Trooper-Man1776 t1_j5hbfhk wrote on January 23, 2023 at 12:23 AM

Honestly, the T most definitely could use some expansion. They could start by restoring the green line and the brown line. I've ridden both the T and the Metro in Washington D.C. as well. It's been a boon to our nation's capitol and, given our past light rail history, It could be a boon for Pittsburgh too.

ktxhopem3276 t1_j5hqmxt wrote on January 23, 2023 at 2:09 AM

The county is going to put most transit funding toward bus lanes since we already have decent dedicated bus ways. Building a comprehensive light rail network would cost around $10 billion dollars and the state republicans prefer to build highways instead. There are two trolly extensions under consideration - northward to Bellevue or Ross.

Page 54 has the map of future projects

https://nextransitdraftplan.blob.core.windows.net/finalplan/NEXTransit%20-%20FINAL-web%209-16-21.pdf

69FunnyNumberGuy420 t1_j5jnvxi wrote on January 23, 2023 at 2:13 PM

Instead, we're spending $1.3b to add eight miles to the Mon-Fayette expressway, a highway to nowhere serving nobody that was planned out in the early eighties. What a fuckin' disgrace.

ktxhopem3276 t1_j5join9 wrote on January 23, 2023 at 2:18 PM

Yes I agree. It’s mostly due to state and federal politics. Republicans don’t give funding to democrat cities and counties to build mass transit.

69FunnyNumberGuy420 t1_j5jpp6h wrote on January 23, 2023 at 2:27 PM

Which is ironic because those "democrat cities" are where most of the economy is. Philadelphia + the collar counties have a larger economy than every rural county in this state combined.

ktxhopem3276 t1_j5js5tp wrote on January 23, 2023 at 2:45 PM

Yeah it’s really sad. You would think the party of capitalism would be in favor of building infrastructure in productive locations but owning the libs comes above all else.