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Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Port Authority Cut Proposal Riles Businesses from the Pittsburgh Business Times
"When Brian Kurtz and his wife moved back to Pittsburgh in July, they looked for a house situated either on the T line or on a major bus route so Kurtz could use public transit to get to his job Downtown. It was among the most important reasons they settled on their home in Forest Hills, said Kurtz, a project manager with the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership, who takes the express P76 and P69 or local 69 routes for a total commute time of less than 30 minutes and a round trip cost of $4.50. As the Port Authority    unveiled on Wednesday its latest menu of proposed service cuts, Kurtz learned that none of his three options would be available in September..."

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