Bethani Cameron | December 19, 2023

That’s what Senators Casey, Fetterman, Congresswoman Lee, and Congressman Deluzio brought home to fix up the East Busway and the Parkway, I-376 East. With numbers this big, it can be hard to imagine the scope of the work and how it will impact our communities. Especially considering the scale of the problem: we built transit in a way that serves some communities and completely bypasses others, cutting them off from economic, educational, and recreational opportunities the rest of us could access.  But how do we achieve expanded access when we are dealing with:

  1. One of the most congested corridors in the US, limited geographically by hills, valleys (and of course everyone’s favorite tunnels!)
  2. Moving 100,000 travelers daily, averaging an 18-minute delay (that adds up to 72 hours/year which is three entire days)

So how do we safely move more people though this corridor without taking dynamite to the tunnels? We create more modes to travel from point A to point B. Here’s how this funding will change our region for the better:

  1. Link the East Busway to the Parkway East (aka access to highway speed/efficiency without needing to own and maintain a car)
  2. Connect communities once cut off from public transportation to Rapid Transit via Bus (BRT)
  3. Reduce asthma-causing diesel pollution by moving bus routes from surface streets to the highway 
  4. Create bus stops that walkers and rollers (like stroller and wheelchair users) can actually use
  5. Add drainage to prevent busway flooding and retaining walls for landslide prevention 
  6. Upgrade/add traffic technology to reduce crashes
  7. Rehab 10 bridges 
  8. Waterproof “The Bathtub”
  9. Create 2500 good jobs

And more! This use of highway funds to dramatically increase access to transportation to and from our Eastern communities is an historic investment in our infrastructure which will advance environmental and economic justice. The problems we face are big, and we are thrilled to see this investment in Southwestern Pennsylvania. Huge thanks Senator Bob Casey, Senator John Fetterman, Congresswoman Summer Lee, Congressman Chris Deluzio, and the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission for their work to make this happen. As our current president (and a Mobilifier or two) once said, this is a BFD.

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