Port Authority to Hold Public Hearing Wednesday Regarding Proposed Cuts
If enacted, a Port Authority of Allegheny County proposal to address a $64 million budget shortfall would cut routes, service and ACCESS Paratransit to dozens of neighborhoods—including Plum, Oakmont and Verona. What do you think of this plan?
By its own admission, the Port Authority of Allegheny County is proposing "devastating" service cuts, layoffs and fare increases that, if enacted, would affect residents of nearly every community in the county. The agency plans to hold a daylong public hearing Wednesday to seek public comment on its proposal, which follows a 15 percent service cut nearly a year ago. The proposal includes the elimination of 46 of its 102 of existing bus routes and sharply reduce service on others in September. The P78 Oakmont Flyer and the P12 Holiday Park Flyer—express routes in Oakmont and Plum, respectively—are among those that would be cut. The P16 Penn Hills Flyer (which services parts of Plum and Oakmont) and the P67 Monroeville Flyer also would be …
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