Downtown-Uptown-Oakland-East End Bus Rapid Transit Project - City of Pittsburgh

The Port Authority of Allegheny County (PAAC) proposes to implement Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) service between Downtown Pittsburgh and neighborhoods to the east. The proposed service is planned to operate on exclusive lanes between downtown and Oakland. In Oakland, the service branches off in three directions – toward Oakland-East, Highland Park, and Squirrel Hill. The Highland Park and Squirrel Hill branches are anticipated to operate in mixed traffic as corridor-based BRT services, while the Oakland-East branch is anticipated to operate in dedicated lanes along the Martin Luther King, Jr. East Busway. The project includes queue jump lanes, the purchase of 15 battery-powered articulated electric buses, branded BRT stations, transit signal priority, and charging stations. The service is planned to operate from 4:00 am to 2:00 am on weekdays, and from 5:00 am to 2:00 am on weekends. The service plan includes buses operating every three to four minutes during weekday peak periods, and every four to eight minutes during weekday off-peak periods and evenings. On weekends, the service plan includes buses operating every five to eight minutes throughout the day. As of March 9, 2023, the project is under review with the FTA seeking federal funding. Further details regarding design and firm construction timelines have not been identified. *Project information, including timeline and contacts, has been obtained through public sources. The content management team continues to pursue additional details; however, the contact(s) listed have yet to disclose or confirm any information. Inquiries should be directed to the contact(s) listed.

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