PRT launches NEXTransit Bus Line Redesign Project

Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT) launched the NEXTransit Bus Line Redesign Project Oct. 19. The 21-month-long project will analyze the entire bus system to comprehensively redesign the network. 

The plan allows PRT to adjust the system for post-pandemic travel patterns to promote ridership, equity and inclusivity, provide better access to frequent transit and create a simpler bus network. Bus Line Redesign aims to improve ease of movement, efficiency and reliability of PRT buses to encourage future rider growth and prioritize current riders’ needs. 

It is expected that many routes could be changed following the project, which will incorporate extensive data analysis, as well as several rounds of community engagement over the next 21 months. 

During the first community engagement phase for this project, PRT will ask for public input to understand where, when and how people want to travel in and around the region and to confirm priorities for what the bus network should accomplish once the project is complete. 

This project is expected to wrap up in spring 2025, with a proposed new bus network design and implementation plans to follow.