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MWBartko OP t1_j5puv7c wrote

Reply to comment by AirtimeAficionado in A T line from Pittsburgh International Airport to the Allegheny County Airport by MWBartko

I definitely would have preferred T expansion to Oakland before we spent the money to take it to the North shore.

I just worry that it's another high cost short distance project and suspect a longer distance project would be more helpful to more communities.

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ktxhopem3276 t1_j5pwsin wrote

The north shore extension was sold as a phased approach to the airport along the northern shore of the Ohio. It was also a way to use empty parking garages as commuter park and ride for downtown when there are no games at the stadiums. It was also intended as as an economic opportunity for more offices on the north shore which seems to have worked. I saw somewhere that the sports authority and casino contribute to operating costs. It was also described as costing a quarter of the price of an Oakland line

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highlandparkpitt t1_j5qqbhi wrote

Same, but iirc the federal grant had to be for expansion of mass transit under a body of water.

Wonder who's campaign donation got that nice little piece of pork in it.

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