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When the first of Pittsburgh's busways were built 33 years ago, they were the cutting edge of bus transit, slashing travel times to Downtown by taking buses out of regular traffic.
The Port Authority of Allegheny County is trying to extend the busways' benefits to city streets with its proposed "Rapid Bus" service, following the lead of cities such as New York, Los Angeles, Boston, Las Vegas and Cleveland, said Dennis Hinebaugh, director of the National Bus Rapid Transit Institute at the University of South Florida.See the full content of this document
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Port Authority Seeks to Shorten Travel Times On Crowded Streets
"Pittsburgh might be the grandfather of bus rapid transit in the United States," Hinebaugh said. "Now, they're coming back around to it."
CEO Steve Bland said the authori...See the full content of this document
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