downtown earlier.
- 39-Brookline– Weekday trip times are revised.
- New schedule here: https://www.portauthority.org/siteassets/quarterly-schedule-adjustments/june-2019/39.pdf
- The Hotline’s takeaway
- the 39 will run later on weeknights to just past Midnight
- 40-Mount Washington– Weekday trip times are revised.
- 44-Knoxville– Weekday trip times are revised to coincide with changes to Route 40, and the Sunday schedule is revised to match the Saturday schedule.
- New schedule here: https://www.portauthority.org/siteassets/quarterly-schedule-adjustments/june-2019/44.pdf
- The Hotline’s takeaways:
- The 44 will run later on both Saturday Sunday and Holidays
- Route will run slightly more frequently on Sunday and holidays
- And the route will finally have a unified Weekday/Holiday schedule
- 48-Arlington– Running times are revised.
- 51-Carrick– Running times are revised to improve on-time performance.
- 51L-Carrick Limited– Weekday running times have been revised to improve on-time performance.
- 61B-Braddock-Swissvale– Two weekend morning inbound trips will start at Braddock Hills Shopping Center.
- New schedule here: https://www.portauthority.org/siteassets/quarterly-schedule-adjustments/june-2019/61b.pdf
- Our added takeaway:
- A needed benefit and step in the right direction for riders
- 68-Braddock Hills– A later Sunday round trip has been added.
- New schedule here: https://www.portauthority.org/siteassets/quarterly-schedule-adjustments/june-2019/68.pdf
- Our added takeaway:
- A needed benefit and step in the right direction for riders
- 71-Edgewood Town Center– Ten minutes has been added to each trip.
- 81-Oak Hill – All inbound and outbound trips will be rerouted via the new Lower Hill streets of Wylie Avenue and Logan Street.
- 82-Lincoln– All outbound trips will be rerouted via the new Lower Hill streets of Wylie Avenue and Logan Street. Inbound trips will remain on Centre Avenue.
- 83-Bedford Hill – All outbound trips will be rerouted via the new Lower Hill streets of Wylie Avenue and Logan Street. Inbound trips will remain on Centre Avenue.
- New schedule here: https://www.portauthority.org/siteassets/quarterly-schedule-adjustments/june-2019/81.pdf
- Our Added takeaways:
- This will be beneficial for elderly and disabled folks in the The Hill who previously fought for service on Wylie.
- Good to see the trio of Hill routes become more beneficial!
- Will also potentially reduce traffic impacts during events.
- 91-Butler Street– Weekday and weekend running times have been revised to improve on-time performance.
- 93-Lawrenceville-Hazelwood– Weekday running times have been revised to improve on-time performance.
- P12-Holiday Park Holiday– Morning weekday inbound trips will begin on Old Abers Creek Road at Holiday Park VFD.
- P16-Penn Hills Flyer– Service along Milltown Road, Hulton Road and to and from Harmar will be discontinued due to a construction project.
- New schedule here: https://www.portauthority.org/siteassets/quarterly-schedule-adjustments/june-2019/p16.pdf
- The Hotline’s takeaway:
- This P16 cut/reduction is probably the only bad change and burdensome to riders in this quarter’s changes.
- The Hotline is dissapointed that PAAC chose to cut service rather than finding an acceptable detour. Cutting service is wrong and inequitable, and leaving riders without any transportation option.
- We strongly hope that service is actually returned ASAP or a Temporary shuttle is set up for riders.
PortAuthority Customer Service can be reached by phone
@ 412-442-2000
Weekdays 5a to 7p
Weekend + Holidays 8a to 430p
or via Twitter @PGHTransit or @PGHTransitCare
The bus Info Hotline can be reached
By phone @ 412-759-3335
ONLY When PortAuthority Customer Service is Closed/unavailable
Or via Twitter anytime @PGH_BUS_INFO
The PGH Bus Info Hotline will be back on PPT’s blog in September for Q3 changes and takeaways. See ya then!