Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Pittsburgh

Talking Headways Podcast: Optimizing Transit — For the Pandemic and the Community

By Jeff Wood | Aug 27, 2020 | No Comments

You asked for it: How well did Pittsburgh's public transit system respond to COVID-19? We talked to David Huffaker, chief development officer for the Port Authority of Allegheny County to find out.

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What if Attending a Game Was as Dangerous as Driving?

By Jonathan Salmans | Feb 28, 2020 | No Comments

Because the fact is, eight people in that 68,400-person stadium will likely die from road violence this year.

A post-crash photo of the self driving Uber car that killed a Tempe pedestrian. Photo: NTSB

Pittsburgh Reveals the Downside of Self-Driving Cars

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 18, 2019 | 11 Comments

Wider inequality. More sprawl. Worse transit. Those are some of the outcomes we could see from self-driving cars in cities, according to a Pittsburgh-based transit advocacy group.

Transit helps cities grow. Photo: TransitCenter

Chambers of Commerce Come Around to Transit

By Aaron Short | May 21, 2019 | No Comments

City business groups are forming a coalition to urge Congress and the president to fund transportation projects.

The finalists! Providence (left) and Pittsburgh.

Parking Madness 2019 Final: Pittsburgh vs. Providence

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 17, 2019 | 4 Comments

Two incredible transformations helped turn wastelands of parking into absolutely beloved urban spaces in Pittsburgh and Providence. But who deserves the Golden Crater?

America’s Early Bus Rapid Transit Systems Are Working Well

By Angie Schmitt | Nov 5, 2018 | 43 Comments

Now 10 years old and older, the performance of the U.S.'s first bus rapid transit systems helps explain why the model has caught fire.

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