Folks,
Please don't assume that the map you are looking at tells the whole story. It's a fair assumption that we could see a drastic reduction in both 71a and 500 frequency. The new 87 could see a huge drop as well.
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From: "William Ghrist" <ghristwd@verizon.net>
To: neighborhood@highlandparkpa.com, kennedyamyp@yahoo.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 11:04:05 AM
Subject: Re: [Highland Park] bus service cuts--PAT hearing
It depends where you are in Highland Park. The 71A Negley goes from
Bunker Hill down St. Clair and Bryant to Negley, then down Negley
past Stanton.
On 8/17/2010 4:08 PM, marcie mcguire wrote:
Having checked out the Port Authorities website, it
seems that
Highland Park will be left without any bus service to the corner
of
Stanton/Negley once the 77D is eliminated. For many residents that
take the bus, it's just too far to walk to catch the 87 Friendship
(if
one needs to go via Liberty Ave), the replacement bus for the 77D.
Perhaps I've missed something on the website that tells how HPer's
that can't walk that far, yet need public transportation, will get
to
Stanton and Negley.
If anyone know anything differently, please let me know?
Thanks,
Marcie
On Aug 16, 2010, at 12:53 PM, Amy P. Kennedy wrote:
Hello
neighbors,
The listing of the
proposed Port Authority service cuts effective Jan 9, 2011,
has just
come out. In a nutshell, those that I've identified
that run
through our neighborhood are:
Proposed cuts:
500--split into
two
routes (HP to downtown, and downtown to Westview), service
reduced on
our half of the route
71A--service
reduced
74B--eliminated
77D--eliminated
starting this September
94A--service
reduced,
eliminated on Sundays
EBA--service
reduced
EBO--service
reduced
If you transfer to
any
other buses, you might want to check on the Port Authority
website how
your route might change, since there seem to be changes to
most all of
the routes.
www.portauthority.org
Cash fares will go
to
$2.25 for zone 1 with $1.00 for a transfer. Premium fares
of $4.00
will be instituted on the flyer routes and the 28x. Pass
prices will
all go up proportionately.
There is a hearing
this Thursday 8/19 from 8 am to 8pm downtown at the
convention center.
To speak at the hearing (3 minutes max per speaker), call
412-566-5437
to register. If you can't attend the meeting, you can send
written
comments to the Port Authority (online or via mail) until
August 31.
Bus service is
really
important to a vital city, even for those who don't take the
bus. To
me, the Port Authority appears to be an organization greatly
in need
of new ideas and feedback. If you have something to
contribute, now
would be a great time to do it.
Thanks!
Amy
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