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June 10, 2010

More changes loom for Oakland bus routes

busTwenty-six additional Port Authority bus routes will be affected starting June 13 and 14 — including several with service to Oakland — during this year’s second phase of service changes.

(See April 1 University Times for stories on the service changes implemented in April.)

Under the Port Authority’s plan, service changes will be implemented in phases over the next two years, with additional changes due in September. The new transit plan is expected to be implemented fully by March 2012, Port Authority officials said.

The Port Authority has established a web site (www.portauthority.org/PAAC/CustomerInfo/RouteChanges/tabid/512/Default.aspx) for customers who want information on June’s specific route and service changes, including new printable schedules.

Printable schedules for all bus routes now are available on the main web site (PortAuthority.org).

Oakland routes that will be affected in June are:

• 13U = O4 McKnight/Oakland Flyer.

Beginning June 14, route 13U will be renamed O4 McKnight/Oakland Flyer. O4 will operate between the Showcase Cinema’s park-and-ride lot and Oakland using the same inbound and outbound routing as the 13U, although additional runs will be included.

Starting June 14, route 28K will be revised and renamed G3 Moon Flyer. Service to Oakland and Cherrington Corporate Center on G3 will be discontinued. Those passengers should use route G2, which provides service between Downtown and Robinson Town Centre and to Oakland via the West Busway.

• 67A = 67 Monroeville.

Beginning June 13, route 67A will be revised and renamed 67 Monroeville. Weekday service will include CCAC Boyce, Cooper and Beatty roads, Old William Penn Highway, Haymaker Road, William Penn Highway in Monroeville, Monroeville Mall and the park-and-ride lot, Penn Center East, Churchill, Beacon Hill, Wilkinsburg, Point Breeze, Squirrel Hill, Oakland, Uptown and Downtown.

Weekend and holiday service will include Monroeville Mall, Penn Center East, Churchill, Beacon Hill, Wilkinsburg, Point Breeze, Squirrel Hill, Oakland, Uptown and Downtown.

Inbound trips will operate via Fifth Avenue between Oakland and Downtown. Inbound service via the Boulevard of the Allies will be discontinued.

67 Monroeville service to Garden City and Holiday Park will be discontinued.

• 67F = 69 Trafford.

Starting June 13, route 67F will be revised and renamed 69 Trafford. On weekdays, the revised route will include Trafford, Haymaker Village, Pitcairn, Wilmerding, Turtle Creek, East Pittsburgh, Forest Hills, Wilkinsburg, Point Breeze, Squirrel Hill, Oakland, Uptown and Downtown.

On weekends, 69 Trafford will include Trafford and Wilkinsburg. All trips will operate via Westinghouse Avenue and Station Street in Wilmerding. Between East Pittsburgh and Turtle Creek, buses will operate on Braddock Avenue in both directions. All inbound trips will be via Fifth Avenue between Oakland and Downtown. Inbound service via the Boulevard of the Allies will be discontinued.

• 67H = 65 Squirrel Hill.

Starting June 14, route 67H will be revised and renamed 65 Squirrel Hill. 65 Squirrel Hill will include Squirrel Hill, South Oakland and Downtown via the Boulevard of the Allies, Stevenson Street and Fifth Avenue. The inbound and outbound routings for 65 Squirrel Hill will be the same as the current 67H.

The Port Authority site includes both the current bus designations and the new designations, where applicable. Visitors to the site also can sign up for email alerts to receive advance notice of route changes or to use an online form to ask questions through the customer service department. The Port Authority has added more customer service staff, who can be reached at 412/442-2000.

—Peter Hart


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