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Monday, February 25, 2013

Consolidation of Transit Systems in Southwestern Pa. Gains Momentum from the Pittsburgh Tribune Review
"Western Pennsylvania would be better served by one transit agency than 10, says Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald. Thirty percent of Downtown workers live outside of Allegheny County, while many Allegheny County residents work and shop in Cranberry, Butler County, or Washington County's North and South Strabane, he testified last week before state lawmakers meeting at Station Square. “It's frustrating when you watch buses come across the (Allegheny) county line and they don't pick up another person as they drive into Downtown using the same route as a Port Authority bus,” he said."

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