Pittsburgh in Transit Trouble
The Port Authority Of Allegheny County (and the city and the region) is at a place that many other transit systems have found themselves - years of under funding and no thought of the future in financing have run into the needs of the system and the population it serves. Where do you find the money to keep the operating budget in the black, with the newly added problem of expanded ridership and the capital needs for expansion that brings.
At least they seem to be having an open dialog about all their options, especially the notion of creating a regional transit authority to consolidate regional service and generate revenue. The problem in this situation is trying to do too much at once - it is difficult to do operationally and institutionally, and it is often extremely difficult to garner the public and political support needed for the changes.
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csa | 01:37 PM |
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