Public Transit is a lifeline for many in our neighborhood and throughout our city, but it is now in jeopardy.  

"The region’s transit agency faces what it describes as a funding crisis, projecting a budget shortfall of more than $100 million beginning in the next fiscal year. Pennsylvania has not increased public transportation funding since enacting Act 89 a decade ago, and with federal pandemic relief funds dwindling, PRT and other transit agencies say they’ll be forced to make drastic service cuts without an infusion in next year’s state budget, which has a June 30 deadline....Without new funding, PRT’s proposed changes would reduce 35% of overall service — including a 62% reduction in ADA services like ACCESS, a paratransit service for the elderly and people with disabilities — eliminate 41 bus routes, end service after 11 p.m., and impose a 25-cent fare hike to $3, making PRT's fare the fifth highest in the country. "  Pittsburgh City Paper, June 16

The public comment period on the service reductions and fare increases will end at 5 p.m. on June 18. There are several ways you can provide feedback:

Complete the online survey: https://engage.rideprt.org/research/comments-2026-cuts

Call PRT's public comment inbox at 412-566-5525. Please be sure to leave your name, zip code, and a message.

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