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Port Authority and the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission (SPC) are co-leading an effort to identify future public transportation improvements and study transit alternatives needed to improve mobility in the population-dense eastern corridor between Downtown Pittsburgh and the western corridor of Westmoreland County. The Westmoreland County Transit Authority is also a partner in this initiative.

This corridor accounts for 40 percent of all public transit trips in Allegheny County and is an area of significant and continuing growth. This study is the first step in identifying ways in which we can build upon the existing transportation infrastructure to enhance mobility and economic development in the eastern corridor.

The study is examining potential public transportation improvements in the corridor, including bus rapid transit, light rail transit and commuter rail. The study will consider transportation scenarios that include the proposed high-speed maglev project connecting the Pittsburgh International Airport, Downtown Pittsburgh, Monroeville and Greensburg. The study will also be closely coordinated with the Strategic Regional Transit Visioning Study (20/20 Vision) currently being conducted to identify public transportation improvements throughout Southwestern Pennsylvania. The Eastern Corridor Transit Study will officially conclude with the completion of the 20/20 Vision study, scheduled for 2005.