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[KevinKorell]

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  Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information   

 

 

 

As developments around the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) continue to evolve, we want you to be as informed as possible so you can make the best decisions regarding your health and wellness as possible.

 

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[KevinKorell]

Pittsburgh, PA City Paper, 3/18/20:

 

 

   Port Authority issues temporary social distancing policies for bus and light rail  

 

 

 

Effective immediately, the Port Authority of Allegheny County is enacting a temporary Social Distancing Policy on its fleet of buses, light rails, and inclines. The policy is in response to the coronavirus pandemic, which has spread across the globe and is transferred relatively easily by human-to-human contact and through infected surfaces.

 

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[KevinKorell]

Pittsburgh, PA Tribune, 3/23/20:

 

  Port Authority to reduce bus, light rail service by 25% 

 

 

Bus and light rail service will be cut back because of decreasing use during the coronavirus pandemic, Port Authority of Allegheny County officials said Monday.

 

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[CNJRoss]

Metro Magazine 4/8/20
 

Pittsburgh's Port Authority launches 'stay home' campaign

 

 

Pittsburgh’s Port Authority of Allegheny County launched a campaign to remind customers that they should be staying home unless they are essential workers or traveling for life-sustaining reasons.

 

The Authority is asking riders who must leave home for essential trips, like going grocery shopping or picking up prescription medication, should consider traveling between the hours of 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. when fewer people are using public transit. 

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Despite a 25% reduction in service and an 80% drop in weekday ridership, certain trips on a handful of routes remain busy to the point where riders are unable to practice safe physical distancing.

 

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[KevinKorell]

Pittsburgh, PA Tribune, 4/9/20:

 

Port Authority sets rider limits on buses, light rail 

 

 

The Port Authority of Allegheny County will limit the number of riders allowed on buses at one time starting Monday in an effort to maintain social-distancing guidelines and slow the spread of the coronavirus.

 

• No more than 25 riders on a 60-foot articulated bus or light-rail car

 

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[KevinKorell]

CBS Pittsburgh, 6/18/20:

 

    Port Authority To Resume Regular Light Rail Service Next Week   

 

 

 

The Port Authority says light rail service will be returning to its regular schedule next week, but bus service will continue operations under its current levels.

 

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[KevinKorell]

WPXI-TV, Channel 11 in Pittsburgh, PA, 6/22/20:

 

   Port Authority to resume regular light rail service operations    

 

 

 

The Port Authority of Allegheny County announced Monday it would be returning its light rail operations to original schedules which were last seen in March before the Covid-19 outbreak.

 

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[KevinKorell]

Port Authority press release, 12/7/20:

 

 

Two Port Authority employees die of COVID-19   

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (December 7, 2020) - Port Authority today is grieving the deaths of two employees to COVID-19.

 

“Today, our hearts are broken. We are mourning the loss of two members of the Port Authority family,” said Port Authority CEO Katharine Kelleman.

 

"On behalf of Port Authority’s Board and the entire agency, we extend our deepest sympathies to their families and loved ones. Their commitment to serve customers was truly emblematic of all of our frontline employees."

 

One employee was an operator for 21 years and most recently worked out of the East Liberty bus garage. He last worked on November 25. A member of his family reported that he had tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday, December 4. He died on Sunday, December 6. He was 57.

 

The second was an operator for seven years and most recently worked out of the Collier bus garage. He last worked on November 24 and a member of his family reported that he had tested positive for COVID-19 the following day. He died Monday, December 7. He was 34.

 

Since the start of the pandemic, 186 Port Authority employees have tested positive for COVID-19, including 127 since November 1. Ninety-two have recovered and have been cleared to return to work and 92 are recovering at home.

 

Port Authority is offering grief counselors to any employees seeking support.

 

Our of respect for their families, no other details will be provided at this time.

 

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[KevinKorell]

Pittsburgh, PA City Paper, 5/17/21:

 

 

  Port Authority of Allegheny County to increase ridership on May 31, completely eliminate capacity limits on June 20  

 

 

After over a year of limiting the number of passengers to help slow the spread of COVID-19, the Port Authority of Allegheny County plans to increase capacity limits on its public transit vehicles.

 

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[KevinKorell]

Pittsburgh, PA Post-Gazette, 5/17/21:

 

 

   Port Authority to increase vehicle capacity May 31, return to full capacity June 20     

 

 

With some businesses calling workers back to offices and other indications that more people are comfortable using public transit, Port Authority will increase the number of riders on its vehicles on Memorial Day and allow full capacity June 20.

 

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