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The Port Authority Finally Knows Who’s Riding What, When and Where

written 9 Dec 2008 well into the night

Brent over at Peak Direction has awesomely pointed out that the study the Port Authority commissioned to analyze it’s routes has finally come out to the public, and it’s got a ton of great information inside. Some of the info the report contains provides general information about Port Authority routes, such as the fact that they’re too complicated, often too long, and some routes are just completely pointless. Check out his site for all of the links you’ll need to really get in depth with reading the report, but I thought I’d share some highlights that I found interesting as I read the report.

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Pittsburgh’s Transportation Wiki

The City Paper recently asked me to take part in their wiki dedicated to improving transportation in the grand city of Pittsburgh. (…)

21 Aug 2008 | Filed Under: links | No Comments

The Port Authority Wants to Hear from You

As part of the major renovation that’s happening with our fair city’s transit system, the Port Authority is holding open house meetings specifically aimed at hearing where the public wants to go when it comes to riding buses. (…)

28 May 2008 | Filed Under: pittsburgh | No Comments

Bring Back the UltraViolet Loop

There are a lot of great bars and coffee shops and other late night hang outs in this city that are pretty easily accessible via bus routes from where I live, places like the Brillobox or Quiet Storm, or neighborhoods I’d like to explore more thoroughly like Regent Square. (…)

2 Apr 2008 | Filed Under: pittsburgh | 2 Comments

Find Port Authority Hand Schedules Instantly

After I created this mobile-optimized version of the Port Authority’s trip finder, Jake from 42harold.org sent me some code and permission to style up his own creation, an extremely simple and easy to use little form that allows you to type in the name of a bus you’re looking to find and it’ll bring up the PDF version of the hand schedule from the Port Authority’s website. (…)

17 Mar 2008 | Filed Under: how-tos & web design (ing), pittsburgh | No Comments

A Better Port Authority Trip Finder

The Port Authority of Allegheny County offers an online trip planner that is decent from a functionality standpoint, but the Port Authority’s website in general, to be as definitively accurate as possible, sucks. (…)

13 Mar 2008 | Filed Under: how-tos & web design (ing), pittsburgh | 11 Comments

The Presidential Candidates Stance on Public Transportation

There are two decent posts over at Peak Direction, a blog focused on public transit in Pittsburgh, about where the Presidential Candidates stand on improving (or otherwise) public transportation. (…)

28 Feb 2008 | Filed Under: issues confronting us all | 1 Comment

Investigating the Port Authority, Drink Tax and the Onorato Administration

This report will attempt to demonstrate how, given the available data, the Port Authority could actually profit considerably more than $32M per year, if it gets its act together. (…)

25 Jan 2008 | Filed Under: issues confronting us all | 5 Comments

Maglev

The Maglev project has been in the works for nearly a decade. (Have a look at their website’s design to see just how long this project’s been going for. (…)

16 Jan 2008 | Filed Under: pittsburgh | 3 Comments

The Future of Pittsburgh Public Transportation

Peak Direction is a great blog all about public transit in Pittsburgh and it’s author, Brent, seems to keep on top of what’s happening in the area. (…)

15 Jan 2008 | Filed Under: pittsburgh | 3 Comments