PCRG’s GoBurgh Initiative is the local leading voice for restoring Pennsylvania’s transportation funding. Our region faces many challenges due to the current crisis:
- Hundreds of bridges that are structurally deficient
- Over 20,000 taxpayers must now pay $8,000 more/year to live their lives
- Thousands of workers rely on mass transit to commute to work
- Over 5,000 more cars will flood our neighborhoods daily, strangling them with congestion and hurting revitalization
Below are a collection of useful information and links involving the crisis. Please use this information to educate yourself and those in your community.
Resources
Press Release:
PCRG – Port Authority Funding Crisis Press Release 3-22-11
Background:
PCRG – Funding Crisis Presentation for Monroeville Hearing 6-18-10 (PDF)
PCRG – State Transportation Funding Crisis Testimony 6-18-10 (PDF)
PA Statewide Infrastructure Survey (PDF)
Frequency Comparisons of Service Cuts
- Transit Cut Spreadsheet: This spreadsheet illustrates peak service cuts.
Maps:
2011 Weekday Service Cut Map (PDF)
Legislation:
Letter to Legislators: This is a template for a letter to your local state rep. Feel free to use the letter as is or edit it as you see fit.
Allegheny County Elected Officials (PDF): Use this map to find out who represents areas affected by transit cuts.
House Bill 8 is a transportation funding bill currently under consideration by the Pennsylvania House.
News
GoBurgh – Transportation Funding Crisis Article Post-Gazette 8-19-10
GoBurgh – Transportation Funding Crisis Article Tribune Review 8-20-10
September 24, 2010 – Post Gazette – Port Authority Cuts Delayed
October 4, 2010 – New Amendments Slow Up Transportation Overhaul Bill
October 13, 2010 – Tribune Review – $4 bus, T fares scrapped by Port Authority
External Links:
Port Authority Funding Crisis Page
