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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJune 9, 2022

Port Authority Rebrands as Pittsburgh Regional Transit

The name PRT (pronounced "part") indicates where the agency operates and provides service.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseMay 27, 2022

Pittsburgh's Port Authority Rewards CEO with Four-Year Contract Extension

Katharine Kelleman joined Port Authority as CEO in February 2018.

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NewsFebruary 16, 2022

Port Authority Provides Cost, Time Estimate for Saw Mill Run Boulevard Bridge Repairs

The repairs are expected to cost in excess of $2 million.

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NewsFebruary 11, 2022

Port Authority Receives $8.2 Million to Improve Access, Air Quality in Allegheny County

The total project is expected to cost $3.6 million, with the state providing $981,000 and Allegheny County contributing $119,000. Construction is expected to in 2025.

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NewsJanuary 11, 2022

Pittsburgh's Port Authority to Require Employees to be Vaccinated Against COVID

The new policy will go into effect on February 1, and is being implemented to promote the health, wellness, and safety of Port Authority's workforce and to protect members of the riding public with whom they interact daily.

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NewsDecember 21, 2021

Pittsburgh's Port Authority Installing Purifiers to Sanitize Air and Surfaces Inside Vehicles

The PASP units use technology to create advanced purification by producing High Energy Clusters that are distributed throughout the interior of the vehicle, safely sanitizing both air and surfaces.

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NewsNovember 11, 2021

APTA Report Evaluates Public Transit's Pandemic Response, Path Ahead

Based on the data, four overarching recommendations were developed for agencies that included integrating best practices from the COVID-19 period, prioritizing social equity, leveraging opportunities to expand ridership, and keeping abreast of changing trends.

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NewsSeptember 24, 2021

Pittsburgh's Port Authority Approves New U-Pass Agreement

The University of Pittsburgh and Chatham University will pay 60% of the $2.75 base fare for each trip taken in 2021, or $1.65, increasing 3% in each of the next five years, to 72% by 2026. The authority is in talks with Carnegie Mellon University to reach a similar agreement.

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NewsJune 25, 2021

FTA Awards $182M in Low or No Emission Grants

A total of 49 projects in 46 states and territories will receive funding through the program.

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NewsJanuary 22, 2021

Pittsburgh’s Port Authority Names First Director of Diversity, Inclusion

Fonda Dusé has nearly two decades of human resources experience and has created diversity and inclusion initiatives for 11 different organizations.

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