Two Rivers, 30 Minutes for 6-28-2019
06-28-2019
Topic: Extending the East Busway to McKeesport and Monroeville
Guest: Laura Wiens, executive director, Pittsburghers for Public Transit
How Topic Discussed: What benefits does Port Authority's East Busway provide to the eastern suburbs of Pittsburgh? Why are transit advocates hoping to get the busway extended into McKeesport and Monroeville? What kind of data has to be collected to make that happen, and how are they collecting that data? Where would busway extensions cost, and how do advocates hope to keep the cost under control?
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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 27.19MB - Duration: 29:42 m (128 kbps 44100 Hz)
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