Pittsburgh, PA – As it pledged to do when approving a Fiscal Year 2008 budget last month, the Port Authority Board of Directors today rescinded a scheduled 10 percent service reduction in response to last week’s passage of House Bill 1590, which created new funding streams for transit agencies across Pennsylvania.

Pittsburgh, PA – The Port Authority Board of Directors today approved a two-month contract extension with Carnegie Mellon University that allows faculty, staff and students to ride Port Authority vehicles upon displaying a valid University ID card.

Pittsburgh, PA – All Port Authority buses operating over the South Busway, detoured since March by the reconstruction of the Palm Garden Bridge, will return to the Mt. Washington Transit Tunnel and serve the inbound and outbound stops at South Hills Junction beginning Monday, July 30, 2007.

Pittsburgh, PA – Port Authority Chief Executive Officer Steve Bland thanked Pennsylvania Governor Edward Rendell for his continued advocacy for increased public transportation funding and members of the State Legislature for providing it with the passage of House Bill 1590.