Traffic & Transit
Charge Your Phone On These New Pittsburgh Buses
The Port Authority is rolling out new buses with USB ports.
PITTSBURGH, PA -Tired of watching the power on your phone dwindle as your bus is stuck in traffic? That no longer will be a problem on 59 new buses the Port Authority will begin putting on the streets this week.
The buses will feature USB ports for customers to charge their mobile devices.
59 new 40-foot Gillig buses will be hitting the streets (and not going into them) beginning this week. What’s new? USB ports to recharge your mobile devices! pic.twitter.com/EwhSYKi1tp
— Port Authority PGH (@PGHtransit) October 29, 2019
The buses were paid for with $22 million federal, $5.5 million state and $180,000 county funding. Each bus cost $473,000, according to
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