PITTSBURGH'S NEW RIDERSHIP PROGRAM

The New Ridership Program is based on improved service and equipment to the passenger at attractive fares with expanded information and promotion. The first step has been to improve service. The new system operates 95 Light Rail PCC Cars and 915 Diesel Buses on 171 routes traveling over 1,932 miles of route. In 1973, 91,753,819 passengers used the system.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented at the ATA Rail Transit Conference, San Francisco, Calif., 18 April 1974.
• Corporate Authors:

  Port Authority of Allegheny County

  345 Sixth Avenue, 3rd Floor
  Pittsburgh, PA  United States  15222-2527
• Authors:
  • Geissenheimer, H H
• Publication Date: 1974-4-18

Media Info

• Pagination: 9 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Advertising campaigns; Bus lines; Bus transportation; Central business districts; Diesel engines; Fares; Improvements; Level of service; Park and ride; Project management; Public transit; Railroad transportation; Rapid transit; Ridership; Routes; Urban transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Projects; Services
• Old TRIS Terms: Central city; Rapid transit railways
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Motor Carriers; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00081175
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 8 1982 12:00AM