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Port Authority hosting meetings in communities affected by transit proposal

The Port Authority of Allegheny County announced Wednesday that it will host a series of meetings in three Mon Valley communities that will be affected by a transit proposal.
The Downtown-Uptown-Oakland-East End Bus Rapid Transit proposal would link nearly 40,000 people across 24 neighborhoods. It would do so through “rapid, frequent and reliable transit service,” while improving existing infrastructure and drawing new housing, businesses and jobs to the areas along the three-mile route, according to the Port Authority.
Area residents and riders -- particularly of the 61A, 61B and 61C -- can learn more about the proposal and offer input at meetings in Braddock, McKeesport and Duquesne.

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Some parts of the project that are still being addressed include considerations for transfers and fare policy, as well as the impact on non-BRT service, the Port Authority said.
The BRT proposal received approval to enter the project development phase in June from the U.S. Department of Transportation. The Urban Redevelopment Authority of the City of Pittsburgh submitted the first part of the application in early September and requested Small Starts funding for half of the $195.5 million cost.
According to the Port Authority, if the project is included in the president’s FY2019 budget, it is estimated that construction would begin by mid-2019 and the system would be in service by 2021.

The following is information on the three meetings that will be hosted by the Port Authority:

Braddock (October 2 at 6:30 p.m.)

The Avenue Apartments
325 Braddock Avenue

McKeesport (October 11 at 7 p.m.)

The Palisades - 2nd floor
100 Fifth Avenue

Duquesne (October 18 at 6:30 p.m.)

Duquesne City Hall
12 S. Second Street
 

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