PA: Port Authority's Failures Frustrate Fans, Runners
Port Authority says it can no longer afford to provide extra Light Rail Transit service after crowded stadium events. But last weekend, a staffing shortage prevented it from meeting even its stripped-down regular schedule.
Alexis Rzewski of Point Breeze said he boarded a P1 East Busway-All Stops bus in East Liberty at about 6:20 a.m. By Negley Station it was full, leaving an estimated 40 people, many of them runners, to wait for the next bus 30 minutes later.
He said a collective groan went up when the bus approached the crowded station. "We all knew they were not all going to fit in."
Bus crowding has been a problem on many routes since service was reduced by 15 percent in March 2011. Another 35 percent of service on Sept. 2 will eliminate 48 of the remaining 102 routes. Authority officials say the cuts can be avoided only if the state moves to provide a more reliable and growing funding stream.
Jon Schmitz: jschmitz@post-gazette.com or 412-263-1868.
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